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Death of the author

A term describing the idea of how a viewer should have the freedom to interpretate any piece of artistic work, for better or worse:

For example: Movies, webcomics, videogames, songs, paintings, and any other diverse piece of fiction.

Contrary to popular belief, this idea is neither a positive nor negative idea, but still, it can be use for the creative expresion and the opportunity to make new and personal creations.

For example: Giving a story to a background character, making a comedic parody of a gritty-horror story, Making an imaginative non-official sequel or prequel...

And as said before, this works of fanfiction can be used for both great good and evil: Anybody can make a beutifull piece of art to detone their intrepretation of any work, or by the bad side, they can make porn of it. (Yes, porn is bad.)
Dude: I recently watched this very cool and scary movie, but sadly, my favorite protagonist died at the end, so i will just ret-con that by making the killer dumb and my protagonist more cooler.
Guy: Wtf?! You can't do that you baby pussy boy! You can't just aply the Death of the author in that situation! BE SAD! QUIT HAVING FUN! STOP THINKING AND JUST ACCEPT HOW MISERABLE EVERYTHING IS!
Dude: Fuck you you can't tell me what to do! *Kills the guy epic style.*
by Fgyjt December 28, 2023
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Author Behn Strass

AuBeS for short is a definition for a Land that is expanding forever.
Or the Famous street from 2 Small youtuber´s Minecraft world
This land is very Author Behn Strass.
did you see that Author Behn Strass is a nice place?
by CG52 November 25, 2023
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Moral Authority

Hym "MORAL AUTHORITY!? AHAHAHA! Well, if the highest moral authority on the planet is a mental retard we are in big trouble folks! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT IS EVEN THE BASIS OF HIS MORAL AUTHORITY? 'Um... Uh.. You see, my cripple HIPAA paperwork says I'm not a retard so um... Actually, it says I'm an extra special guy? So, actually, not a retard. I may have a mental retardation... And I may have bought my way into all of my positions... But-' EEEEEHHHHH! WRONG! YOU ARE A RETARD ELON! YOU RUN A SPACESHIP COMPANY AND THINK THE SUN IS MADE OF FIRE! RETARD! THAT'S WHAT A RETARD IS! DEFINITIONALLY RETARD. NO MORAL AUTHORITY FOR RETARDS!"
by Hym Iam March 22, 2025
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Immoral Authority

Authorities who preach moral values but practice immoral acts and who often live a secret hedonistic lifestyle. In some cases, Institutions like churches and political parties can create institutional barriers that help enable immoral acts.
The children in the Sunday school had a very hard time understanding the difference between a Moral Authority and an Immoral Authority. Some of the students found it especially hard to understand, especially those with first hand knowledge.
by mlhiss December 17, 2019
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Octavia Lenora Spencer is an award-winning actress, producer, and children's author And She Is Beautiful Ass Cthulhu
Octavia Lenora Spencer is an award-winning actress, producer, and children's author And She Is Beautiful Ass Cthulhu
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author paddleduck

Aunt Julie is the author of Paddleduck Julie, A little girl from Texas. First time publisher of children's books about her childhood in Texas. This is a collection of lively short stories for the young and young at heart.
Author Paddleduck is an adventurous and mischievous girl who likes to have fun. Paddleduck did not want to go to school. Paddleduck was getting ready to start the school year. She had to catch the bus early to get to school on time and be ready to start at 8:00 AM. She begged her mom not to make her go. Lo and behold, she heard a commotion outside. She went to look out the window, and all her friends were playing at the bus stop. YES! Paddleduck was ready to join her friends. Her mom handed her lunch bag to her, and off she went.
by author paddleduck June 13, 2011
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death of the author

A pretentious, postmodern jerk-off idea, popular among some academics, that says that the creator of an artistic work is irrelevant to the work, that their thought processes and intentions in creating the work don't matter, that they are not an authority on the very thing that they created, and that YOU, the passive consumer of the work, are more qualified to know what the work is about than they are, who put tons of hard work and effort into creating it.
Who does this "Ray Bradbury" person think he is, saying that Fahrenheit 451 is about how nobody reads books anymore? *I* say it's about censorship, dammit! What does HE know, he only wrote the damn thing! Death of the author says that creators are just passive, empty vessels through which the Divine Muse speaks!
by q359 July 24, 2023
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