Than why did the artist name it that way?

Excepting, you are painting “Fundamentalists” with a very, very broad brush there and I rather resent it. Not that I would call myself a “fundamentalist”- it would really depend on how that is defined. But to equate fundamentalist Christians with hypocritical people who condone torture for people they don’t like- no, that’s not fair at all.

Really I believe those at the top are duping those who meet that definition into supporting their position so that they can greedily strip resources and wealth from other sovereign nations, while profiteering from the whole process at the expense of the rest of us. These societal vampires do not truly believe what they espouse, which is why I made that distinction. If every Christian would agree not to kill in the name of the Lord, they would not have any base of approval with which to be able to continue to pull off their exploits. This is the only reason I believe that the neo-cons continue to purport a “pro-life” agenda and thump the bible whenever possible, while in nearly every instance going against the tenets laid down in the scripture like charity, tolerance and forgiveness.

The US wouldn’t give a rat’s ass about the Middle East if it weren’t “floating on a sea of oil.” This is not the new crusade, now matter how hard the neo-cons try to frame it as such. I did an art piece called Neo-Con-Men that explores this very theme.

Also, what kind of low-rent coffee table uses plexiglas?

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And of course, #4, it’s utterly tasteless, but surely by design and not by mistake.

I mean… it *is* offensive… in that it’s intended to make us ask ourselves exactly *what* are we offended by. It isn’t mere “shock value” work, though.

But if you don’t agree with me, that’s okay. I obviously have too much time on my hands to bother posting on this at all.

#5:I’m complaining about Boingboing because I like a lot of their stuff, I think they have done a lot of interesting, funny, and important blogging. That’s why I care.

Frankly I really believe that the monsters that mastermind these kinds of things would actually find it amusing if they were to find these things under the tree Christmas morning. They have no regard for common people and believe we are worth less than dirt.

Art and design are supposed to contain jokes. Who knew?

That said, this piece reminds me of the dinner scene in “Bloodsucking Freaks.”

this is part of a great body of work, entitled AMERICA THE GIFT SHOP-the idea is: If american foreign policy had a gift shop, what would it sell?

the point is to remind us of the last 8 years, in the hopes of not repeating the same mistakes again..and yes, it’s tasteless, but so is torture

have a look at the site, read the artist’s statement, and then feel free to comment

As in, we recognize this as dehumanizing and gross; why isn’t the naked-woman item the same?

As for it being a moot point- oh no, it’s still going on. It’s going to get worse, and it’s going to happen on American soil.

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More outrage over the table than the torture itself.