AIBU to dislike David Hockney for opposing the smoking ban?

Does that poster think that about his sister who also had no children?

Ah those disgusting people without children daring to have an opinion!! Especially one that’s a tiny bit controversial! I can’t believe no one made him aware that you can’t have any opinions in life whatsoever unless you have reproduced! No one without children should be allowed to say anything quite honestly. They’re all just selfish and immature and never think of anyone but themselves. Quite frankly I can’t even believe they’re allowed to vote.

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I want to ban everyone who uses the word ban or suggests something is banned for any reason.

What a nasty and utterly needless OP

You typify the bossy. End bossiness soon!

Yet another 'hit and run' post. These are getting so tedious. At least come back and defend your position, or say that you have reconsidered. It's not hard. It just looks like cowardice otherwise.

Then you are fine with people thinking your opinions are weird, presumably?

Occasionally!

I admit I saw his work for the first time on the news report that he had died.

Pool with two figures ❤️

Or haranguing staff for perfect chip pairing tips

I’d have to see whether your artistic talents were comparable to decide.

I can appreciate someone's work without agreeing on everything they believed in.

But do you call all opinions that differ from your own ‘ridiculous’?

“Weird” is subjective. The fact you care could be called weird, for example.

He was still entitled to his opinion -you don’t have to agree but to call it ridiculous is weird. And only happens on MN where smokers and dog owners are the worst kind of people.

I like his art but he was being ridiculous on that subject. Why should other people be subjected to his second hand smoke? I’ve noticed from reading interviews with him that he was aware of health issues with that in non smokers. Some people just think you make an exception for them. But like I said, his art was great.

RIP David Hockney. Beautiful man. Beautiful artist. Beautiful art.
I'm not a smoker but I admired him for his stance.
OP you are obviously entitled to your opinion any time. But I doubt you will leave your mark in any way shape or form compared to this great artist.

Firstly, disagreeing with his views on smoking needn't stop you appreciating his work, if you like it. Even if you don't personally like his work, you can't deny its general popularity and influence.

I also think the smoking indoors ban was handled badly. I thought, and still think, they should have allowed licensed smoking venues. There could have been an exemption on anyone feeling obliged to work in one (as there are exemptions for job-seekers being expected to apply for certain jobs now, e.g. in licensed sex shops).

Why didn't they do this? Because they knew that 'smoking pubs' would have been rammed to the rafters and non-smoking pubs would've been empty 😆

But you are perfectly entitled to disagree with Hockney's stance.

He wasn’t grumpy, he celebrated life and stayed youthful and active in his thinking as he continued to explore new ways of seeing things even for new works this year. So not set in his ways.

His range of ‘merch’ for his current exhibition is playful and rebellious. He urges us all to look at our world and celebrate what we see, aesthetically.

He was also generous with sharing his views, explaining. His portraits, from early ones of his Mum and Dad to ones this year of one of his carers are warm, sensitive, attentive and full of admiration.

So I’m interested in What evidence you have for grumpiness.

Thank you. No matter. I am just glad that most people have made their appreciation of David Hockney clear on this thread Blossom. I see OP has not yet returned maybe she has nipped out for a tab😂.

I find it really sad that this thread has attracted so much more attention than yours @Foundress. The heartening thing is the number of posts filled with appreciation and love for Hockney.

I fully approve of the word ‘tab’ for a cigarette it takes me back to my youth in the North East. I fully approve of David Hockney’s right to his opinion. As far as I know he didn’t go round puffing smoke into unsuspecting people’s faces indoors. I love his art it’s colourful and happy like the man himself was. I said this on the thread I started yesterday when his death was announced. I think if I am lucky enough to reach nearly 89 years of age I would be happy with that. I say that as a non smoker.

David Hockney remained true to his real self. He kept his Yorkshire accent and spoke his mind. He was authentic.

I've never heard him say anything 'offensive' (whatever that means...) - he was just honest about his opinions, and that's refreshing these days. So many famous people say what we all want to hear, or are terrified of being cancelled by such people as OP!

I thought everyone knew that famous artists are known for being rebellious, sometimes angry, provocative and unconventional. What does/did OP expect??

Did he oppose the smoking ban? I didn’t know that. I like him even more now