Comments on: Taquerias in Columbus Ohio http://elenamary.com/2008/08/taquerias-in-columbus-ohio/ de aquí y de allá - mirish xicana finds her place Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thivai http://elenamary.com/2008/08/taquerias-in-columbus-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Thivai Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/2008/taquerias-in-columbus-ohio/#comment-424 I think that any artwork that exoticizes a subject needs to be challenged... write a response/review/essay/letter presenting your concern. It is productive for you to voice your observation of this process and for the the artist to voice their intent (and think about any unconscious impulses). It is not an aggressive move on the critic's part, but should be initiated in a spirit of play/dialogue/engagement. Any artist that has a problem with that should be viewed with suspicion and all artists should be willing to ponder their conscious/unconscious influences. As for the sorority girl. Her comments were offensive and there really wasn't any excuse for what she said. I have been to Columbus many times and it is a diverse place (even if it is a bit segregated). Even if she was from the surrounding rural areas, she is attending OSU for crying out loud. I'm opposed to letting people play stupid ;) I think that any artwork that exoticizes a subject needs to be challenged… write a response/review/essay/letter presenting your concern. It is productive for you to voice your observation of this process and for the the artist to voice their intent (and think about any unconscious impulses).

It is not an aggressive move on the critic’s part, but should be initiated in a spirit of play/dialogue/engagement.

Any artist that has a problem with that should be viewed with suspicion and all artists should be willing to ponder their conscious/unconscious influences.

As for the sorority girl. Her comments were offensive and there really wasn’t any excuse for what she said. I have been to Columbus many times and it is a diverse place (even if it is a bit segregated). Even if she was from the surrounding rural areas, she is attending OSU for crying out loud.

I’m opposed to letting people play stupid ;)

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