Note: this is actually a quote by Queen Victoria. It was "re-appropriated" in 2008, probably to help fuel anti-conservative sentiment during an election year (you can verify this on Google by limiting your timeline -- prior to 2008 this quote was attributed to Victoria. Starting in 2008 it was suddenly McCarthy. Now in 2012 it's popular again.)
It should really read, "Beware of artists. They rarely research the validity of anything that appears to agree with their world view and are easily suckered by campaign propaganda."
It should really read, "Beware of artists. They rarely research the validity of anything that appears to agree with their world view and are easily suckered by campaign propaganda."
What kind of imbecile are you, this couldn't be further from the truth. Maybe you've only had the displeasure of meeting such people who claim to be 'artists'
This isn't by Queen Victoria either. It's a garbled paraphrase of a letter written in 1845 by King Leopold of Belgium *to* Queen Victoria: "dealings with artists, for instance, require great prudence; they are acquainted with all classes of society, and for that reason dangerous; they are hardly ever satisfied, and when you have too much to do with them, you are sure to have des ennuis -- Leopold to Victoria, 10 October 1845. Because it's found in a volume of Victoria's letters, it has been misattributed to her -- and as for the McCarthy misattribution, that's the result of the Internet meme, which may or may not have its roots in a slogan available in tattoo parlors!
Note: this is actually a quote by Queen Victoria. It was "re-appropriated" in 2008, probably to help fuel anti-conservative sentiment during an election year (you can verify this on Google by limiting your timeline -- prior to 2008 this quote was attributed to Victoria. Starting in 2008 it was suddenly McCarthy. Now in 2012 it's popular again.)
ReplyDeleteIt should really read, "Beware of artists. They rarely research the validity of anything that appears to agree with their world view and are easily suckered by campaign propaganda."
It should really read, "Beware of artists. They rarely research the validity of anything that appears to agree with their world view and are easily suckered by campaign propaganda."
DeleteWhat kind of imbecile are you, this couldn't be further from the truth. Maybe you've only had the displeasure of meeting such people who claim to be 'artists'
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DeleteThis isn't by Queen Victoria either. It's a garbled paraphrase of a letter written in 1845 by King Leopold of Belgium *to* Queen Victoria: "dealings with artists, for instance, require great prudence; they are acquainted with all classes of society, and for that reason dangerous; they are hardly ever satisfied, and when you have too much to do with them, you are sure to have des ennuis -- Leopold to Victoria, 10 October 1845. Because it's found in a volume of Victoria's letters, it has been misattributed to her -- and as for the McCarthy misattribution, that's the result of the Internet meme, which may or may not have its roots in a slogan available in tattoo parlors!
ReplyDeleteMuch obliged, Russell, for the erudition and correction...
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