(not my image. I just find these comical and incredibly dangerous)

    • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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      5 days ago

      The term used was ‘hostile’, not ‘harmful’. There’s a difference IMO.

      But anyway I would argue some album covers could be considered propaganda, which is potentially harmful to society.

      And then there’s stuff like the original cover of Virgin Killer by the Scorpions. A lot of folks would call that directly harmful in some way.

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        There’s a difference here that’s important about what it means to be actively hostile.

        Yes, some types of art in general have a hostile face. Some metal, some gangster rap, some pop even.

        The difference is that nobody but the most fucked up people is going around forcing it on me. I don’t have to fear getting to close to the cover of Mayhem’s “Dawn of the Black Hearts”. I can ignore it if it’s right next to me. Ignoring Swangas is detrimental to my health. Album covers don’t amputate my legs when they come to close.

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      It makes them feel things. That’s offensive. Feeling. Absolutely disgusting.