Are you certain that wasn't a Cherry tree?
Posted on 09/17/2017 8:44:53 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Daniell Rider, a Hobby Lobby consumer, found a decoration at one of their stores so offensive, she shared the image on Facebook requesting that they remove the decor from their shelves. What was it?
Rider on Thursday shared a photo of a shelf with glass bottles containing what appear to be replicas of raw cotton plants.
She captioned the photo, “This decor is WRONG on SO many levels. There is nothing decorative about raw cotton… A commodity which was gained at the expense of African-American slaves.”
“A little sensitivity goes a long way,” she added. “PLEASE REMOVE THIS ‘decor.'”
What kind of outcry occurred?
After Rider shared the post, it garnered viral attention on Facebook.
At the time of this writing, the post has been “liked” 33k times, has received 76k comments, and has been shared nearly 7k times.
The reaction was split — some commenters supported Rider’s outrage and wrote things like, “What do you expect from HL!!!? NEVER shop there!” while others couldn’t find the offense in the innocuous-looking decoration.
One commenter wrote, “Ummm… it’s cotton… wtf…its 2017… do you know some slaves in 2017 that picked this cotton and didn’t get paid for it. Just… stop.” Some perspective
Art is art, and visual decor falls into that category.
Visually stimulating productions of art — whether worthy of The Louvre, or simply available at your local craft store — is created with intent and meant for interpretation.
Art’s intent is to be stimulating, and oftentimes meant to be a conversation piece in order to trigger important conversations.
Art can also be art for the sake of visual appreciation. There doesn’t necessarily need to be a deep meaning behind it.
While artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Jackson Pollock are widely different, each represents an unconventional aspect of art appreciation which some may “get,” while others may not.
Are you certain that wasn't a Cherry tree?
My personal favorite comedy movie. Blazing Saddles and Search for the Holy Grail come in at close seconds, but Mad Mad Mad World is awesome.
And all the Cameos.
She's going to die when she sees them turn into Christmas wreaths...
Those leather boots trigger me.
I think the offense was that as everyone knows, monkeys and apes like bananas, and, of course, as everyone who is a person of color also knows, negroes are perceived as just semi-evolved monkeys and apes, hence the offense.
When I see cotton, I hear the contented Negro singing spirituals hymns as they toil. / sheesh..
Yes, there is too much money and power in it.
I commented on it in Facebook. I said I thought it was sarcasm.
I guess that Schwinn Stingray painted white, known as the “Cotton Picker” back in the day, wouldnt be a favorite during these troubled times...
I wouldn’t ordinarily have given that a second look, but now I want some.
but a crucifix in a jar of piss is acceptable art and protected free speech.
Guess we need to start making clothes from soybeans.
As decor, raw cotton is preferred over aborted baby parts.
OMHO
we were recently on vacation.
I was behind a tour group of black people. they each had a banana. I guess they did not get the memo.
( I grinned from ear to ear as i passed them)
i am sticking my head in a Hobby Lobby later today, I can assure you.
Heck, you don’t even need the chimp. A banana peel by itself is racist.
I’d guess it was the large assortment of Bibles near the front door and registers that really ticked her off.
Quick! Hide all watermellons!!!
The adjectives already exist - one just doesn’t use them in polite company.
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