PARADISE ISSUE
In this issue...
Alice Waterhouse, Bridget Rachelle, Carl Pires, Chantelle Elise Bootlis, Chris Polak, Freya Bliss, Freya S, Gill Creative, Grace Markham, Gung Ho, Laura Bianchi, Lost in Wishful Thinking, Lucia Stein, Major Leagues, Marnie Buchecker, Matt Meintjes, Opinionslave, Samantha Jay, Shantelle Hall, Tamzen Holland, Thea Halpin, Toni Hewitt and You Are What You Wear
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Holy Crap.
ReplyDeleteThea Halpin can suck my dick.
I thought the point of this issue was to showcase how Brisbane can be a paradise. It therefore makes zero sense why you would publish an article that ignorantly bags our city. I'm not criticising her writing technique, but the actual content is total bullshit. I was dumbfounded how she thought that a bus stop was called the Cultural Centre for no reason. It is the closest stop to GoMA, QAG and QPAC, not to mention near Grey Street and two highly creative tertiary education campuses. Have you ever been to the GoMA Thea? It is a state of the art gallery, and hosts exhibitions from all over the world. I've been to New York, I've seen a heap of Europe, and I still love and admire Brisbane's creative scene.
The only reason this city may not be as creatively advanced as Melbourne or Sydney (let alone the rest of the world) is because we are such a new city in comparison. You look at Sydney now. Some of the coolest, most sought after areas are Paddington and Newtown. Originally they were cheap, which is why artists moved there. With all these creatives living there, it became cool, and is why it is now so expensive. The same thing is slowly happening with West End and Fortitude Valley. It just takes time.
There is an indie arts organisation called RAW, and it is huge in the US. Its first international stop was Brisbane. Why? Because Brisbane's cultural and creative scene is growing fast. Look at all the bands that are on high rotation on Triple J. They are from Brisbane. I could list so much more, and I still couldn't do Brisbane justice.
Don't get me wrong, I love that IZE Magazine is creative, online and from Brisbane. However, it is just the poorest of poor taste to publish that article. Open your ignorant eyes, and stop whining.
I find the article on page 29 to be particularly pathetic and ignorant. I honestly could not believe what I was reading.
ReplyDeleteEvery week I attend multiple exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events in Brisbane. It seems to me that this writer could not point out cultural hotspots on a map of Brisbane if her life depended on it. Creative culture doesn't get served up to you on a platter by the Government, creative culture is what the youth of Brisbane bring to it. This is something that I would have thought the editors of an independent Brisbane magazine would understand.
GoMA for example is designed to appeal to the masses and grow an interest in art and culture. It is accessible for those not aware of the smaller art venues around Brisbane. Perhaps, as she doesn't seem aware of any other venues, Thea isn't as much above the 'bogans' that she's speaking about as she may think.
Secondly, the interpretation and generalisation of the homeless population is beyond offensive. "Mentally-ill" and "aggressive"? Was that really something that got through editing?
If IZE truly prides itself on "focus(ing) on delivering great articles and editorials on the latest fashion, music, film, art and everything Brisbane has got to offer" then surely that article is strongly opposed to your mission statement. This article is a slap in the face to anyone who considers themselves a creative in Brisbane. I would assume that that includes a bulk of your readers and nearly every single one of your contributors.
This is the second time I've seen this happen in IZE. A few issues ago there was an article about Brisbane street art that concluded that there wasn't any in Brisbane. Are you actually kidding? I am personally aware of a strong street art movement. Do you know why? Because I did some investigation. I would suggest that you make sure that your writers have left their houses before becoming critics on the cultural state of Brisbane.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact me at ryanfraser@live.com
I would love to discuss the creative culture in Brisbane with you and introduce you to a myriad of my friends who work and study as artists, musicians, designers, photographers, curators and all other types of creative practitioners in Brisbane.
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteYou’ve both raised some brilliant points. As stated at the bottom of the article, “If you want to defend Brisbane, send us an article: info@izemagazine.com.”
The IZE disclaimer states that “any views or opinions in this magazine are of the authors and not of IZE as a whole.”
There will be no ‘dick sucking’ in such a public forum.
IZE Magazine
Sorry IZE, but shoving a disclaimer onto something doesn't change the fact that you chose to publish it. If you felt the article didn't have merit you shouldn't have published it, and if you thought that it did have merit in either content or writing style or both, as editor and publisher of the work you should be able to articulate your decision. Sure, nobody's making you explain yourself, but it's kind of a dick move to publish something pretty offensive and then refer all heat to the author like it just accidentally fell into print.
ReplyDeleteTo the author: I'm not sure if you live in Brisbane, since you seem to think the Cultural Centre is THE NAME OF THE BUS STOP. But you clearly don't live elsewhere if you actually think Brisbane is the only city that has an area with nightclubs to which people go at 1am in sexy outfits??? Confused.
Hi Sian,
DeleteWe have taken the article down from the magazine. Hopefully the link below will help you understand.
http://www.izemagazine.com/2013/03/a-note-from-thea-halpin-and-ize-editors.html