tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194049831431922801.post1049148076668579689..comments2016-03-09T13:30:21.429-08:00Comments on James Russell Writes: Sticking up for DownersJames Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16657928095302466581noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194049831431922801.post-29771168943307301952015-11-11T19:33:27.738-08:002015-11-11T19:33:27.738-08:00Putting aside the issue of gatekeepers, I ponder t...Putting aside the issue of gatekeepers, I ponder the idea of "life affirming". I fully understand the common feelgood connotation of the term but wonder whether anger, affection, fear, love, hate, sadness - in short all emotions aren't all also affirmations of life. It's the absence of emotional content in art, as in life, that renders it lifeless. What makes gatekeepers unworthy judges of art is the inability to distinguish forms of "life affirming". I suppose we as writers can be guilty of the same crime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890704288906826825noreply@blogger.com