Blog Post Week 4 [Aislinn Bailie]

Hi all-

As a group, we have been discussing the idea of universal love, and by comparison, it's anti - fear. Fear and hate resonate in a multitude of ways in our world today, but we want to focus on a particular group and discuss how the group's particular hate manifests, and how to combat it, challenge it, in more of a centering way. When I think of art combatting a gross use of power, and through that power spreading this hate, I always think about Pussy Riot and their views particularly on issues that are heavily present in Russia and America. Something I admire about their presence is their appeal to atmosphere, and obvious focus on image and aesthetic. I think it draws the audience in even further, and keeps them engaged with the issues they protest as a group. Their approach of protest may not exactly align with the universal love concept we have been exploring, but there aspects of their protest that could help influence how we go about our source of protest.


For the second video, I would like to only draw focus towards about 3:35 to 10:00 minutes, because Kanye is specifically talking about his fews on Love vs. Fear. It's funny to have come across this interview after the fact because we actually talked about Kanye as an example that can be quite polarizing when discussing the views of the conservative right. Regardless of my own beliefs, I think that Kanye has a compelling point that is worth discussion. He does not shy away from questioning from the public, and he wants to ask similarly tough questions that we had been discussing, except we were all come from a more liberal-minded basis.