Revenge of the Elephant!

[texshooter]

Not all art is artful.  I'll leave it at that.

[Chris Kern]

Not all art is artful.  I'll leave it at that.

Agreed.  The white balance clearly is off.

[MattBurt]

You call that shit art?

I would. I don't think I would hang it on my wall but that is true of a lot of art.
It's definitely something to stir the pot which in many cases is what art does.

If the former president's kids were adults working within the administration I think they would be just as valid as targets for satire as these "kids".

[RSL]

Not all art is artful.  I'll leave it at that.

This is the kind of thing that echoes P.T. Barnum's biting aphorism over and over: "There's a sucker born every minute." I think the frequency has increased since Barnum's time.

[Rob C]

I feel in no way offended or attacked by Tim's comment. Was that because he used the word "ass"? You condone the use of "shit", which comes from the "ass", so why is one more offensive than the other?

Being from Portugal, I think people here spend too much time discussing Mr. Trump.

Paulo, perhaps you are being a little disingenuous... nothing to do with butts and everything to do with accusations of traits of the Philistine.

You know, gratuitous showers of acid from those who never post pictures that I remember having seen.

Insofar as Mr T is concerned, well, he does raise the traffic if not the tone.

:-)

[Jeremy Roussak]

Paulo, perhaps you are being a little disingenuous... nothing to do with butts and everything to do with accusations of traits of the Philistine.

You know, gratuitous showers of acid from those who never post pictures that I remember having seen.

Insofar as Mr T is concerned, well, he does raise the traffic if not the tone.

:-)

Precisely.

Jeremy

[Paulo Bizarro]

Precisely.

Jeremy

I was not being disingenuous. I really wanted to know why "ass" is offensive, and "shit" is not. I am not a English native speaker, and given the rapidity with which one can be banned these days, I want to be clear on what sort of language one can use here.

P.S. Not displaying or posting photos here should not be a criteria about the quality of one's photographic work.

[pegelli]

P.S. Not displaying or posting photos here should not be a criteria about the quality of one's photographic work.

I agree, but it can be a criteria about your value to the site and the other members visiting here.

[Manoli]

I feel in no way offended or attacked by Tim's comment. Was that because he used the word "ass"? You condone the use of "shit", which comes from the "ass", so why is one more offensive than the other?

For the record, 'shit' was a strictly 'verboten' word in Michael's day - enough to get you summarily banned with no further ado, assuming the offender survived the customary Schewe tongue lashing. The only acceptable form was either 'shyte' or 'BS'.

'Shit',  is err ... 'shit' and, at the very least, indicates a startling lack of vocabulary.

Describing someone or somebody as an 'ass' is certainly less offensive than the use of the word 'shit' in whatever context. Anyway, ass is a shortened version of a 'horse's ass' as in 'don't be a horse's ass' , aka 'don't be a fool'.

Feel free to add to the etymology.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

..'Shit',  is err ... 'shit' and, at the very least, indicates a startling lack of vocabulary...

Or a succinct factual observation 

[Manoli]

Or a succinct factual observation 

One doesn't preclude the other.  [/levity]

[LesPalenik]

For the record, 'shit' was a strictly 'verboten' word in Michael's day - enough to get you summarily banned with no further ado, assuming the offender survived the customary Schewe tongue lashing. The only acceptable form was either 'shyte' or 'BS'.

'Shit',  is err ... 'shit' and, at the very least, indicates a startling lack of vocabulary.

Describing someone or somebody as an 'ass' is certainly less offensive than the use of the word 'shit' in whatever context. Anyway, ass is a shortened version of a 'horse's ass' as in 'don't be a horse's ass' , aka 'don't be a fool'.

Feel free to add to the etymology.

Not to forget Equus africanus asinus also known as African wild ass. Worldwide, there are about 40 million of them, so they produce a substantial quantity of the former matter.

[Christopher Sanderson]

Michael had a simple rule that has been often repeated but which bears repetition:
Use language that is acceptable around a friend’s (Michael’s) dinner table. If in doubt, please avoid the potential offense that questionable words and comments may cause.

[RSL]

Michael had good rules, Chris. That was one of them.

[Adam L]

Wow, that's at least as good as Jeff's photography.

[donbga]

If we have a merciful God why can't The Coffee Corner be Closed Permanently? 

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

If we have a merciful God why can't The Coffee Corner be Closed Permanently? 

No one forces you to read Coffee Corner.

[Schewe]

If we have a merciful God why can't The Coffee Corner be Closed Permanently? 

As a humanist, I'll tell you that ain't gonna happen...

[Rob C]

If we have a merciful God why can't The Coffee Corner be Closed Permanently? 

What is your problem re. CC?

Look at the pretty pictures instead. You are not obliged to read stuff you don't want to read. Leave those who do enjoy the CC in peace.

Rob

[Jeremy Roussak]

As a humanist, I'll tell you that ain't gonna happen...

And as a moderator, I'll endorse your view.

Jeremy