There's a certain kind of machismo that is purely American. Drinking is a part of it, but only a part. This wasn't Yank-bashing but an attempt to identify something particular and peculiar in American culture.
Yeah, a lot of British artists have been equally drunk- but the persona affected by the drunken British artist is different. Brits go for a an effete, floppy-haired dandyism.
The American artist needs to prove that in spite of being in a sissy profession he's still a man. The British artist embraces his inner sissy and aspires to be Oscar Wilde.
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Date: 2007-05-19 08:24 am (UTC)Yeah, a lot of British artists have been equally drunk- but the persona affected by the drunken British artist is different. Brits go for a an effete, floppy-haired dandyism.
The American artist needs to prove that in spite of being in a sissy profession he's still a man. The British artist embraces his inner sissy and aspires to be Oscar Wilde.