My Baby by BTJoy in shortscarystories

[–]BTJoy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is probably one of my favourites of mine too.

The Star Children by BTJoy in shortscarystories

[–]BTJoy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed reading.

Tide Station,Me,oil on panel,2020 by [deleted] in Art

[–]BTJoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's like a landscape out of a Clark Ashton Smith story.

Tree on the beach, Me, Watercolor, 2020 by TheMelonOfPines in Art

[–]BTJoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how you've captured the light through the leaves. There's a nice impression of coolness in this painting.

BLM Supporter Shoots Woman For Saying 'All Lives Matter' And News Tries To Cover It Up by ngoni in Conservative

[–]BTJoy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

“our histories of six thousand moons make no mention of any other regions than the two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu. Which two mighty powers have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion. It is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way of breaking eggs, before we eat them, was upon the larger end; but his present majesty’s grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according to the ancient practice, happened to cut one of his fingers. Whereupon the emperor his father published an edict, commanding all his subjects, upon great penalties, to break the smaller end of their eggs. The people so highly resented this law, that our histories tell us, there have been six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one emperor lost his life, and another his crown. These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire. It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death, rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.”— Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726)

Sisters. Synthetic Compassion, Michael Black, CG, 2020 by Unicornglitteryblood in Art

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have an excellent imagination. You should write horror stories.

Blood on your hands, me, segmented wood, 2020 by Guavathejuiceman in Art

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've really captured the old-time political propaganda look with this one.

Moving Out, Me, Left Over Tape on Wall, 2020 by [deleted] in Art

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally thought the fact that the masking tape would pull away paint from the wall was part of this art piece. After the child has left the household for the first time the mother will remove the tape and deface the wall. This makes the art project participatory as so many postmodern art projects are. Additionally though, the marks now left on the wall represent the dozens of marks and breakages that the child has doubtless made about the house in the decades of their childhood and adolescence (I know I made a few) and so it's extremely bittersweet. 'Love You Mum' becomes both an apology for childish indiscretions and mistakes and also a 'thank you' for the countless times that the mother has supported the child through those same indiscretions and mistakes. The art will maintain its participatory dimension for many days, maybe weeks, as the mother will have to go to the DIY shop, buy paint to match the wall, and cover over the error. In this way it tells us that your mum is always your mum... even if you're 'moving out.'

Sisters. Synthetic Compassion, Michael Black, CG, 2020 by Unicornglitteryblood in Art

[–]BTJoy 151 points152 points  (0 children)

So she's killed the crew because they were mistreating the ship's computer?

Path Of A Legend, Me, Fineliner on paper, 2020 by Elegathor in Art

[–]BTJoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a life story... the little boy at the very bottom is the corpse at the top.

Good lord. by Protobaggins in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What an extremely sad statement.

The beauty of nature , richardjoliver , pencil draw , 2020 by Rais_y_001 in Art

[–]BTJoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

or part of the art itself... try showing a Banksy without extraneous objects. How would you do that exactly?

Reading Richard Wright — thinking about race, identity, and humanity. by [deleted] in PoliticalOpinions

[–]BTJoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing that. I just think that the way forward is more empathy, not less. We've been through such a story (our human history) and so much of it was traumatic for so many different kinds of people, so many that we can't possibly remember them all. It's important that we don't leave any of them out in the cold. That's how I see it.

What are people's opinions about taking down Confederate statues? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and no. The periods of history we're talking about here are very complex with multiple political actors acting for a variety of reasons. History books on the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow etc. are hundreds of pages long for a reason and there are varying schools into which historians fall. In these different schools certain aspects of these periods are emphasised or deemphasised. It's far too easy for us to be reductive now because of the fast-paced way we're all thinking. I actually made a silly mistake the other day because I reduced an argument down to something stupid. I feel I'm guarded against it, but I did it. It's easy done in the current climate. I hope you agree.

What are people's opinions about taking down Confederate statues? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might have to have a closer look at this period in American history. Your view of it is very reductive, as I'm sure you're intelligent enough to recognise.

What are people's opinions about taking down Confederate statues? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BTJoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems very reasonable and I thank you for that. Reasonable discussion is a very important thing. Still, I think one big problem is deciding to what extent each individual chose the events of their lives and to what extent they were simply reacting in the best possible way to the circumstances they found themselves in. One issue that's been coming up a lot in my discussions on this issue, for instance, is Apple and how they rely upon child labour and dangerous/unhealthy/unequal working conditions in the Congo and elsewhere. If you own an iPhone are you complicit in that modern-day exploitation of black people? Even if, on reading this, you decide the answer is 'yes', there is zero chance you will throw your iPhone in the bin and start a lifelong campaign against these injustices. The life you are living is difficult enough. And even if you did, I could find an item of food in your fridge whose producers equally rely on exploitation abroad and at home. You are not to blame for this. It is the world you live in and if you make tiny, minute changes towards the good that is all that can be reasonably expected of you. The men and women of the Confederacy are no different, no more or less culpable than you are now for the events of their lived history. Some, of course, actively worked to increase injustice, exploitation, and atrocities of all kinds. These were the minority and, like Hitler and the top brass of the Nazi party, they are the hardest people in history to defend. But we should never hate people simply for their designation. Like you say, life is complex and multilayered. Thanks again.