#You can adopt any aesthetic signifiers you want I actually think it's awesome I love art that takes inspiration from other art and I don't | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

sharkface · 6 months ago

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Never really understood when people say it's "gatekeeping" to say the only true qualification for being a member of a hobby or art subculture is enjoyment of whatever the core hobby or art is, like, that is the absolute least pretentious and gatekeepy mertric for membership you could possibly establish. Like I'd even say it's sacrificing a lot of nuance specifically for the sake of inclusivity. Why would you see this and say you're still being gatekept when the actual issue is that you don't even like the thing you're demanding to be included in? I don't get it

#talk #This is about music subcultures but it's also specifically about like. Raves. Why would you want to call yourself a raver if you don't #go to raves...? It's not a judgement I just really don't understand what you think the word means #You can adopt any aesthetic signifiers you want I actually think it's awesome I love art that takes inspiration from other art and I don't #think it's lesser #But you don't have to be a raver to wear neon and kandi and furry legwarmers and stuff you can just do that ! It's ok

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