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Conversation with YoungRippa
About 2 1/2 years ago I had Rippa as a guest and we discussed comics, pop culture, politics, etc. I recently watched it again and everything we discussed is just as relevant as it was then, if not even more so.
I was watching a stream where they were talking about if comics and movies should avoid the “culture war”. The discussion could go in circles depending on who your talking to, but I honestly don’t feel that they can or should.
It’s actually something they we discussed in this video I’m sharing.
Comics and movies are storytelling mediums, and art forms. These things are inherently baked into CULTURE. The culture war is simply an ongoing battle of how we all get along in the world, as nobody really wants it to tip in any particular direction. We all exist and these mediums help us express how we feel, have felt, and have maybe even been treated, also how we see others, and feel about the thing we see around us. Individual insights into the Human Experience if you will.
These things help shape the way people think and view the world, even if it’s just escapist entertainment. That’s why these things can’t be overlooked, or disregarded as not part of it, or shouldn’t address these issues.
The real issue is how it’s handled/written. As we all know, you don’t have to beat someone over the head, or preach to them.
All this isn’t to say that every book/movie has to have some sort of real world message, or that they all have to be devoid of it. But one thing we certainly can’t do is have these mediums acting like the problems don’t exist. We just need more balance in the views, where most things mainstream seem to be very liberal.
Enough flapping my fingers.
I’ve thought about editing this stream down into some smaller clips for people to watch, but here’s a link if y’all would like to check it out.