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Originally Posted by moches

1. The author argues that in The Game, every single position of advantage is aggregated into one signifier: being white. Is this true, in your experience? Is there an inherently racial factor in every category of status, or are there exceptions?

2. Who holds more power - creators of art or critics of art? Who gets to define what a work of art really means?

3. Is criticism even important to understanding art? Literature has the Western canon; music and film have thousands of lists about all of the classic albums/films that every self-respecting person must listen to/see. Are we obligated to experience these works revered as classics, or is it more important to find what is important to us?

1.) In the United States there is an obvious divide in favoring whites over dark skinned people. Just look at how more unfairly blacks are treated when it comes to the justice system. I wouldn't say there is an inherent racial factor in every category of status but I will say that for certain races it is a lot harder to make progress because of societal barriers. Not everyone is born with equal opportunity

2.) This depends. Is the art commercial or is it for no monetary benefit? Anyone who is creating art and plans on using it to mainly make money etc. needs to appeal to their audience, so the criticism is absolutely necessary. However, if it is more of a hobby and not for commercial gains, the creators have a lot more power in defining what a work of art is. Nero's Day At Disneyland for instance is not a big commercial artist, but instead has more of a niche audience. His tracks Lexus Made of Bones, Everyone Here is a Guard, Hero Reconsidering, Beautiful Beachfront Properties, Help Me Find My Child or the Gold are examples of art that create their own stories within the tracks themselves. But these tracks would just be considered cacophonous noise to a bigger audience that would listen to pop etc. because those people are not viewing the tracks in the correct context.

3.) Ultimately everyone creates art with the intent of sharing their works in some degree, so yes criticism is necessary in this aspect. However, criticism should not limit creativity (ESPECIALLY if the art is not done for commercial purposes). Honestly whether something is more important to us mainly depends on if the topic at hand is related to monetary gains or hobbies. In other words, context is key.