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August 25, 2007
Saturday
 
 
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Adriana Lukas (London)  Sui Generis

Badoo Mac...
Originally uploaded by ( ¯`'•.ღ!~ღ NauGHtyAh ღ~! ღ.•'´ ¯)

There is not much I can say about this, that is how loaded this picture is. Thought I would share... :-)
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ROTFLMAO... God bless globalisation!


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 25, 2007 03:13 PM

I'm willing to bet that the woman in the picture would love to be carrying a huge burger and giant can of diet coke home for her family. There's enough food for at least a month in that burger. I do see the point of it though and as anti-capitalist propaganda goes I've seen subtler.


Posted by mandrill at August 25, 2007 03:14 PM

Actually, it was so subtle that I looked at it and thought "Yep, one day shell be able to get McDonald's and Coke. Ain't capitalism grand".

I'm still not sure what the criticism is.


Posted by Rich Paul at August 25, 2007 03:30 PM
do see the point of it though and as anti-capitalist propaganda goes I've seen subtler.

Are you kidding? This is pro-capitalist propaganda regardless of what the artist actually intended for exactly the reason you stated!!!


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 25, 2007 03:32 PM

Rich Paul: Criticism? What criticism? I just thought the picture was fun.


Posted by Adriana at August 25, 2007 03:40 PM

Burger Smurger, give the lass some decent grub.(Link)


Posted by WalterBowsell at August 25, 2007 04:11 PM

Wait, this is meant to be anti-capitalist propaganda?! I thought it was a bit crude, but definitely pro-capitalist... I mean how on earth could providing someone in a destitute country with a plenty of food and drink be considered bad?


Posted by MDC at August 25, 2007 06:31 PM
Wait, this is meant to be anti-capitalist propaganda?

No, I think it is just supposed to be a funny picture!


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 25, 2007 07:17 PM

Telling that it is a can of Diet Coke


Posted by zeno at August 25, 2007 07:44 PM

The only thing I thought is God Bless America?


Posted by Steevo at August 25, 2007 09:54 PM

Zeno: if you meant a diet coke, than you just read my mind.


Posted by Alisa at August 25, 2007 11:44 PM

Oh come on. Wasn't anyone's first reaction "I can has cheezburger"?


Posted by triticale at August 26, 2007 01:21 AM
Oh come on. Wasn't anyone's first reaction "I can has cheezburger"?

Yes but I would not admit it publicly... oh.


Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 26, 2007 01:56 AM

I saw it as yet another example of the foul American Coca-Cola imperialism, no doubt created by the Cheney/ Halliburton/ Bushitler/ Rove/ neocon cabal... but that's just me.

(Signed)

A Manhattan liberal


Posted by Kim du Toit at August 26, 2007 05:00 PM

Yep, mocking starving, third-world people *always* makes for good advertising!


Posted by cj at August 27, 2007 05:00 AM

Diet coke with lime, poor woman.


Posted by chris strange at August 27, 2007 11:26 PM
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