Author Topic: Holier Than Thou (Read 2312 times)

k2cok · « **Reply #75 on:** October 05, 2003, 02:54:26 PM »

Well, I'm extremely upset funked!

The artist should have depicted the priest handing over a check to the parents of a sexually abused child.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #76 on:** October 05, 2003, 02:58:37 PM »

My next sculpture will be a large-afroed negro recieving welfare checks.

Toad · « **Reply #77 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:29:42 PM »

So, Sob, you really think Washburn would display one of Funk's renditions of the subject matter he's offered so far if it was the best piece of art in the contest judged on a technical basis?

Not a chance; we all know it.

SOB · « **Reply #78 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:45:08 PM »

Well, you can throw out "what if's" all you want Toad, but until that happens it's moot. If a work of art such as that was submitted, and If it was selected as one of the best works, and If they did exclude it, I'd be here calling them retards. Of course, that hasn't happened, so you sitting here saying what they would or wouldn't do makes me call you a retard. You're a retard.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #79 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:50:33 PM »

You guys are bigots for making fun of tards, BTW. The selective PC police nailed me for this a couple of weeks ago. It's not acceptable to use the word tard or retard or make jokes about them, at least not if the subject of the thread does not conform to strict liberal / socialist policy standards. You can only use those terms if you are making fun of Bush or Republicans or white people.

SOB · « **Reply #80 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:54:18 PM »

This is Intardnet Art at it's finest...

Kieran · « **Reply #81 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:54:31 PM »

My contribution will be a Middle-Eastern man standing with his trenchcoat whipped open. From the back, he'll look like a flasher; from the front you'll see his explosive vest and "Deth to Amreeka" written on the inside of the coat. He'll be placed by a taxi parked at a 7-11.

Kieran · « **Reply #82 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:55:37 PM »

Shh, Toad... you're not supposed to see the elephant in the room.

Arlo · « **Reply #83 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:56:43 PM »

Don't use the word "bigot" use the word "ethnomethodologist." It's less offensive.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:56:59 PM »

Kieran, they should make his turban blink with neon letters "TAXI" and use it as a standardized marker at all airport taxi stands.

Sandman · « **Reply #85 on:** October 05, 2003, 04:03:46 PM »

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Ban it? who said anything about banning it? I'm not trying to argue about whether or not it's art. I'm trying to point out that what an organization choses to display in front of their buildings says something about the organization... that's why it's there. What this display says about the organization is: "We encourage people to ridicule the papacy."

It's not about it being religious, it's about ridiculing people. It's about a college chosing to show of how willing they are to do it.

Sorry, but this says alot about the person or organization that choses to put it in their front yard... none of it good.

MiniD

You make it sound as if the sculpture is a permanent display. It is not.

It's not about ridiculing people it's about free expression of ideas. It's not as if there was some universal understanding and agreement that the Catholic church is a good thing. Some people are vehemently opposed to it.

AKIron · « **Reply #86 on:** October 05, 2003, 04:11:57 PM »

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It's not about ridiculing people

I think that's exactly what it's about. But hey, I'm not opposed to free speech even when it's ugly and has no other purpose than to tear down.

Toad · « **Reply #87 on:** October 05, 2003, 04:28:35 PM »

Yeah, what people are pointing out here is that the greatest student artist in the world could create the most amazing, excellent sculpture but if it represented, say a ...

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sculpture depicting the fondness that some african americans have for watermelon and fried chicken

It would never ever have a snowball's chance in h ll of being displayed and the artist would be hounded from the halls of academe.

The funny part is that every single poster in this thread knows that but a few are pretending that it wouldn't be so.

I love that kind of stuff.. far more entertaining than the Bish himself in the funny hat there.

Sandman · « **Reply #88 on:** October 05, 2003, 04:28:36 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
I think that's exactly what it's about. But hey, I'm not opposed to free speech even when it's ugly and has no other purpose than to tear down.

Maybe the Catholic church should have considered things like this anecdote:

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I'll try to keep this brief. The most common things that occured in class were being pummeled about the head with fists, rulers, and chalky erasers by these wizened, bitter, and joyless Brides of Christ.

The more creative punishments meted out to me and my mates were religious in nature. I recall kneeling for hours before statues of the "Blessed Virgin". When the statue was an image of her Son, our arms were part of the deal as well. We'd get to hold them out for extended periods while getting whacked with a pointer - all the while being instructed to gaze up at the Man on the Cross and imagine how our indiscretions pained Him, etc. To really get that one across, we'd occasionally have to kneel on our hands during one of these punishment sessions.

manticor · « **Reply #89 on:** October 05, 2003, 04:30:45 PM »

"Holier Than Thou"

you do know that this is the name of a metallica song right?