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Can you love art by a person who has done despicable things? This is what Dederer is looking into focusing on among others the movies by Polanski and Woody Alan, the novels by Hemingway and the art by Picasso. This also leads to a discussion on the genius. Who is defined as a genius? And what comes first the genius or the great art? And also looking into the biggest sin a female artist can make, abandoning her children even if male artists to it

I‘m just gonna leave that as it is

Why does all this matter? Because genius informs our idea of who gets to do what. Who gets to have license. Who gets to give in to their impulses. Whom we choose to aid and abet when they do indulge in those impulses. When genius is tied to masculinity - a masculinity that continually reasserts itself - then someone is being left out.
All of which is to say, the genius is not you. Not me. The genius, as we understand it, is not the person who

'We imagine we would've been that person, the one who would've written the letter, who would've spoken out, would've hidden the Jews, would've provided the stop on the Underground Railroad.
We say this to ourselves as the world literally burns, as militarized police forces murder citizens, as children are held in camps at our own borders.'

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This book of essays has been on my Kindle TBR for a while. It seemed a good pick for today‘s #Play prompt.

A little night reading…

Where would we be without shared library books. I love that we can borrow a book from another library. This one is from Colorado. This is my fourth book of the month from another library system.

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A book of our times, for sure! What makes a monster? Must we cancel not only the bad men who create art but also their music/movies/paintings/books? What about Michael Jackson? Who can stomach Woody Allen films these days? Are we monsters too, if we admit to enjoying their content? Dederer poses these questions but doesn‘t give definitive answers in most cases. Thought provoking. I really enjoyed this!

I enjoyed this book. Part of my “problem“ or “blessing“ is that I am usually unaware of the artist's misdeeds. I stay blissfully unaware of pop culture, or news. I hear inklings of horrific events but then I don't delve into them enough for the news to stick. Also, it might be d/t my extensive head injury past and difficulty with retaining certain information.

Overall it made me think.