https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671 In what ways does the creative oppression from the comic and music industries coincide and differ when looking at its effects on publication, publicity, and success, as well as how artists in each industry push against the oppression? en-us 2023-05-04 12:21:50 UTC 2023-05-23 15:35:43 UTC hello@padlet.com mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590467124 - pulitzer prize 1992
- “This is where I found my own voice,” Spiegelman said of the work in “Breakdowns.” “I discovered territory that was genuinely mine.”
- felt oppressed by the book's success bc it overshadows his other work
- was able to express struggles and frustrations by creating more work]]> 2023-05-15 01:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590467124 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590472742 - metallica went to court with their label, Elektra, for restricting the type of content that they can release
- they were aware of their profitability and didn't want to be taken advantage of in that way
- large fan base helped their case ]]> 2023-05-15 01:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590472742 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590473416 2023-05-15 01:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590473416 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590474391 - shows Jason Newstead struggling with where fame has brought him and the band
- also shows his feelings about the band heading towards being a sellout]]> 2023-05-15 01:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590474391 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590476282 - after Jason left, the rest of the band didn't know how to proceed and were also struggling with handling the large amount of fame and canonicity 
- ]]> 2023-05-15 01:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590476282 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590479545 "His rocket launch into canonicity was both “liberating and also incredibly confining – trying to find places to go where I wouldn’t have to be the Elie Wiesel of comic books”."

- was weary of having Maus define him
- wasn't expecting it but likes the positive effect that Maus had on the comic industry and how they were viewed by society]]> 2023-05-15 01:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590479545 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590500630 "There's a few songs on this record that feel common
I'm in constant confrontation with what I want an' what is poppin'
In the industry, it seems to me that singles on the radio are currency"

- addresses the band's musical integrity
- the struggle between selling records but not being labeled as a sell-out in the music industry but also making music that they like and feel represents them
"Saying things that weren’t necessarily artistic or beautiful, but exactly what I wanted to say and exactly what I was feeling. I broke character and became a frustrated human" - Tyler Joseph

]]> 2023-05-15 02:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590500630 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590543879 - Wertham believed comics were responsible for juvenile delinquency
- Founded the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers (ACMP)
- “Crime” could “not be presented in such a way as to throw sympathy against law and justice, or to inspire others with desire for imitation”
- banned “Scenes of sadistic torture,” “vulgar and obscene language,” and “ridicule or attack of any religious or racial group”
- “To be strong is to be unwomanly, and to have strong close associates who are female is automatically lesbian and horrific” - Wertham
- Then CCA - stuck around much longer (see slides for specifics)]]> 2023-05-15 02:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2590543879 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2591352286 "He admits he was jealous of the moviemakers’ unlimited resources, when “every scrap of information I needed for ‘Maus’ was so hard-won.” Later, just selling the book to publishers was a challenge;"

- rejected many times by other publishers (too politically dangerous)
- graphic novelists don't have as many resources to publish and publicize as other forms of media such as movie directors and songwriters
- was a success but received lots of criticism for its heavy topic
- “Don’t you think that a comic book about Auschwitz is in bad taste?” “No, I thought Auschwitz was in bad taste”]]> 2023-05-15 13:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2591352286 mzhao2023 https://padlet.com/mzhao2023/7h11bm10m3r8o671/wish/2591373513 "We're only liars but we're the best (We're the best)
We're only good for the latest trends
We're only good 'cause you can have almost famous friends
Besides, we've got such good fashion sense"

Original title: "My Name Is David Ruffin And These Are The Temptations"

- firstly, the title of the song addresses publicity and fame
- lyrics address David Ruffin and how his inability to manage his fame/ego got him kicked out of his band, The Temptations
- Pete Wentz, FOB lyricist, fears the same could happen to his band
- Also a warning about how trapping fame can be

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