AI! WeiWei.. lets get naked.

So,
how are you all?
Fantastic.

So I doubt many of the people who know me, know who Ai WeiWei is, the Chinese artist and political activist with the loveable beard and reputation that stretches far beyond the limits of a country who lives a silenced existence.
But the truth is, more of you should know him.

Earlier this year Mr Ai WeiWei was arrested and detained for 81 days by Chinese authorities without any official charges being made. What was this all about?
This is silliness I say, its like being fired from a job as a banker, when in reality you work in retail. Its mean.

Mr Awi Wei surely has a massive hand that can change the world for the better, but unfortunately he is being forced into submission by the government who seem to only want to mass produce toy-cars and dolls.

They for some odd reason, also felt the need to DEMAND that the San Diego Contemporary Museum return two marble chair sculptures built by Ai WeiWei, even though the Museum purchased the sculptures.

Now, the Chinese government is attacking him and some of his staff, regarding a photo that is apparently showing some serious pornographic tendencies.
They claim the photos is aiding in the creation and spread of porn in china.
I am sorry to say, but I doubt this photo is going to arouse anything other than some artistic boners.



See what I mean?
Nothing sexy about that other than when you finally stop looking.

Now, when Mr Ai WeiWei was released he had to pay a generously absurd amount of money as bail, as he was released on charges of tax evasion.
Mr Wei did not have the money required to pay the obscene amounts they demanded, and so supporters of the artist sent money and made generous donations, some even folding money into paper-planes and flying them over his gates and into his garden.

For those of you who would like another art boner, here is his work "Sunflower Seeds" that is the result of hundreds of hours of labour, and work from himself and small factories set up to create 100 million hand-made sunflower seeds that now lay in an exhibition space at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall in London. The piece consists of 100 million porcelain seeds, carved to look exactly the same. Mr Wei is inviting us to poke fun and to open our eyes at the same time, at the mass production that is China.




Now, I have given you a silly intro and my very basic understanding of the issues surrounding ArtReview Magazines most powerful figure for 2011.
But what I really wanted to get at, was the protest.

The world is alight with the sound of protest and occupation actions happening everywhere, and the art and music coming from the camps and protestors surprise and leave us all smiling and hopeful. From Amanda Palmer and her Uke, to the "Bat Sign" sending message of hope to the OWS protestors in the form of a projector onto a building. When the followers and enthusiastic fans of Mr Ai WeiWei heard of the outrageous of the Chinese Governments actions and claims in his "spreading of porn" by posing unsuggestively on a chair amongst 4 acceptably attractive woman [i assume its a niche market] they would not sit back.
This time they protested in a way I deem beautiful. By posting picture of themselves naekd online. Nothing suggestive, nothing sexual. Some mocking old art work and sculptures, some on the toilet, some just standing there. Some of them hide their faces and others hide their genitalia underneath images of Mr Wei's face.
Its all too beautifully alluring and fun to be considered bad.
CHECK OUT THE IMAGES HERE.. if you read chinese and can tell me what it says, i'd be ever so grateful.

Now this is enough about Ai WeiWei, because even here in my own Country we are facing a sort of inevitable destruction of our freedom.
Tomorrow Parliament in South Africa will vote on the Protection of Information Bill, if this bill passes then this basically gives the government the right to control and sensor the media. Do you want this to happen? Did not think so.
You like reading about random shit in the BEELD way to much. So show your support for #BlackFriday tomorrow, wear black. Wear black to school, wear black to work. They might argue with you, but if you don't show your support to stop this Bill, then one of these days you wont be able to even consider going against something because you would have given the government the right to control who you are, and what you view.

I will post pictures of my #BlackFriday outfit tomorrow, I will obviously be rocking it Lady Gaga style.

For now, love and peace.

Religion < Love

So,
hi all.
How are you all doing? Im rather fine. ish.
I've been enjoying my weekend thus far, but i am being tested to my limits.
I am on the edge of killing my moms lovely parrot.

Anyway, this is not why i decided to blog today.
I was on youtube, cause i have no life. nor any friends.
And i was watching some stand-up comedy, yes.. all of this is true.
And i came across some clips of Shappi Khorsandi, the lovely Iranian comedian.

Check her out.

But anyway, so we all know how youtube works right?
You watch one video, this leads to another.. and well eventually you move from stand-up comedy to execution?

[insert ; i am on the edge of stabbing this fucking bird to bits]

Oh, anyway, execution.
I cam across this video.
Now, i will admit the editing sucks balls, and the music might be why i was driven to the state of anger i am in. But i doubt it. Its the idea of the idiocy of these people. Nations of stupidity allowed to be on our planet?
How can we let this still be a thing?

So, and as much as i wanted to stay away from writing a blog entry about homosexuality, or as we within society fondly recognize these beings ; faggots or dykes.
Funny. till its you.

Anyway, this brings me to the story of Mohammad Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni



Nice, their crimes might have been odd, or wrong. But the idea behind them being in this state remains the horrible disease they carry, being gay.
its terrible actually.[sarcasm font]

Funny thing is, they never actually even admitted to being gay.
And they were charged with the rape of a 13 year old boy, but Iran being the lovely pro-homo country it is, the whole idea probably just seemed more fun and well, easier to charge?

Regardless, to get to my point, the whole idea behind crimes of homosexuality is usually religion.
The Bible says this, that holy book says that..
But do you think the bible or your holy book likes this?
Do you think this is what Jesus or God Or Allah or whomever you believe in, wanted?



Cause if that's what they wanted, they've lost a supporter.

Now lovers,
imagine this.

You and your bf/gf are walking in the street, he's hold your hand, you are so happy and he feeds you fucking ice-cream, its sweet and old people look at you and fondly stare at their old husbands/wives and think "that was us at some point"
the ice-cream covers your smug smile and drips down you tight top and now your boobs are full of vanilla ice-cream. You laugh and he cleans your shirt for you.
sounds pretty cool right? pretty legit? pretty chill?

Now imagine that, and then you get killed :D
FUN RIGHT?



Here is they Key :

Homosexuality Legal
Dark Blue : Same Sex Marriage or as we like to call it, marriage.
Blue : a form of partnership, kinda like a strip-tease but a bit better.
Light Blue : foreign same-sex marriage recognized. We dont like it, but meh?
Gray : We wont kill you, but we dont think your marriage is valid.

Homosexuality is illegal
Yellow : Minimal Penalty
Orange : Large Penalty
Red : Life in Prison [uhm.. did they think this through?]
Maroon : Death Penalty

Jealous much?
Love is obviously a very dangerous thing, when there are too many tits or too many willies involved..
Like an explosion. But not.

Oh yeah, and the dark gray areas are like.. unknown. Take a change?
its like a lucky-pack for gay travelers. :D

Oh lets visit a gray area. we either die, or fuck around. Cause its either illegal or our marriage becomes void. FUN FUN FUN.

Want to do some more reading? HERE IS FUN READING STUFFZ

Now, before anyone attacks me or whatever, im not saying Jesus is bad, nor am i saying Allah is bad, or whomever you believe in.
Im saying YOU FUCKED IT UP. YOU ARE BAD. its not their fault that we are a bunch of fucking retarded space-monkey's.
Stop please dont send a message telling me im being mean and blasphemous, cause im not being rude towards a divine being. Im hating on religion, which btw, you can study and help create. Its a human thing. :D

Anway,
i feel a bit better now.
But im still kinda upset and shit.

Smile lovers,
One day all will be okay.
Love and Such.

ps. watch this, its amusing

pss.

Here are some more fun pictures.

This is Irans President.. and a friend. ;p.


Some cool art-and-crafts signs :D


This is how one should raise children..


And this one is one that makes many people in robes mad.



Anyway, im going to go drink wine now and talk about unicorns.
Oh, and
psss. If you try and cover the last pictures quote with "times change, not everything is relevant anymore"
Then you are basically saying The Bible is a computer that is updated as we need it to be, but can only be updated by me. Cause im the only one that is important.

And that, we all know. is not the case.

Love and such flower-children of the world.