Is it just "I don't want to be mad at someone Neil Gaiman loves, because even hipsters like Neil Gaiman at least a little"?
Mostly this, I fear. Which is part of the reason I don't say much (super-publicly) about any issues I have with her.
Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.
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Atropa - Mar 13, 2013 7:46:27 pm PDT #23772 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
DavidS - Mar 13, 2013 8:31:12 pm PDT #23773 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have no problems with Amanda Palmer and admire her.
She didn't say the rights things when she wrote her record about conjoined twins and was called out for being ableist.
That's the extent of her offense. Was she huffy and puffy and defensive about it? Yes.
That doesn't bug me.
Atropa - Mar 13, 2013 8:43:05 pm PDT #23774 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My biggest issue with her goes back to why her "Fuck having a plan B" statement infuriated me. It's easy to have that belief when you have (and have always had) a safety net that will make sure you are taken care of while you Persue Your Art. And from everything I've heard about her TED talk, that blithe assumption of privilege is an undercurrent in it.
sj - Mar 14, 2013 2:36:43 am PDT #23775 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I unapologetically adore Amanda Palmer, and it has nothing to do with Neil Gaiman. I missed the whole Evelyn, Evelyn controversy when it happened, but I have listened to that music since then and don't have a problem with it.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2013 3:55:18 am PDT #23776 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My biggest issue with her goes back to why her "Fuck having a plan B" statement infuriated me. It's easy to have that belief when you have (and have always had) a safety net that will make sure you are taken care of while you Persue Your Art. And from everything I've heard about her TED talk, that blithe assumption of privilege is an undercurrent in it.
That, and her more recent tour where she was asking local musicians to play with her for zero compensation. Really? *She* deserves compensation for her work--excuse me, her Art--but other fellow musicians don't? That's not just privilege, it's sheer entitlement (which is a part of privilege, but not everyone who has privilege actually actualizes entitlement).
DavidS - Mar 14, 2013 4:52:44 am PDT #23777 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My biggest issue with her goes back to why her "Fuck having a plan B" statement infuriated me.
Really? That doesn't bug me at all. I don't think that's privilege. That's just one person's approach to the particularly difficult trick of "the struggling artist" realities.
Kalshane - Mar 14, 2013 4:54:41 am PDT #23778 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
So the VM Kickstarter video was amusing right up to the point Rico was acting like Keith while KB was being herself. It just made me cringe so bad I had to turn it off.
Glad they hit the goal in record time, though.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2013 4:57:09 am PDT #23779 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't think that's privilege.
Haven't we already had a conversation about this?
It's totally privilege -- as well as completely disingenuous -- to be able to say "Fuck plan B" when you clearly have a Plan B, even if you refuse to identify it as such.
Amy - Mar 14, 2013 5:04:07 am PDT #23780 of 30000
Because books.
I think it's a bit irresponsible when a lot of the people you're talking to are young, and might take from your advice that living in a garret with no heat and only ramen to eat is what you're supposed to do if you are a True Artist.
It's okay to need to work, too. It doesn't mean you can't make great art.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 14, 2013 5:05:29 am PDT #23781 of 30000
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The fuck plan B advice is good or bad depending on your position of origin. I think artists coming from true poverty and artists coming from wealth have the best chances for success (at least in the theatre world) because either anything could be better than the poverty they experienced and they can work with very little, or their family money can support them with very little. I have seen, over and over, myself included, the lower middle class artists choose the plan B without even trying Plan A, because the thought of being without security is terrifying
ETA. Or, I guess the plan A where you work for a few years out of college to save money to pursue plan A is not a good plan for some of us!