Mumbai under siege

[LSPoorEeyorick]

(And, yes, I have seen Bollywood films, and listened to Bollywood music, appreciated Indian art, and eaten all different kinds of Indian food from different regions. No one here is saying anyone shouldn't!)

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

I don't think that the reasonable, non-extremist anti-appropriation folks are suggesting wonder bread and tang. I think they're suggesting that we should consider and respect the origin of the cultures we're exploring, as well as, in the case of India or other third-world countries, to strive to understand the difficult conditions that the people currently live in. I don't think that's a bad thing to suggest, nor do I think you're not doing it.

I agree about the understanding part. I spent a good part of my college years studying art within its cultural context. I don't believe that you can truly understand art without understanding it's cultural context. I DO believe you can appreciate art sans cultural context, but you can lose the meaning. However, I can also argue the other side of that by saying that, once a piece of art is complete, it solely up to the viewer to bring their own ideas and experiences to the viewing and the relationship is really only between the viewer and the piece.

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Also, I don't think anyone here is actually arguing the extremist anti-appropriation position. I've said - here and elsewhere - that I think it's ridiculous.

No, not directly - or at least not the person who ISM is alluding to.

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

(And, yes, I have seen Bollywood films, and listened to Bollywood music, appreciated Indian art, and eaten all different kinds of Indian food from different regions. No one here is saying anyone shouldn't!)

(I know - but I was speaking to the more "General You" segment.)