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Old 06-16-2010, 08:40 PM
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Enjoying ballet, stage plays, orchestra performances, classical music, fine art, museums, etc. makes you no better nor worse than me. It simply means your tastes differ from mine. Fine arts and other forms of 'culture' are simply different forms of entertainment to be appreciated. How I choose to be entertained is MY choice, not to be judged by others, but accepted.


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IMHO, I think most people associate 'culture' with dressing up in uncomfortable clothes and attending some activity they would really not care to attend but 'really should'. 'It's the thing to do.'
No doubt many people-- in don't know about most-- who attend "fine arts" activities don't really care to, but think they should. However, to paraphrase your earlier insightful comment...

"How [someone else] choose[s] to be entertained is [their] choice, not to be judged by others, but accepted."

I think that's true-- even if their choice fits the "classic" definition of "culture". It seems unfounded to assume, just because some people dress up and attend such an event, that they are stiff shirts who look down their noses at others.

Now... I can't wait to hear Tweety Bird and Schuler, and I LOVE Guilligan's Island, even if I don't know how to spell it.