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In reply to the discussion: Is it Art or is it Discrimination? [View all]sdfernando
(4,929 posts)18. Its ART!
Come on! I think it is a stupid lawsuit. Looking at the work I don't see anything that specifically says "slaves" to me. This could have been a somewhat typical contemporary scene in the 20s or 30s in the South.
This work was commissioned by the WPA and definitely needs to be preserved. This is where the artist envisioned the work to be and it has been there since it was painted 73 years ago.
Here is the work it its natural setting:
http://therooseveltneworleans.com/dining/the-sazerac-bar.html
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I think anytime you see something offensive to you in a public place you should have the right to
el_bryanto
Feb 2013
#1
You are going to need a better sarcasm detector. I suggest one with a finely-tuned irony meter.
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#13
If an employer or its employees placed pictures of African-Americans as slaves picking cotton and ..
GodlessBiker
Feb 2013
#3
Do you even realize where these murals (4 of them, over several walls) are? The Sazerac Lounge
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#16
Cover art in a bar so that a massage therapist in the hotel spa feels better? No....people's
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#24
First of all, being offended isn't sufficient. The "art" or anything else ...
GodlessBiker
Feb 2013
#23
She's a spa employee. This is art in the Sazerac Lounge. Unless she's giving massages in the bar,
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#27
"I think future generations have a right to see the past, warts and all." Like Captain Kirk did
The Straight Story
Feb 2013
#7
It's not a "picture." It's a 4 panel mural over several walls in the Sazerac Lounge.
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#14
Ms. Pittman has a bullshit claim. She works in the hotel spa. How she even sees
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#20
I presume the judge is well aware of the 5th's 4-prong test for a hostile work
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#35
Tell her she can have the "damages" she wants or have the picture removed
Dreamer Tatum
Feb 2013
#10