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Started by Syt, April 05, 2013, 12:08:36 AM

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Neil

Quote from: garbon on April 05, 2013, 07:46:51 AM
Quote from: Neil on April 05, 2013, 07:25:06 AM
Manufacturer outrage is manufactured.  A doctoral student?  Puh-leeze.
I think it has to do more with putting a minority in a box, on display to answer questions for the curious public.
Exactly.  Manufactured outrage from insular retards.
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Quote from: garbon on April 05, 2013, 07:46:51 AM
Quote from: Neil on April 05, 2013, 07:25:06 AM
Manufacturer outrage is manufactured.  A doctoral student?  Puh-leeze.

I think it has to do more with putting a minority in a box, on display to answer questions for the curious public.

If it's fully consensual, so to speak, I don't really see anything wrong with it. The form of it (glass box, display) is meant to be provoking and some my find it to be in a poor taste, but there is nothing particularly outrageous there. The content (answering questions from the public) is, imo, fully kosher (pun intended) and serves an educational purpose.

garbon

Quote from: Martinus on April 05, 2013, 08:08:04 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 05, 2013, 07:46:51 AM
Quote from: Neil on April 05, 2013, 07:25:06 AM
Manufacturer outrage is manufactured.  A doctoral student?  Puh-leeze.

I think it has to do more with putting a minority in a box, on display to answer questions for the curious public.

If it's fully consensual, so to speak, I don't really see anything wrong with it. The form of it (glass box, display) is meant to be provoking and some my find it to be in a poor taste, but there is nothing particularly outrageous there. The content (answering questions from the public) is, imo, fully kosher (pun intended) and serves an educational purpose.

I think it might be fine - though still questionable if this was a lecture series of some sort on specific topics regarding to Jewish life.  Having a person sit as an object on display as a portrayal of an exotic minority and having them answer questions including those about racial stereotypes is objectionable. It doesn't matter if the participant doesn't mind.

And to have a line of text underneath that reads "Are there still Jews in Germany?" <_<
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The shop of the Jewish Museum Vienna has in their window several books, including one about the actress Hedi Lamarr. I want to go inside and write under the title, "It's Hedley. <_<"
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