A close call for Meryl Yourish and I don’t blame her for being freaked out. Paul recounts his struggle to explain technology to octogenarians. And Damian contemplates life on Mars. (I can think of a few people we could ship there to start colonizing the place, personally. Though I doubt if a spaceship with Michael Moore AND Pat Buchanan would make it to Mars with everyone on board still alive.)
From Israel, Harry has a prayer that you won’t find in any traditional siddur. And Allison has Hamas’s particular brand of “feminism”.
David and Lynn disagree on the appropriateness of the Israeli ambassador’s response to the disgusting “Snow White” art exhibit in Sweden glorifying a Palestinian suicide bomber. Judith posted reactions from a number of other bloggers on the same subject. And Mike Silverman has the poster that puts a whole new meaning on the closing of the Passover seder.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
So what was your thought on the snow white exhibit? Was it appropriate for the ambassador to try and trash it?
I think David’s comment (the one Sari posted a link to) sums it up very nicely. At least in my humble opinion.
Actually, I agree with neither.
Such a work of art exists purely to provoke a response and make the artist famous by calling media attention to it. I think the best response the Israeli ambassador could have had would have been the one that garnered the least possible media exposure for the exhibit. A quiet letter of protest, perhaps… or merely ignoring it altogther.
That’s not to say I don’t understand his anger. I do, of course. And if I were in that position, I would have been furious. But adults can’t just react in anger without thinking about the consequences… and Israel’s ambassador is in a position where that’s more true than most. Vandalism and public ridicule only serve to give the artwork (if you could call it that) publicity. Undeserved publicity.