You can still have a beautiful painting and harm people or be against a race, religion or sex orientation. That doesn't diminish the effects and the outrage it can cause. Unless maybe the message is hidden in such a way that you can't really point to it. Childish Gambino did a great music video about America, which shocks you but also have a lot of subliminal symbolism about it. Speaking about how racism and violence is muted by entertainment and painting over a pretty picture.