"paintings of naked pigs could lead to paintings of naked people"

[freeplessinseattle]

is this one of the most bizarre statements of the year? maybe this belongs in the lounge, but I thought it was an apt illustration, no pun intended, of the ridiculous heights of prudery and finding naughtiness where none exists. next thing you know the naked cats, dogs, birds, rabbits and fish, etc. on pet food will be censored, and fluffy will have to be photoshopped with trousers.

(it's a shame they didn't include a pic of the mural, I saw this on NW Cable news and they were simply pigs-naked, sure, but I've never seen a clothed pig. It's not like the pigs had naughty body parts drawn on or are dancing lewdly, it's just too bizarre for words how some people got a porno pig mural out of that.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206005_pigmural31.html

[illflem]

1. Perhaps they'd like a mural like the one in downtown LA

at Farmer John's huge slaughter house. The pigs are depicted romping in green fields, playing in their favorite mud holes, "hogging" it down in troughs rich with grain intermixed with Farmer John chasing them down with an axe...

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

21. Sounds like the opinion of...

...pigfuckers.

[SoCalDem]

2. So...pigs must be fully clothed now??

some very strange people getting lots of press these days:eyes:

[Swamp Rat]

3. Fully clothed pigs? I've seen them before...

[Tripper11]

4. Here you go freeplessinseattle.....

I got this from the HeraldNet ...Everett's internet local.

[freeplessinseattle]

6. Thank you Tripper11! wow, would you look at those naughty naked pigs

what is wrong with these regressives? now "naked" animals ahave to be covered by a tarp?? guess Morris the Cat is lucky he wasn't arrested for prancing about in all his glory.

(I'm having insomnia tonight and for once am glad I am! you guys always make me smile!)

[Skidmore]

5. It's all that jiggly pink

flesh...

*gasp*

[T Town Jake]

7. Ah, but haven't you heard?...

...:shrug: : http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2874684&mesg_id=2874684

Such things give some among us a teensy-weensy little tummy ache - so we must join hands with freeper fundies and smite every semblance of porn from the planet... :eyes:

[T Town Jake]

8. Hilarious, upon another re-reading of the story in the link...

... :kick:

[freeplessinseattle]

9. Isn't it though? and this is a "blus state" (hey, isn't pink closer to red

[karlrschneider]

10. Well, if -people- were meant to be naked,

they'd be BORN that way.
:eyes:

[InvisibleBallots]

11. oh please, this is a property value fight

This is a fight over property values - these people think the kitch is going to lower the average appraisments in the neighborhood. And of course, the Corporate Media needs to fill pages with crap. This is news why?

...

The mural features five pink pigs on a white concrete wall, unwilling participants in meal preparation. One is ready to be grilled as another attempts escape in a hot-air balloon. The remaining three appear to be enticing drivers to stop.

"They think it's very out of place," Janelle Carpenter said of city officials. "It's barbecue. ... It's crazy."

But as the painting neared completion, Carpenter said she was told that while painting a building is kosher, pigs and other objects are considered murals and require a permit.

[freeplessinseattle]

12. sure, but why say anything at all about the pigs being "naked"? who

would even think of that unless they were some fundie? I think it's a mix of both, to be honest. and no one has come out to deny the "naked" statement, and this has been on the news for a few days. believe me, this town is like Lynden, WA concerned about image, but also bizarrely prudish-no dancing and alcohol for instance (in Lynden, that is, or at least it used to be)

[InvisibleBallots]

13. oh my God, it's a second hand quote by the opponent!

This is what the article actually says:

"But as the painting neared completion, Carpenter said she was told that while painting a building is kosher, pigs and other objects are considered murals and require a permit.

She said the city's Design Review Board, which makes recommendations about exterior changes to buildings in the district, objected to the painting because it doesn't fit the district's landscape and because naked pigs might lead to paintings of naked people."

Dwight Hartman, the city's planning manager, denied the permit based on board recommendations. He declined to comment.

...

"who would even think of that unless they were some fundie?"

Of course. Obviously, this is part of the Fundie Conspiracy.

[Boosterman]

14. You have a point

way too many people leaping to conclusions nowadays IMO. Pity they idnt read the article. Maybe the board said it...maybe they didnt.

[freeplessinseattle]

16. and if they did? (I'm sorry if I offended any fundies, that was not my

intent, it was comparing Snohomish to Lynden, where I grew up within spitting distance) my point is why can it not be about both the "kitsch" factor and the "nakedness". yes, she didn't have a permit, that's all they had to say. IF the person did also throw in "naked" why? someone didn't read the whole article. much of what we discuss here is second-hand, btw.

[Boosterman]

18. If they really said naked pigs

would lead to naked people I would think they would be laughed out of town. I dont know I wasnt there. I do know some pretty conservative people and most would laugh at the suggestion. (My family came from rector Ark. pop 2230 last I heard and thats counting the chickens)

[HysteryDiagnosis]

15. And now I see some pigs are fraternizing with the cats... off with their

hind quarters....

[Astarho]

17. You'd think they'd have noticed

Porky Pig and Donald Duck haven't worn pants in more than sixty years.

[allalone]

19. it's on the side of a bbq restaurant

it's in a historic district. The owner is the one talking about naked pigs. the city is sasying the signs don't conform to guidelines. So you see, nothing is as simple as it seems.

[InvisibleBallots]

20. no - it's a Fundie Plot to make Animals wear Clothes!

Really - we should all be very concerned. Next thing you know, they'll be going door to door making animals wear clothes, confiscating pornography, outlawing mastrubation, and destroying Michangelo sculptures! Beware!