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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

In worlds colliding news, Pete Wentz just tweeted to share the Veronica Mars kickstarter

Oh, no, ita !, I even identify as one from time to time. However, the tendency of (significant portions of) the fandom to do things like send a shitton of apples is not a dragon I want to see awoken.

I wish I could pat all the more insane Browncoats on the head and tell them "I would love more Firefly as much as you, but Joss has moved on. Don't cause him any more heartbreak."

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.

I really don't see how it's irresponsible. She's not making choices for anybody else. There's not a band in the world (except for the trust fund baby Strokes) that didn't eat ramen and couch surf and scrape to make things happen.

The guys in The Descendents all went out and got their knuckles tattooed the day after they graduated from High School specifically so they wouldn't have a plan B - working in fast food (back when visible tattoos were forbidden).

It's no different than Batman Rising where he can't make the leap unless he gets rid of the security rope.

I don't see how it's privileged or irresponsible at all. It doesn't guarantee that you'll wind up homeless or in jail or a junkie. You pursue your career singlemindedly with no other backup plan. If you fail then you do something else. You don't have to plan on doing something else until circumstances force it.

For some people having Plan B is like allowing yourself to quit when things get difficult. That's not the best strategy for other people, but there's nothing wrong with being single minded about pursuing your goals.