the idea that kpop is uniquely exploitative and "manufactured" (all mass entertainment is under capitalism) is tied to orientalism and racist stereotypes abt discipline, hierarchy and individuality that western kpop stans project on asians none of us is immune to propaganda
i think its good that every normie in nyc tries to look like carolyn and jfk jr now bc even tho they obvi all fail to replicate an inherent sense of style those ppl had when it comes down to it they both dressed literally Normal which is a great baseline for the tasteless masses
can someone remind me who said that all female celebrity profiles now are framed like a constant cycle of healing / growth / rebirth, down to the creative direction
The Olympics have bastardized the work of Tatsuya Tanaka in order to make cheap knock-offs and terrible graphics.
Instead of hiring him, they were "inspired" by his work and made slop.
This is the fate of originality in art with AI. "In the style of Tatsuya Tanaka"
I would like to introduce a term. “Slopflation.” Movies that at the time of their release were considered slop but are now auteur driven masterpieces due to the quality of slop overall decreasing. Pirates of the Caribbean, Michael Bay Transformers, etc.
kind of crazy stranger things ran long enough to see the entire arc of the sarandosification of tv and become self referential slop of its own original IP