subversiveness

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Townsend’s subversiveness serves a purpose; he is making an artistic comment on gentrification and urban renovation in Providence as well as capitalism and the unrealistic/unattainable fantasies of consumerism.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

Just enough, I’d say, and I would add that I don’t think “Barbie’s” worth is ultimately predicated on its subversiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

In his public appearances, Williams often walks a fine line between parody and subversiveness, stunt and style.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

The Seattle Times spoke with Spiegelman over Zoom about revisiting this memoir, censorship and subversiveness, and the multiple meanings of the word “breakdowns.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

It would suppress subversiveness as well as what is called bad taste.

From The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet by Shaw, Bernard