You're telling me that the way we relate to art depends the viewer's belief about the artist's intention and historical context in which the piece was produced? You're telling me this for the first time.
I can't believe Leo XIV said this about Muslims:
"Almighty God, who wishes that all should be saved and none lost, approves nothing in so much as that after loving Him one should love his fellow man, and that one should not do to others, what one does not want done to oneself. You and we owe this charity to ourselves especially because we believe in and confess one God, admittedly, in a different way, and daily praise and venerate him, the creator of the world and ruler of this world."
Except he didn't. Pope St Gregory VII said this almost a thousand years ago to Al-Nasir, the Muslim king of Bijaya (present-day Algeria).
not a doll collector but as a historical fashion enthusiast i am mourning for the american girl community. i stand in solidarity with you all through this time.