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Re: otr to go
> You know, you can say a lot of things about Carman, but
> [snip] there are a lot of people out there that he
> reaches.
That's the tragic part of it all, yeah. "Reaching" people isn't enough. One
has to consider what the "artist" is reaching people /with/. In Carman's
case, it's a Saturday-morning-cartoon version of Christianity that is
designed to get them hyped up, but will ultimately leave them disillusioned.
> Just because we think we have refined tastes and we know
> good art from bad art doesn't mean that everyone else
> does--it doesn't even mean that we do. It just means we
> have an opinion based on our unique tastes.
You're right - there are a million different definitions for what "art" is.
But it's generally accepted (by most people who care to think about it) that
art should not be manufactured to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
You can call that an opinion, sure, but it's the unwritten rule.
> If you were someone who Carman appeals to, you wouldn't
> appreciate someone else telling you that your particular
> tastes were somehow lesser
Of course not, but that doesn't make it any less true. And besides, just
because a person indulges a little Carman every now and again doesn't mean
that they have bad taste - simply that they have weakness. <g> The same
might be said about those lunatics who rave about, oh, I dunno, Duran Duran.
<g>
Seriously, everyone has guilty pleasures. Carman is far too tactless and
maudlin to be one of mine, but, as you say, to each his own.
> I hope Carman continues to minister and reach those
> masses who are ready to hear his message.
God, I hope just the opposite. Carman is an embarrasment to the faith, and
his version of Christianity is a blow to the realities that Jesus preached.
Unfortunately, you're more likely to get your wish than I am.
> They just might not be ready for anything else at the
> time.
Bah. People should always be ready for the truth. People like Carman simply
because he makes them feel good about themselves.
> Why can't we simply say that much of what he does
> doesn't appeal to us?
What he does doesn't appeal to me. :)
paul christian glenn | pcg at runbox_com
"And then I lost it. I kinda lost it all,
you know? Faith, dignity, about
fifteen pounds..."
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