Cool, shitty PA strip redeemed by Tycho's blog post.
Yeah, I agree here. I'm just letting my anger bleed into my posts.And... no, you don't. But when it comes to worthwhile artistic criticism, some knowledge of the craft and its history is required. I don't agree with everything Ebert says (and no I do not even mean the video games as art nonsense I DO NOT CARE AT ALL) but he is a good critic because he is actually knowledgeable and understands the medium he's covering.
Great post duckroll. I'm quoting it just so it can be seen.Criticism should be sincere and transparent to be respected and acknowledged. It is fine to criticize something for what it is. If you think it's ugly, that's a valid opinion. If there are enough people who agree, perhaps an artist will consider that his style is not particularly popular. If such a thing is important to the artist, that might trigger change. Trying to suggest that the art itself is harmful to society or something which should be actively discouraged is much more dangerous criticism, and should be considered very carefully before being applied. Just because a person doesn't like something doesn't make it wrong.