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kleinbl00 · 1759 days ago · link · · parent · post: In Which "Fearless Girl" continues to not be about empowering women
I've lately come to the conclusion that most people don't have interest in nuance and whoever can tell a simpler narrative gets their allegiance. This, I believe, is why the Democrats are losing: in order to square their ideology with the lack of benefit it provides to most rank & file Americans, they're forced to pause, hold up their hands, and cite Keynes. Republicans, on the other hand, can say "blame the darkies" and move on. "girl statue = female empowerment" is a simple narrative. "girl statue = opportunistic marketing move by giant misogynistic hedge fund at the expense of art" is not. If you can't fit it on a matchbook it must be a lie.