holier-than-thou

“We can act holier-than-thou. We can sit on the sidelines, talk about the way the world should be, or we can recognize the existential nature that is this moment.”

“It’s like a milkshake gone bad. I don’t like holier-than-thou people. I hate that.”

I like that Shetty doesn’t approach his work from a holier-than-thou perspective — his general vibe seems to be, This is what worked for me, and if you want to try it, cool.

The appeal of “Unholy” comes from the way it wags a lusty finger at holier-than-thou puritanism and presents queerness as the basis of aesthetic liberation.

Longtime friends lauded Hartmire’s ability to weave his community into social justice causes without coming across as holier-than-thou.