What art should be about,' they will say, 'is revealing exquisite and resonant truths about the human condition.' Well, to be honest - no, it shouldnโt. I mean, it can occasionally, if it wants to; but really, how many penetrating insights to human nature do you need in one lifetime? Two? Three? Once youโve realised that no one else has a clue what theyโre doing, either, and that love can be totally pointless, any further insights into human nature just start getting depressing really.
Caitlin MoranSo this is why I can't agree with "don't feed the trolls." When millionaire celebrity broadcasters and entire publications start trolling, ignoring them isn't really an option anymore. They are gradually making trolling normative. We have to start feeding the trolls: feeding them with achingly polite emails and comments, reminding them of how billions of people prefer to communicate with each other, every day, in the most unregulated arena of all: courteously.
Caitlin MoranI think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing.
Caitlin MoranBatman doesnโt want a baby in order to feel heโs โdone everythingโ. Heโs just saved Gotham again! If this means that Batman must be a feminist role model above, say, Nicola Horlick, then so be it.
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