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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2014, 09:08 AM Jan 2014

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Luckovich Toon: State of the Union

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Luckovich Toon: State of the Union (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2014 OP

Luckovich is PROFOUND! Octafish Jan 2014 #1

I'd forgotten about that! Reference makes sense now n/t n2doc Jan 2014 #2

I wish people would fucking stop posting that picture. It's really inconsiderate. cali Jan 2014 #5

first time I've seen it.... daleanime Jan 2014 #7

I think that's the point ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #8

I think your right... daleanime Jan 2014 #10

Yeah. I thought so too, at first. But, I wanted context for Luckovich and... Octafish Jan 2014 #9

Nailed it. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #3

Perfect depiction jsr Jan 2014 #4

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #6

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

1. Luckovich is PROFOUND!

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 09:11 AM

Jan 2014

http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/01/russian-socialite-sat-on-black-woman-chair.html

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

2. I'd forgotten about that! Reference makes sense now n/t

Reply to Octafish (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 09:35 AM

Jan 2014

cali

(114,904 posts)

5. I wish people would fucking stop posting that picture. It's really inconsiderate.

Reply to Octafish (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:34 AM

Jan 2014

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

7. first time I've seen it....

Reply to cali (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:42 AM

Jan 2014

it's amazing how hateful that image is.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

8. I think that's the point ...

Reply to daleanime (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:56 AM

Jan 2014

and the reason Luckovich chose to use it.

But without showing the picture, most people would not get the reference.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

10. I think your right...

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 08:38 PM

Jan 2014

on both counts (I sure didn't get it), but lord what hateful image.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

9. Yeah. I thought so too, at first. But, I wanted context for Luckovich and...

Reply to cali (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 11:43 AM

Jan 2014

...I want to fight what it represents.

Here's the original from Allen Jones in 1969. The guy turned down Kubrick who wanted the look for the Korova Milkbar in "Clockwork Orange."

Here's background, for those new to the subject:

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/21/russian-gallerist-dasha-zukhova-sparks-race-row-over-overtly-degrading-chair/

Didn't mean to be fucking inconsiderate.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

3. Nailed it. nt

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:30 AM

Jan 2014

jsr

(7,712 posts)

4. Perfect depiction

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:32 AM

Jan 2014

spanone

(142,060 posts)

6. k&r...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:37 AM

Jan 2014

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