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200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by KomradDakka Wed May 23, 2012 12:21 am
oh old Americana... you so segregated. an interesting piece no less.
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I'ven't the faintest how to respond to this.
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Where did you even find this?
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by Imarreteet23 Wed May 23, 2012 12:25 am
I can't tell if this thread is extremely racist or extremely anti-racist. If anti-racist, then good for you. If racist, then... Um. Yeah. Uncool.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by KomradDakka Wed May 23, 2012 12:38 am
had the same dilemma, decided to comment on the piece as a whole.Imarreteet23 wrote:I can't tell if this thread is extremely racist or extremely anti-racist. If anti-racist, then good for you. If racist, then... Um. Yeah. Uncool.
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The object is so wrong I cant believe it was made. (I say wrong not racist as you have to consider the fact its a child holding up a table.)
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by Imarreteet23 Wed May 23, 2012 12:43 am
By the look of it, that is being sold in the front window of a store. That is horrible.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by skarekrow13 Wed May 23, 2012 1:40 am
Sadly there's a big market for these old pieces of "art." The little jockeys are still pretty common.
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WTF thats all I have to say.
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Says the white man with the red camera and blue T-shirt.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by Serious_Much Thu May 24, 2012 12:49 pm
How old is this?
I'd interpret it as an ironic jab at world history, though it could be seen as offensive, I think a thicker skin is needed to be able to appreciate it.
Though this really belongs in a museum of oppression, rather than the front window of a shop.
I'd interpret it as an ironic jab at world history, though it could be seen as offensive, I think a thicker skin is needed to be able to appreciate it.
Though this really belongs in a museum of oppression, rather than the front window of a shop.
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well, I do not think I have seen anyone hold my glass yet. Of course, that is not a man... that's a manniquin (I got that right, eh?)
Still, it could be worse; It could actually be an African child holding that glass top. For some reason, it seeks to want to show a form of ideals that are either of hatred, spite, or arrogance. Can't put my finger on it, thou.
Still, it could be worse; It could actually be an African child holding that glass top. For some reason, it seeks to want to show a form of ideals that are either of hatred, spite, or arrogance. Can't put my finger on it, thou.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by Digitalyzed Thu May 24, 2012 4:18 pm
Has anyone here watched four rooms, that show about the four dealers and people trying to sell various collectable items? In that show, one man tried to sell an adult and a childs KKK costumes to the dealers. One of them actually offered to pay him to cut up the childs costume, and take the other one back with him (He ran a museum on the history of hate crime). That's pretty much a prime example of the fine line between racism and anti-racism right there. It just depends how you see it.
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Re: 200 years ago, this would have been a real boy.
by bloodpixel Thu May 24, 2012 8:00 pm
Actually that's not me. It was a picture I found on the internet.Acidic_Cook wrote:Says the white man with the red camera and blue T-shirt.
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