Mendalla
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From another thread
Nonsense. If so, we can never criticize any creation of anyone because our opinion is not "authoritative". In fact I would go so far as to say that the only things a creator is authoritative on is how it was created and their original intent. After that, their creation is in the public sphere and open to whatever interpretations, impressions, and opinions others have of it. Sure, the creator's intent can inform those opinions (when we have it), but it should never, ever be the last word. And citing the creator to attack another person's opinion of the creation is really just a variant of the "Appeal to Authority" logical fallacy. Sure, cite the creator if someone says something blatantly untrue about the genesis of the work or is attacking the creator personally instead of just criticizing the art, but if someone says "I don't like this and think it looks bad", simply citing the creator as "authoritative" is not a valid response.
I’m supporting the people who actually have an authoritative opinion on it because they invented it.
Nonsense. If so, we can never criticize any creation of anyone because our opinion is not "authoritative". In fact I would go so far as to say that the only things a creator is authoritative on is how it was created and their original intent. After that, their creation is in the public sphere and open to whatever interpretations, impressions, and opinions others have of it. Sure, the creator's intent can inform those opinions (when we have it), but it should never, ever be the last word. And citing the creator to attack another person's opinion of the creation is really just a variant of the "Appeal to Authority" logical fallacy. Sure, cite the creator if someone says something blatantly untrue about the genesis of the work or is attacking the creator personally instead of just criticizing the art, but if someone says "I don't like this and think it looks bad", simply citing the creator as "authoritative" is not a valid response.