By adamg on Wed., 10/18/2017 - 9:30 am
Before and after.
UPDATE: Mural replaced.
There's a bit of an uproar in Allston today, the day after two artists painted a mural featuring a black woman petting her pussy at Cambridge and Linden streets.
Brad Squirrels reports on the reaction to the mural, which went up even as #metoo continues to roll across social media:
After being told by more than a few area residents (in person & through Boston 311) that it's a bit risquée and, frankly, misogynistic, artist makes changes that include adding a "girl power" tattoo and a breast cancer ribbon, and complains about being "bullied"
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Thank you
By Scratchie
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 4:29pm
For demonstrating the point I was trying to make with eloquent simplicity.
Heck no!
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 1:18am
I believe "Virtual Signalling" used to be known as "bragging constantly about what a decent human being you are."
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling:
Link to "Brad Squirrels reports" ?
By Ron Newman
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 10:41am
You quoted from something (a blog post?) that you did not link to.
Reminds me of the mural
By Viever Fever
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:13am
Reminds me of the mural episode of Silicon Valley (Google-image at your own risk).
They should put one up just like it next to the Mayors home.
By StillFromDorchester
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:17am
He's such a phony he'd say he likes it.
There are a lot of corporate-sponsored advertisements
By Dan Farnkoff
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:36pm
and billion dollar entertainment industries that are also pretty risqué, but you don't usually hear too much complaining about them. But misogynistic? That's definitely debatable. Many models, performers, artists, etc. freely choose to engage in poses like the one portrayed, and many people- male and female- like to dress in a sexy, provocative fashion when in the mood- is it wrong for them to do so? Is it the joke about female masturbation that makes it misogynistic? If the mural had instead depicted a sexy male cartoon character holding a banana or a hot dog down there, would it be considered misandry? If erotic imagery is inherently misogynistic that there is certainly an awful lot of it out there to police beyond this mural.
No. It's the gang of rats
By anon
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 1:13pm
No. It's the gang of rats staring at the stereotypical black female porn character with their salmon colored phallic noses poking around. How's that for a double whammy both racist AND sexist all in one interpretation? This offends not just the educated and independent black woman but ALL women!
Please point me to...
By M
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 1:21pm
... the nearest publicly funded erotic mural featuring a male in a sexualized pose
Maybe that should be added nearby
By Ron Newman
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 1:32pm
as a counterpoint to this one?
There's a statue of a nude
By ZachAndTired
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 1:39pm
Not a mural, but there's a statue of a nude boy fornicating with a turtle in Worcester.
turtle sculpture worcester
By bshep
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 2:09pm
10-18-17 2pm EST: google experiences a mysterious uptick in searches for "turtle sculpture worcester"
ps. omg
Turtle Boy sculpture
By Anon
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 2:19pm
Is also the symbol of the trash-rag TurtleBoySports, which is a sad pathetic little attempt at hyperlocal news done in a way that is beyond disgusting.
Is this image
By Irma la Douce
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 2:28pm
featured in Worcester's Amazon proposal?
Quite the imagination
By merlinmurph
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 8:48am
I guess you could say that Mona Lisa is a painting of a woman playing with herself. I mean, where do you think that smile is coming from?
Huh?
By Sock_Puppet
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:24am
Her hands are on the table, dude.
Peeing boy of Brussels...
By anon
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 12:51am
Peeing boy of Brussels... https://www.designtoscano.com/product/code/NG83350...
And this one https://www.pinterest.com/pin/318418636127238084/
Update: Artist to replace woman and pussy
By adamg
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 6:02pm
With a gorilla and pussy, the Globe reports.
Boring
By BostonDog
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 6:30pm
I'm not offended by the woman/gorilla but the lack of creativity is notable. He seems like a good artist. Too bad he can't think of any subjects beyond references to sex/anatomy.
the streets are one of the
By anon
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 2:13am
the streets are one of the most democratic places of all, if any person is that upset with it go and paint over it, it takes about 5 minutes. problem solved.
WTF?
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:22am
Umm...
.... Seriously?
And, if you don't like the color your neighbor has painted his house?
Allow me to introduce a key concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_property
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