# Ryan Murphy rejects 'camp' label

> Ryan Murphy calls 'camp' a lack of awareness in his new interview.
- Title: Ryan Murphy rejects 'camp' label · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Ryan Murphy calls 'camp' a lack of awareness in his new interview. Ryan Murphy says his work has awareness, not camp, after critics labeled his show All's…
- Keywords: ryan murphy, all's fair, american horror story, the people v oj simpson, the normal heart, the prom, knots landing, dynasty, kim kardashian, sarah paulson, camp, susan sontag
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/ryan-murphy-camp-alls-fair
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- Topics: ryan murphy, all's fair, american horror story, the people v oj simpson, the normal heart, the prom, knots landing, dynasty, kim kardashian, sarah paulson, camp, susan sontag
## Ryan Murphy's definition
Ryan Murphy says camp is a lack of awareness, not his work's sensibility.

> "Camp is a lack of awareness," says the American Horror Story creator.
## Murphy's career
Murphy has worked on diverse projects including Glee, American Horror Story, and The People V. O.J. Simpson.
## All's Fair reception
Critics labeled Murphy's All's Fair as camp, but Murphy says his work has awareness.

> First of all, I think the critics are wrong. If you look at my career since I started, which was Popular, almost everything that I have made was never embraced critically
## Murphy's intent
Murphy made All's Fair for fans of 1980s soapy procedurals like Knots Landing or Dynasty.

> I made it for people like me who loved that heightened '80s soapy procedural thing
## Camp definition
Susan Sontag distinguishes between naive camp and deliberate camp with awareness.

> Naive camp would be what Murphy called a lack of awareness, or what Sontag would call 'Pure Camp,' which is 'unintentional' and 'dead serious'
## All's Fair content
All's Fair stars Kim Kardashian as Allura Grant and Sarah Paulson as Carrington Lane who calls her 'cuntburger' and 'Mayor McHeadcheese'.

> Sarah Paulson plays a different lawyer named Carrington Lane who calls Allura things like 'cuntburger' and 'Mayor McHeadcheese'
## Key takeaway

Ryan Murphy says his work has awareness, not camp, after critics labeled his show All's Fair as such.