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“I can't reasonably pretend to be a transparent and omniscient narrator who brings no personal perspective. That person doesn't exist.”

Quote by Molly Crabapple

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Molly Crabapple

Molly Crabapple is an American artist known for her illustrations, paintings, and writing. Her work often addresses social and political themes, frequently exploring issues of gender, power, and identity. Crabapple's artwork has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions and featured in various publications. more

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“The thing that I hate is that Nicholas Kristof style of writing where it's like, "I saw the poor, they made me so sad. What can I do about sadness? I am so brave." It's just like, shut up, man, shut up.”

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“The occupation is really terrible on a variety of levels. It's terrible on the "shooting people and torturing people in prison" level. But I think the thing that is very hard to convey is that it's also this bureaucratic grinding-down and daily humiliation that I think would probably be as horrible as the spectacular violence.”

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“Neutrality and boredom are the weapons of the state.”

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“A lot of things sound neutral, but they're not. A typical example would involve police violence. It's usually forbidden to call police "murderers," even if they're convicted of murder. People will say that it sounds hysterical and unobjective.”

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“Despite everything we know about photo manipulation, a photo is still considered an objective document.”

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“You can't use a drawing to prove a war crime. A drawing doesn't have that notion that it's proof of a reality. Because of that, you can do all sorts of interesting things in it.”

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Author:Molly Crabapple

“If there's a theme in my work, it's that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it.”

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Author:Molly Crabapple

“Different types of sex work are differently supportive. If I were working in a strip club, I would be competing with my colleagues, and while there would be support, there would be financial motivation not to offer too much support.”

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“I had difficulty being friends with women who hadn't worked in either the sex or beauty industries. I felt like other women sometimes overvalued beauty and sexuality, when in actuality, they're just parts of a job.”

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“I feel like the traditional patron system meant that you would kiss the ass of one rich person and then hide all of the financial goings-on of your work, and you could pretend you were pure.”

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Author:Molly Crabapple