Hello everyone,
This is a topic that I've always been fascinating by. Since I noticed that in the English Speaking World people appear to have a immediate "rejection" of anything that's sentimental. Anything "sentimental" is tagged as a bad.
Meanwhile, based on my studies, I don't think other cultures necessarily have this reaction. Hence, I always wondered. What's really going on.
To begin, what do they mean when they say, "Sentimental"
-If its the influence of, a Protestant denomination?
- Or if its just a "quirk" particular of British Culture that has spread to the Anglosphere at large. For instance, Robert Smith wrote the song, "Boys don't cry." For instance, he said, "as an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion to any degree."
Moreover, the reason why Morrisey is more liked than the Robert Smith by critics and others is because they liked that he always "juxtaposes" his emotions. He says everything indirectly, he'll say something sad then backtrack and say something funny. "Critics" praise this act as smart/clever however, it also seems to lack honesty/sincerity.
-Or is it present in other Germanic cultures, for instance the whole concept of, "Kitsch" or "Schmaltz" which still is not clear seems to have originated in German culture. However, we need to be clear that it seems to have been Communists/Anarchists/Marxists who were "criticizing" traditional German Art and saying that it was fascistic. Hence they "subverted" it and said it was, "not authentic." I am not sure I really buy what they are saying.
Hence, why I feel there's more to the discussion that needs to be had.
This is a topic that I've always been fascinating by. Since I noticed that in the English Speaking World people appear to have a immediate "rejection" of anything that's sentimental. Anything "sentimental" is tagged as a bad.
Meanwhile, based on my studies, I don't think other cultures necessarily have this reaction. Hence, I always wondered. What's really going on.
To begin, what do they mean when they say, "Sentimental"
-If its the influence of, a Protestant denomination?
- Or if its just a "quirk" particular of British Culture that has spread to the Anglosphere at large. For instance, Robert Smith wrote the song, "Boys don't cry." For instance, he said, "as an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion to any degree."
Moreover, the reason why Morrisey is more liked than the Robert Smith by critics and others is because they liked that he always "juxtaposes" his emotions. He says everything indirectly, he'll say something sad then backtrack and say something funny. "Critics" praise this act as smart/clever however, it also seems to lack honesty/sincerity.
-Or is it present in other Germanic cultures, for instance the whole concept of, "Kitsch" or "Schmaltz" which still is not clear seems to have originated in German culture. However, we need to be clear that it seems to have been Communists/Anarchists/Marxists who were "criticizing" traditional German Art and saying that it was fascistic. Hence they "subverted" it and said it was, "not authentic." I am not sure I really buy what they are saying.
Hence, why I feel there's more to the discussion that needs to be had.