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Would you say that it's classicist to hate "plebs"? Is not the whole concept of plebs, ie people who consume media and entertainment of the lowest common denominator, in itself classicist?

>> No.5387409

>>5387385
No, it's elitist. It's also not literature.

>> No.5387491

Shit taste transcends class barriers.

>> No.5387504

>>5387385

If you mean "classist," I don't think you're in any position to call people plebs, son.

>> No.5387580

Cool picture.

>> No.5387598

>2.5 empty beer mugs in front of Dylan

>> No.5387664

Of course, undeniably classist.

>> No.5387666

I love Dylan, man.

>> No.5387715

Me too. Almost obsessively

>> No.5387751

classicist or classist? what the fuck are you trying to say?

it's not classist because there are a shitton of dumb rich people. and even if it was there would be nothing wrong with it unless you're a liberal faggot.

>> No.5387761

I think he actually does mean classicist and he's saying that stigmatization of "lower" art forms is indicative of classicism.

>> No.5387768

>>5387385

Well most people on /lit/ think Watchmen is equivalent to Twilight because superheroes are for children. What exactly is the lowest common denominator?

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5387784

>>5387385
lit plebs are those who consume without producing, not those who consume any particular thing. a person who reads verlaines is no better than a person who reads poes if both do nothing but read. they're simply different manifestations of the same plebeian entity.
>harsh realities

>> No.5387793

>>5387768
Watchmen wasn't equivalent to Twilight, but it was far, far worse than most people make it out to be. They give it mad props because it's good for a comic book.

That phrase is very important, "for a comic book." It's like saying "wow, that kid's a great drawer--I mean, for a 4 year old."

>> No.5387808

>>5387793
I would think art by the greatest four year old drawer in the world would at least be worth looking at

>> No.5387813

>>5387808
Worth looking at. Worth shitting your pants over in unrealistic and false praise? Nah.