r/OldSchoolCool Jul 27 '26

1950s Sylvia Plath in happier times, early 1950s

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u/Such_Significance905 Jul 27 '26

You would nearly want to take this photo of a happy, beautiful and smiling woman and show it to people on Instagram.

Then tell them her life story- so that they realise that photos do not equate to the whole of a human being’s experience.

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u/bringbackfuturama Jul 28 '26

oh yeah. then try the same with a photo of an ugly person with a hard life and watch nobody give a fuck

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u/girlspit Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

Thank you for saying this. I’ve never understood the romanticization of her or her work.

Edit: the downvotes kind of prove my point. I know literary criticism can be emotionally taxing, so if anyone needs assistance after reading my incredibly basic opinion, let me know and I’ll send help.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth Aug 01 '26

the downvotes kind of prove my point

They don't though. You've just decided in advance that everyone who downvotes you must be wrong, therefore the more downvotes you get, the more right you believe you are.

But in reality, everyone who downvotes you has their own reason for doing so. Sometimes that reason is simply that a post expresses a trite viewpoint that adds nothing useful to the conversation.

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u/girlspit Aug 01 '26

Holy shit, you’re serious. Imagine thinking you’ve “debunked” someone’s personal taste in literature. There isn’t a “right” or “wrong” answer to whether I enjoy Sylvia Plath’s work.

“The downvotes don’t prove your point”. Riveting. You really dusted off a four day old comment because this was the response burning a hole in your pocket? Edgelord Supreme.

How do those reheated nachos taste? Feel better now that you’ve shared your opinion about…my opinion?