Why do so many people think that those who strive for journalism to be more objective want every review to play out like food ingredients label, i.e., to be completely devoid of subjectivity or personality. Furthermore, what’s the best way to respond to that people who make said judgement?

I find it funny how people equate something devoid of subjectivity or personality to read like a food ingredients label. I find it funny how one would think that objectivity necessarily segregates expression of personality from objectivity. For example, the Animator’s Survival Kit. It was written in a very personality-driven way, but the things it describes are accurate. They correspond to a truth about how animation works. That’s the place where I come from in artistic criticism.

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