On A Scale Of One To Ten: How Funny Do You Find This Image?

[DistressedAmerican]

Poll question: On A Scale Of One To Ten: How Funny Do You Find This Image?

Just gaging my humor level. I thought it was pretty damn funny:bounce:. But, I'm far from objective...

Any criticisms you want to share?

For aficionados of hip hop fashion, that's Magic Juan's threads he's bustin'! Pimp Daddy "G" In The Hiz-zouse!

[brainshrub]

1. Make the text bubble smaller.

But otherwise great work as usual.

[DistressedAmerican]

2. Had To Go Big To Cover The Hands. Logistics. Bush With Black Hands

Wasn't working.

Also, makes a better t-shirt with the large text.

Call it an adjustment for the vision impaired...

[DistressedAmerican]

3. Wow! Pretty Unpopular So far!

[Mizmoon]

4. I think it's racist

:shrug: Sorry

[DistressedAmerican]

6. It is a comment on conspicuous consumption and deficit spending...

Don't think that is racist.

[Quixote1818]

31. ?????

I don't get it. What makes it racist? Not to mention the guy has Malcom X in his aviator.

[karlrschneider]

5. As a certified Old Phart, I have absolutely no idea what any of that means

But it's kinda funny in a way. What way eludes me...
:eyes:

[bear425]

7. I see what you're going for here, but the teeth need some work

They look really rotten, instead of bling-ish. You know? Maybe just a couple of gold teeth with a cut out of a cowboy hat or a gun or something. :)

[DistressedAmerican]

8. Now that you mention it, I can brighten those up and give them some flash

That probably would help!

[bear425]

9. Yep, that's the idea. Then he'll be blingin'

I admire your talent!

[DistressedAmerican]

10. Good Advice! Thanks!

:hi:

[DistressedAmerican]

18. I Took The Advice Offered By You And brainshrub. Blinged Out The

teeth. Which to make things even made me bling out the other gold. Reduced the speech bubble to make the outfit more enjoyable.

Any chance that will improve my dismal poll numbers???

[DistressedAmerican]

11. Good Thing I Have Thick Skin! That Burns!

Maybe NOT ENOUGH Gold!!!

[DistressedAmerican]

12. Late Night Kickin'

Where Is The Love?

[DistressedAmerican]

13. ...

[dbt]

14. "The prophet is never without honor, save in his own land."

Nobody will get this until two years from now. You must be Aquarius. BTW, I am the second vote for Hell, Yeah!

[DistressedAmerican]

15. Aries Actually! Thanks For The Support!

I was starting to think I wasn't gonna get any love from the peeps!

[dbt]

16. ARIES? No Wonder!

Aquarius has got your back.

[DistressedAmerican]

17. Sometimes, I Think I'm A Bit TOO Bold...

Word to my fish homies!

[DistressedAmerican]

19. Maybe The Original Source Image Of Magic Juan Will Impress You!!!

[CarefullyLiberal]

20. Racist

Sorry, I think it's racist and I don't like it.

You are taking urban, African American stereotypes and then inserting the antithesis of that into a cartoon and calling it funny.

Let me guess, will I be able to purchase a copy of your cartoon on your website, "http://seedsofdoubt.com"? Well, I'll be darned!! I can buy your designs on your website!!! Cool!!!! http://www.cafepress.com/distressedgear/513293"> Crappy gear, click here

It's dumb and I just wasted five minutes of my life that I can never get back replying to your stupid poll.

[DistressedAmerican]

21. Thanks You! Please Come Again!

Sheesh!!!

You have got to be kidding me!

[CarefullyLiberal]

22. Did I say I was kidding you?

No, I'm not kidding. You latest "artistic creation" is racist and offensive to me.

But of course I understand the point of your poll, which is to crank up sales at your failing web store.

[DistressedAmerican]

24. For The Record The Store Is A Fairly Recent Development.

I have been making satirical graphics TO WORK AGAINST BUSH for well over a year. Your implication that I only post here to boost sales is total crap! If that were the case I would have stopped long ago as I have virtually NO SALES.

This is not a money making venture for me by any stretch of the freaking imagination. Your implication that it is is ill informed and insulting.

Your over-sensitivity about my use of pop culture imagery to make a political point stupefies me. I can only use symbols of conspicuous consumption consumption from white pop culture?

I SERIOUSLY don't get you at all. All black culture is off limits as a symbol or I am racist? That is ridiculous!!!

[DistressedAmerican]

25. Here's My Total Sales Report Since Feb. Yeah, I'm Certainly Getting Rich!

And a bunch of this I bought myself! I have yet to see a single check. I have outspent this total on ads. If you think I am in this for the money you have lost it!

Find something better to criticize than my commercialization of the message!!!
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Transaction Date Release Date Transaction Description Check # $0.00
2/22/2005 3/22/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18150287) none $3.00
2/22/2005 3/22/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18150289) none $3.00
2/23/2005 3/23/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18159897) none $3.00
2/23/2005 3/23/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18159156) none $3.00
2/25/2005 3/25/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18167847) none $0.50
3/4/2005 4/4/2005 Commission Earned (mayapan.18327334) none $1.00
3/4/2005 4/4/2005 Commission Earned (mayapan.18327335) none $2.00
3/4/2005 4/4/2005 Commission Earned (mayapan.18327324) none $2.00
3/12/2005 4/12/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18418757) none $3.00
3/12/2005 4/12/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18384553) none $3.00
3/12/2005 4/12/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18389873) none $3.00
3/12/2005 4/12/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18386279) none $3.00
3/12/2005 4/12/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18385280) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18384556) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18384556) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18407353) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18407976) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18407983) none $3.00
4/2/2005 5/2/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18407353) none $3.00
4/5/2005 4/5/2005 CafeCash Spent: Order # 14727622 none -$6.95
4/19/2005 5/19/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.20090543) none $3.00
4/25/2005 5/25/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18418266) none $3.00
4/25/2005 5/25/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18386269) none $3.00
4/25/2005 5/25/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.18160560) none $3.00
4/27/2005 5/27/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.21312282) none $2.00
4/27/2005 5/27/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.21312269) none $6.00
4/27/2005 5/27/2005 Commission Earned (distressedgear.21312262) none $12.00
TOTAL: $75.55

[CarefullyLiberal]

26. Reply

DistressedAmerican,

Your indignation of my criticism is an interesting reaction.

You created a poll and you specifically asked for opinions regarding your artwork, which I gave you. You don't like my opinion and that's okay. It's a somewhat free country, I'm fine with you disagreeing with me.

I contend that you blatantly advertise your web store by inserting two links into every message you post. In my opinion, and I'm stating this as an opinion, you are purposely trying to develop sales in your web store by creating a poll.

I have seen a number of your posts regarding your web store. Last week you asked the forum for advice on how to increase sales volume, and you whined about how you're losing money on it. I guess you were going for a pity sale.

I'm not going to comment on the quality of your artwork, if you call it art thats good enough for me, I'll call it art too.

For goodness sake, lets call a spade a spade here. Practically every message I see from you contains some sort of push to your web store. If the moderators are fine with it, great, keep going. Personally, I'm not fine with it and that's my opinion.
Regards,

-Fergus

[DistressedAmerican]

27. If my two links to my website offend you that badly, please put

me on your ignore list. I'd hate to waste another few minutes of your time and make you have to look at two links in my sig line.

Given your post count, I'm guessing that you are going to find DU quite aggrevating. Lots of people have websites. Most put a link to them in their sig line.

If people like my work ans want to check out my site is it suck a problem for me to give them a quick way to get their? Why the viceral reaction to it?

I think YOUR reaction is kind of interesting as no one has EVER complained agbout it in close to 4,000 posts, mods included.

Do I want folks to see my graphics? Hell yes. Is DU the kind of place where people are receptive to what I'm saying? Ususally. Do you want to spread YOUR ideas through your posts? I assume.

DA

On Edit: Feel free to hit the "Alert" link at the lower left corner and tell the mods of your concerns...

[Quixote1818]

30. Whatever! You called his cartoon racist. How would you expect him

to react? Mellow out, it's not that big of a deal.

[Quixote1818]

33. Self Delete

[Dutch]

23. I think it's hilarious!

Keep up the good work, sir!:thumbsup:

[Straight Shooter]

28. I don't watch TV so I didn't catch any racism in there.

And I see plenty of whites into the "bling thing" or whatever it is.

"Who's your daddy?" I've heard plenty of whites use that phrase. And, FWIW, I always address my e-mail buddies with "Yo."

You don't need to explain yourself in-depth, DA. You are under no obligation to divulge personal financial info. It's just a difference of perspective you've got with another DU'er.

I personally enjoy the artwork of the very talented DU'ers, like you, Swamp Rat, Mopaul, etc.

[Joe the Revelator]

29. I don't find it racist...

I find it stupid and sophmoric, but I don't find it racist.

[Paranoid_Portlander]

32. What's with the teeth?

That's the first thing I noticed. Is it a mouth full of gold crowns, or are they rotted teeth?

[Quixote1818]

34. Not that funny but not racist at all. Perhaps a certain audience would

find it funny. If I grew up in a culture that sees a lot of gangster types and I understood that culture perhaps it would hit me differently. You and others may be on the inside looking out while the rest of us are on the outside looking in. We are out of the loop.

[THUNDER HANDS]

the teeth make it funny

i like the teeth

[THUNDER HANDS]

35. the teeth make it funny

i like the teeth

[Catherine Vincent]

36. Perhaps you should also post this poll in the AA forum too.

I think it's funny but the racism depends on what you are. If you are black, then it's probably not. If you are white or any other nationality, it may be racists. Not you per se.