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Originally Posted by Lalwendë
Though you would assume that 'paint' means Art - it is just a more poetic and subtle way of putting it of course that may be lost 
Who wants the Bayeux tapestry? French muck.  |
Nothing poetic about it, as it isn't inclusive. For centuries after the middle ages, the domestic arts were ignored as art forms in favour of the "higher" art of painting and sculpture, which were largely (although not entirely) the realm of males. It's something similar to that argument that to call the human race 'man' is to ignore half of the species. That argument, though, may be lost on some.