Oh, so you only will hit soft targets? You will only offend those that will not harm you and not offend those who truly do harm gays.
You get an "A" for honesty I will give you that.
Well hum yeah... I try to avoid getting hurt in general. Most people tend to do that. Are you saying YOU are brave enough to go stand in front of a mosque and make a
You may be right about that. On the other hand Islam is growing and where does that leave people who are gay?
Everybody has a right to view homosexuality as a perversion or whatever bad thing you want to call it. The problem lies when one starts expressing his disagreement by violent gestures. This isn't tolerated in Quebec, neither is it in Canada as a whole. My view is that we as a western society must be crystal clear about the fact that we will have zero tolerance towards hate crimes. My brother as an artist does tackle gay issues because he is openly gay and it is something that touches him directly and while Quebec is a mostly great place for homosexuals, there are still too many teenagers being harassed and called ''faggots'' in high schools. If we can at least settle this issue among us, perhaps ''foreign'' cultures will understand once and for all that tolerance is truly our philosophy here in Canada.
I am saying that art should be bold and brave...art should be original. This anti-Catholic art is old stuff. It's been done all over the world.
Like I said, you and your brother were doing "Paint by Numbers" art. Nothing original. The same with the OP clip. "Die ins" have been a favorite of the anti-war crowd since Vietnam. The fake blood, quasi uniform...that's not original. You portray rebellion yet you march to the same beat as thousands of others before you.
You should be bold and stand up to those who mean real harm to gays and lesbians all over the world. Dress like Mohammad and have your bro kneel and do silly things. NOW THAT would be art! THAT would be bold. THAT would be original and you would be noticed.
First of all, I'm not the ''performer'' here. But I've told my brother to read this thread and he will. And as much as I agree with you that it would be very bold and brave to stand up directly to those who would clearly want to hurt people like my brother, I'd rather he didn't because I love him dearly and the last thing I want is for him to get hurt.
I think you can understand that.