WE HAVING QUITE A FIESTA IN OUR COUNTRY OVER BRETT MURRAY'S PICTURE, 'THE SPEAR'. THE PAINTING HAS SPARKED MUCH CONTROVERSY AS IT DEPICTS PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA, SHOWING OFF HIS PRIVATE PARTS. TO BE HONEST I FIND THE PICTURE A TRUE PORTRAYAL OF OUR PRESIDENT, REASON BEING HE HAS HAD A RAPE CASE AND ALSO PRACTISES POLYGAMY WITH MUCH NOTED PRIDE.
NOW THERE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO TOOK AMPLE TIME DEFACING THE PAINTING, IN THE GOODMAN GALLERY LAST WEEK. PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THIS AS AN ACT OF PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT'S IMAGE AND ALSO PULLING THE RACE AND CULTURE CARD, THE REASON FOR SUCH ACTIONS.
FIRSTLY THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EITHER RACE OR CULTURE BECAUSE A WORK OF ART IS TO BE APPRECIATED IN THE SENSE IT IS THE ARTIST EXERCISING HIS HUMAN RIGHTS. YES, RESPECT YOUR ELDERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS TOO, THEN AGAIN IT IS A PICTURE AND IT SHOULD REMAIN AS SUCH DEPICTING THE PRESIDENT'S (THOUGHT OF) PRIVATE PARTS.
I SAY PLEASE JUST PUT THIS STORY TO REST AND MOVE BECAUSE WE HAVE MUCH BETTER THINGS TO FOCUS ON SUCH AS THE EDUCATION STUDENTS DEMANDING FREE EDUCATION AND ALSO THE FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE JOURNALISM AND EDUCATION STUDENTS...
#by REAGILE KGOKONG.
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