If you think any of this is "subconscious" or "accidental" you're a patronizing, condescending piece of shit, the subtext to that is it took a foreigner to know GF's own culture better. They're showa, they grew up with mythology, traditional colors, and classical literature for elementary schoolers in the form of manga. Fuck off
I said I wasn't gonna be as mean but there are certain things I've lost my patience with. No.
And people lash out when reminded of this, not just because they can't handle being wrong about how much was lost in translation or with tunnel vision. I'm suggesting it's something more sinister.
"But it was a compliment to you!" It's still about epistemology, their own cultural knowledge and their agency, you don't have to diminish theirs to elevate mine you weirdo.
I just don't believe in what consumers think Death of the Author is. The text is not suddenly yours just because you are blind to its cultural specificity and can make stupid jokes based on surface level understanding, even if they're "novel". You are literally doing nothing to understand it and expecting something you don't deserve out of that. Let the fuck go of it.
