Notorious mischief-makers
Does "even if often negatively as ‘folk devils’ or notorious mischief-makers" in the following text mean "although they are more famous for bad characteristic and are often known as bad and evil persons"?
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However, it was above all the tendency that Hirst and Emin have to behave publicly in a way that colludes with and plays up to media hype that ensured their impact on the public consciousness. In behaving outrageously in public, they may be said to have turned themselves, as much as their art, into commodities for public consumption, even if often negatively as ‘folk devils’ or notorious mischief-makers.
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catttt Does "even if often negatively as ‘folk devils’ or notorious mischief-makers" in the following text mean "although they are more famous for bad characteristic and are often known as bad and evil persons"? I wouldn't say that. The merry prankster is not evil.
- catttt Does "even if often negatively as ‘folk devils’ or notorious mischief-makers" in the following text mean "although they are more famous for bad characteristic and are often known as bad and evil persons"?
- I wouldn't say that.
- The merry prankster is not evil.
- He makes trouble for people who deserve it.
- He keeps life interesting by shaking up the status quo.
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cattttDoes "even if often negatively as ‘folk devils’ or notorious mischief-makers" in the following text mean "although they are more famous for bad characteristic and are often known as bad and evil persons"?
I wouldn't say that. The merry prankster is not evil. He makes trouble for people who deserve it. He keeps life interesting by shaking up the status
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