<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A prelude to cultural criticism should teach the... > A prelude to cultural criticism should teach the audience how to look before telling them what to conclude. Social belonging, public behavior, and the environments people create become intelligible when observation is separated from contempt and compassion is separated from the refusal to judge a system. **Source:** [[livestreams/Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A prelude to cultural criticism should teach the audience how to look before telling them what to conclude. Social belonging, public behavior, and the environments people create become intelligible when observation is separated from contempt and compassion is separated from the refusal to judge a system.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-prelude-cultural-criticism-refusal-judge-system ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->