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Why are people upset about 'The Spear' painting?

It is part of the 'Hail to the Thief II' exhibition. Nobody seems upset about that.

I suppose it has become the norm in South Africa to accept thievery in the form of kick-backs, bribery and other shenanigans. Hence the silence.

Go figure.

Call me a thief but don't show me naked.

Ayanda Mabulu's painting 'Ngcono ihlwempu kunesibhanxo sesityebi' (Zulu translation: Better poor than a rich puppet) also depicting Zuma hanging elicited nary a whimper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spear_(painting)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayanda_Mabulu

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I take it you are from South Africa? You should know by now that the black people are just wayyyyy too sensitive...

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