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Random: Do you consider the word "kitsch" to have a negative connotation? -- nm

Posted by nubby Jul 22 '10, 20:19

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Sometimes, but most of the time it's all in good fun, so it's positive. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 20:37
Heavens no. -- nm - David Jul 22, 20:35
Yes. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 20:34 1
- I always have, too. Wonder what the genesis is. -- nm - nubby Jul 22, 20:35
I always thought it meant something like meaningless or worthless. What I usually call junk, but still keep around the house. -- nm - not2fast Jul 22, 20:33 3
- It's a form of art. Some Latin American modern art is based around it. Day of the Dead, for example. - con_carne Jul 22, 20:40 2
  - that's a very specific meaning of kitsch. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 20:41 1
    - There should be an ", as used by Latin American artists," in there somewhere -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 20:47
more or less. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 20:31
No, even though journalists, reviewers, etc. almost always use it that way. -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 20:27
slightly -- nm - chuckles Jul 22, 20:20
not necessarily. -- nm - b! Jul 22, 20:19

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