Oh, it's a publicity stun alright, as mentioned above.
In any case, this is ultimately what you get when everything is "art." Breathing is art. Tying your shoes is art, and so on. When it's all art, then nothing is art, and "art," the word, no longer has any meaning, because it has nothing to describe.
I stopped in to point out the falsehood regarding the origins of Santa's most common modern appearance. I was heartened to see some people already at it. Good work with the Snopes link Kaitsu.
I truly believe that computing has a lot to do with these guys being the way that they are. Being online all the time seriously stunts the ability of some to function normally in the regular world.
I think that a second factor is exposure to chemicals in things such as plastics, which have already been shown to
* Reduce the size of men's sexual organs * Make male children more prone to playing like girls (dress-up, dolls, etc.) * Reduce sperm count * Cause fewer boys to be born
Not to mention that females are developing voluptuous bodies at very young ages.
Just to really drive it home for the people who can't seem to grasp this fact - this is for a single show, for developmentally challenged children. Just in case you still don't get it, these children are what some might call "retards." Some will be a little slower than others. Some may do nothing but sit and drool.
This is for a single show targeted for these children, and has absolutely nothing to do with some sort of official Nursery Rhyme Commission coming in and changing your blessed nursery rhymes, which, as has been noted, have already been changed over and over.
This is much ado about nothing. Interestingly, Evilbeagle seems to be on the forefront of crying wolf.
Evilbeagle, crying "political correctness" isn't any better than crying "racism." I don't see the logic behind your statement, unless it is a general one without anything to do with this article, in which case I would agree with you, while simultaneously wondering why you've posted your statement under this subject.
If you do somehow feel that this is a case of political correctness gone wild, perhaps you'd like to share the reasoning behind your belief.
If the show was targeting developmentally disabled kids, then it is by its very nature modifying regular children's programming. In this case there is no reason to take offense at the positive ending to the poem.
Further, all actions which could be construed as wimpy do not automatically equate with political correctness.
Um...this is not bullshit. I've seen this first hand with other birds.
First, remember that these are very big birds, and in this state they are not only emaciated, they are almost entirely decomposed. If you collect this plastic and put it in a baggy, it certainly does have plenty of room to fit in one of these birds along with all of their other internal organs, etc.
It's very strange that people think this is a hoax. A lot of this wouldn't happen if lighters and bottle caps could be recycled. That's not so complicated or difficult to do. It's not some plot to take away your rights. Gimme a break.
Learn the difference between healthy distrust and paranoia.
"Oh I see. I do a cast of my face and recreate it in gelatin and it is boring and ho-hum. But If I were to do it in my own blood – then it becomes “art”.
Bingo. People do this at my school all the time (make casts of faces). I've done it. They are sometimes hung up and down a hallway. We just didn't do it with blood, so obviously nobody cares. It could look the same but nobody would care. That's why it's more a concept or gimmick than it is art. I'm not saying there's nothing interesting about it, even though I don't care for it.
As for the dog poo comment I made, it certainly is relevant, because the fact that one can point at dog poo and say, "this is now art" changes the ENTIRE art game, and short-circuits any discussion about what is and what is not art, which was my point.
"Why does blood repulse you?"
This question is incredibly easy to answer. Blood repulses most people due to evolution. Throughout the history of living things, blood meant this:
1. You are injured, you may be dying, this is very bad and you must do something immediately. 2. Your friend/family member is injured or dying, or dead. This is bad. Action may be required. 3. This substance carries disease/bacteria/maggots. If it is not the blood of a freshly killed animal, it is almost certainly a dangerous substance to be avoided. Even if it is the blood of a freshly killed animal or human, it may carry disease.
It boils down to killing/war/injury/sickness/death. The repulsion or discomfort is triggered when we see this because those who did not feel any repulsion or discomfort from blood have had their DNA vanish from the gene pool because they died before they were able to reproduce.
^ Well, you don't have to be shocked by it not to be into it. Maybe "repulsed" is a more accurate word than shocked. I mean, roadkill doesn't shock me, but it still repulses (and saddens) me.
For perspective, I actually graduated from and now teach at what is often considered to be one of the two most liberal art schools in the United States, so it is pretty hard to shock me with this sort of stuff.
I just don't enjoy it and don't really consider it art so much as I consider it spectacle or gimmick. Since everything can now be called art, there's no stopping calling this art as well. I can point to some dog poo and say "that's art" and it is so, just by my identifying it as such. I don't fight this - it's just the way things are now.
People have every right to make and enjoy this type of thing, and I have every right to think it's gimmicky stuff for hipsters.
"Those capable of creating graphic art, do. Those who can’t, try to shock."
Amen, brother. This stuff is one of the reasons I started to call myself an illustrator, which traditionally has been kind of a slur in the fine arts world. I classify myself this way in large part to signify that I am a craftsman as well as an artist. You can't fake it if you call yourself an illustrator, and that gives me great comfort.
Just to be clear, I think it's fine that people do this conceptual stuff if they really want to, but a lot of it, I feel, has an "Emperor's New Clothes" aspect, because anything can be called "art." Some of it can be very clever, and sometimes I enjoy it, but I'd rather stuff like this were called something else, like "shock pop entertainment."
Anyways, I'll be glad when this thing is gone from the front page. There's too much ugliness and gore in the world already.
Neatorama's not cool, it's neat. You, on the other hand, are neither.
I'm sorry that you had to hear it from me.
In any case, this is ultimately what you get when everything is "art." Breathing is art. Tying your shoes is art, and so on. When it's all art, then nothing is art, and "art," the word, no longer has any meaning, because it has nothing to describe.
Everything is in order here. Carry on.
I think that a second factor is exposure to chemicals in things such as plastics, which have already been shown to
* Reduce the size of men's sexual organs
* Make male children more prone to playing like girls (dress-up, dolls, etc.)
* Reduce sperm count
* Cause fewer boys to be born
Not to mention that females are developing voluptuous bodies at very young ages.
This is for a single show targeted for these children, and has absolutely nothing to do with some sort of official Nursery Rhyme Commission coming in and changing your blessed nursery rhymes, which, as has been noted, have already been changed over and over.
This is much ado about nothing. Interestingly, Evilbeagle seems to be on the forefront of crying wolf.
If you do somehow feel that this is a case of political correctness gone wild, perhaps you'd like to share the reasoning behind your belief.
Further, all actions which could be construed as wimpy do not automatically equate with political correctness.
First, remember that these are very big birds, and in this state they are not only emaciated, they are almost entirely decomposed. If you collect this plastic and put it in a baggy, it certainly does have plenty of room to fit in one of these birds along with all of their other internal organs, etc.
It's very strange that people think this is a hoax. A lot of this wouldn't happen if lighters and bottle caps could be recycled. That's not so complicated or difficult to do. It's not some plot to take away your rights. Gimme a break.
Learn the difference between healthy distrust and paranoia.
Bingo. People do this at my school all the time (make casts of faces). I've done it. They are sometimes hung up and down a hallway. We just didn't do it with blood, so obviously nobody cares. It could look the same but nobody would care. That's why it's more a concept or gimmick than it is art. I'm not saying there's nothing interesting about it, even though I don't care for it.
As for the dog poo comment I made, it certainly is relevant, because the fact that one can point at dog poo and say, "this is now art" changes the ENTIRE art game, and short-circuits any discussion about what is and what is not art, which was my point.
"Why does blood repulse you?"
This question is incredibly easy to answer. Blood repulses most people due to evolution. Throughout the history of living things, blood meant this:
1. You are injured, you may be dying, this is very bad and you must do something immediately.
2. Your friend/family member is injured or dying, or dead. This is bad. Action may be required.
3. This substance carries disease/bacteria/maggots. If it is not the blood of a freshly killed animal, it is almost certainly a dangerous substance to be avoided. Even if it is the blood of a freshly killed animal or human, it may carry disease.
It boils down to killing/war/injury/sickness/death. The repulsion or discomfort is triggered when we see this because those who did not feel any repulsion or discomfort from blood have had their DNA vanish from the gene pool because they died before they were able to reproduce.
Well, you don't have to be shocked by it not to be into it. Maybe "repulsed" is a more accurate word than shocked. I mean, roadkill doesn't shock me, but it still repulses (and saddens) me.
For perspective, I actually graduated from and now teach at what is often considered to be one of the two most liberal art schools in the United States, so it is pretty hard to shock me with this sort of stuff.
I just don't enjoy it and don't really consider it art so much as I consider it spectacle or gimmick. Since everything can now be called art, there's no stopping calling this art as well. I can point to some dog poo and say "that's art" and it is so, just by my identifying it as such. I don't fight this - it's just the way things are now.
People have every right to make and enjoy this type of thing, and I have every right to think it's gimmicky stuff for hipsters.
I dare you to lick it.
Amen, brother. This stuff is one of the reasons I started to call myself an illustrator, which traditionally has been kind of a slur in the fine arts world. I classify myself this way in large part to signify that I am a craftsman as well as an artist. You can't fake it if you call yourself an illustrator, and that gives me great comfort.
Just to be clear, I think it's fine that people do this conceptual stuff if they really want to, but a lot of it, I feel, has an "Emperor's New Clothes" aspect, because anything can be called "art." Some of it can be very clever, and sometimes I enjoy it, but I'd rather stuff like this were called something else, like "shock pop entertainment."
Anyways, I'll be glad when this thing is gone from the front page. There's too much ugliness and gore in the world already.
Oh, and please help starving people and stuff too. :)