Chucklehead Mediocrity vs Art

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What is Chucklehead mediocrity and what is art? Chucklehead mediocrity is usually the result of someone meeting a simple content requirement, real or imagined—some contract from a television network, or some imagined desire of their TikTok fans. Chucklehead mediocrity can take root anywhere. There’s Chucklehead mediocre movies, chucklehead mediocre television, and, of course, chucklehead content gushing from every pixel of our phones, should we be compelled to tap the appropriate icons. And while art remains impossible to define, the effects of it can be witnessed.

It’s tempting to call chucklehead mediocrity a swamp or a bog something you would sink into up to your ankles, but I think what this clip reveals is chucklehead mediocrity is more like residue left behind by a sticker and art is like the oil of a citrus peel, which seems gentle, but can dissolve that goop instantly. It doesn’t need to be harsh or abrasive or melt it away either. When art meets chucklehead mediocrity, it’s so thoroughly eclipses it that it’s like the chucklehead mediocrity never existed at all. I think this clip is a beautiful example of that.