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--"The fact that he would come not dressed as an artist, but as a Marine is an affront," said Natasha Mayers of Whitefield. "I'm for real expression that's not paid for. This guy is paid for, he's been a Marine all his life, and this is a military point of view. The day-to-day part of war, which we can't imagine, is what we need to see. We need to see images that tell us the truth."--

Let's see now. Where to begin? Nah, never mind. No point in wasting time arguing with this mentality. As if most art wasn't paid for. As if museums weren't filled with art that was commissioned at some point. As if all those portraits and landscapes that hang in museums were done for free.

Nope, rather, give credit to the museum curator for having the guts to put on this show. Hopefully this artist will get some recognition from this "controversy" and his work will sell. All this free publicity will work to his benefit.