Re: Does a [street] photographers background matter? > Phil Penman
RomanMF wrote:
You admitted you don't have the cultural capital to discuss this, so you should probably stop commenting on matters of racial equity.
Total B.S.. We all have a race, and we all have lives and experiences, so we all have the cultural capital to discuss the topic. I would say you have no right to judge him based on race which you have clearly done. He has just as much right to have opinions on equity as anyone else on the planet. So sad and so inappropriate. How does a discussion on the merits of an artists work turn into a race issue. I guess just like it did here unfortunately.
Coincidently I will be having dinner with the Chief Equity and Diversity Officer of one of the largest companies in the World in about an hour. I will be sure to get her thoughts on your comments. It should be interesting.
Re: Does a [street] photographers background matter? > Phil Penman
RomanMF wrote:
You admitted you don't have the cultural capital to discuss this, so you should probably stop commenting on matters of racial equity.
Total B.S.. We all have a race, and we all have lives and experiences, so we all have the cultural capital to discuss the topic. I would say you have no right to judge him based on race which you have clearly done. He has just as much right to have opinions on equity as anyone else on the planet. So sad and so inappropriate. How does a discussion on the merits of an artists work turn into a race issue. I guess just like it did here unfortunately.
Jul 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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