A Scottish women’s charity said Carpenter’s new album cover evokes “tired tropes” of women being “possessions,” while fans have defended her cover as satirical commentary on sexism.
I think satire is only subversive when shared within a subversive subculture. Once satire escapes into the mainstream it stops being subversive and just becomes the thing it is satirizing.
It’s just the process of detournament and recouperation, and satire flows both ways.
I think satire is only subversive when shared within a subversive subculture. Once satire escapes into the mainstream it stops being subversive and just becomes the thing it is satirizing.
It’s just the process of detournament and recouperation, and satire flows both ways.