I can't keep up, is this garbage up or down now?

I doubt that. Painter is probably thrilled.

I could be mistaken but the painter is a 15-16 year old kid who won a contest with this painting.

I could be mistaken but the painter is a 15-16 year old kid who won a contest with this painting.

 

Well, I'm not sure if I should be proud of him for the talent or disappointed.

 

Either way, not sure the kid would wish he had done the painting differently. If he had, it might not have received the notoriety that it has.

Well, I'm not sure if I should be proud of him for the talent or disappointed.

 

Either way, not sure the kid would wish he had done the painting differently. If he had, it might not have received the notoriety that it has.

 

I think the kid is talented and does a great job of painting the way he feels.

 

The only disappointment is the adults who let it go to this point of hanging in the Capitol Bld.

Well, I'm not sure if I should be proud of him for the talent or disappointed.

 

Either way, not sure the kid would wish he had done the painting differently. If he had, it might not have received the notoriety that it has.

 

I'm not mad at the kid for painting what he feels is his reality. I do think the adult should have been a whole lot smarter when handling this incident.

I'm not mad at the kid for painting what he feels is his reality. I do think the adult should have been a whole lot smarter when handling this incident.

 

Yeah, when I say disappointed, I didn't mean in the kid. I didn't elaborate enough. I meant disappointed that it is enough of a reality in our society for it to be how he potentially sees things.

Yeah, when I say disappointed, I didn't mean in the kid. I didn't elaborate enough. I meant disappointed that it is enough of a reality in our society for it to be how he potentially sees things.

 

Agreed.

I'm not mad at the kid for painting what he feels is his reality. I do think the adult should have been a whole lot smarter when handling this incident.

 

How did you get 2 likes and me none, I said this first.:lol2:

How did you get 2 likes and me none, I said this first.:lol2:

 

:lol2: :lol2:

I could be mistaken but the painter is a 15-16 year old kid who won a contest with this painting.

Then the real culprit is the judge or judges who rewarded the kid for producing an inappropriate painting. The painting should be offensive to every American and it should not be hanging in any public building..

Let me be clear that I think the picture is awful...

 

We as a society just pick and choose what to be mad about. This is not new.

 

I think as a society we have already defined what can be demonstrated in a workplace...at any one, including government, where I have worked. Any thing that can be deemed to be offensive to another person is generally prohibited. I don't see why a picture such as this would fall under different guidelines.

 

From a DOL communication regarding messages:

Some email messages contain (but are not limited to) ideas and language that are political and religious in nature. Such messages include the phrases, "Have a blessed day," and a quote from Mahatma Gandhi stating, "Be the change you want to see in the world." Messages that include extraneous information that have no relationship to the governmental interest at hand and that have not been officially authorized are inappropriate. It is within the discretion of management to require that employees remove such information from official governmental correspondence. Ultimately, if a message has not been officially approved, it should not be included in any type of official communications, including, but not limited to: email correspondence; voicemail messages; and all other types of outgoing messages.

 

I would think wall art and posters in a public workplace should be managed the same way. Whomever is the "supervisor" at the Capitol would be well within their rights to have this taken down.....IF they were so inclined.