which, in this case, pretty much everyone agrees with
At the risk of being kicked out of polite society, I'm not in "everyone" in this instance. I'm not even a huge Amanda Palmer fan (at all), and I definitely see the basis for some of the criticism, but... IDK. For me, things that are so obviously designed to be horrible and play on every offensive stereotype out there in the most OTT way possible - and ultimately transcend them, which I think is what AFP's at least going for here - have a certain... appeal, whereas things like Glee (or hell, BSG,) where the offensiveness is unintentional and embedded are far more disturbing. All in the Family vs. Seventh Heaven?
And I may be completely wrong, but the way the discussion's being conducted (i.e. "how can Nieeeeeeel like this woman, ) is a major turn-off.
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Date: 2010-02-21 06:19 pm (UTC)At the risk of being kicked out of polite society, I'm not in "everyone" in this instance. I'm not even a huge Amanda Palmer fan (at all), and I definitely see the basis for some of the criticism, but... IDK. For me, things that are so obviously designed to be horrible and play on every offensive stereotype out there in the most OTT way possible - and ultimately transcend them, which I think is what AFP's at least going for here - have a certain... appeal, whereas things like Glee (or hell, BSG,) where the offensiveness is unintentional and embedded are far more disturbing. All in the Family vs. Seventh Heaven?
And I may be completely wrong, but the way the discussion's being conducted (i.e. "how can Nieeeeeeel like this woman, ) is a major turn-off.