I think the piece is culturally insensitive, and the placement within this particular sculpture garden and a context of being used as a jungle gym for children is racist. So, altogether, it’s just a mess, and I can understand those offended by it.

The problem is that the people that seem to be consistently offended are marginalized groups. So if your argument is that art cannot perpetuate the prejudices against these groups, then fine. Otherwise we need to recognize that some things are not appropriate and should not be displayed, or admit that we do not care…

You know you don’t have to be a condescending dick to make your point, right?

No, I’m in Baltimore. And yeah, that’s why I didn’t go to SAIC.

Did he actually graduate from either of those art schools? Also, as a current student at one of those schools....no one appreciates him or his work here. I actually have not met a single artist in my city that likes him.

Did you really just compare copying another artist’s work to using cultural symbols like the hamburger in your work? That’s probably the funniest false equivalency I’ve seen.

Taking inspiration from something is not the same as recreating it in a different medium or on a different scale. This also wasn’t “classic art;” it’s a contemporary piece by a modern artist.

I know absolutely nothing about tattoos, tattoo removal, nor cover-ups, but I will say that you should approach this as you would as an unsatisfied customer in any other situation. Remember that you did not get what you paid for, and are now permenantly marked because of it. You have every right to be unhappy, and to…

You don’t have to make eye contact, but it inadvertently happens a lot. Just this morning a woman accidentally made eye contact with me while she was checking her reflection in the mirror. Pesky mirrors.

I really like them but I resent having to wear a bra to avoid making eye contact with other people through the door-gaps in public bathrooms while I’m peeing completely naked.

Have you ever used OkCupid? They have a questionnaire that lets daters answer endless multiple choice questions and flag certain answers as unacceptable answers for fellow daters. You could then see how other daters answered those questions. Most of them are basic personality and compatibility questions, but there was…

That definitely seems to be the case for most of them. And, yes, I believe most of them want to rape, given my experiences perusing reddit.

And that’s really scary, and hard to believe, but I guess I forget that victim-blaming and slut-shaming are already so pervasive in our society, and we’re talking about the most…

Red pill types are convinced that being falsely accused of rape is an epidemic on par with rape itself, despite the fact that men are more likely to be raped than to be falsely accused of it. They like this false narrative for two reasons: one, it lets men be the victims and have a legitimate reason to fear women.…

I’m sure this creepy manchild did plenty to make her feel unsafe. The “my friend needs me asap!” is a classic excuse to get out of a shitty date, and I highly doubt she pulled it simply because he asked her to stop texting.

He could always just call a cab. Or an Uber. Or Lyft. Or a friend. Or he could call his mother like the snotty child he’s behaving like. After all, he did make his date so uncomfortable that she left, and that’s his own damn fault. And now he’s fucking suing her for “damages.” No sympathy here.

So your argument is that a picture of a man in a trash can is unacceptable because you think Jezebel commenters would be upset about a hypothetical image of a woman in a trash can? Like.....really?

Didn’t read the article, and without context I can’t really say, but as far as I’m aware, there’s no social issue involved in the portrayal of men in trash cans.

Did you read the article? The author mentions that image and explains why it’s different, namely that the words aren’t wrapped around his face and neck, and that it looks as if he could just “pluck” the sign off his face.

I don’t necessarily agree that the image is a big deal, but it does show the difference in how we…

All jokes aside, that looks like a really aggressive way to hold a horse? Why isn’t he holding the reins like a normal person?

Why don’t her bathing suits fit? And why is she stretching out that cute sweater? Pick that wedgie, girl. It’s distracting me from this otherwise forgetable song.