I don't agree with you, Ray. Arthur Ross Gallery, which you represent,
is a corporate entity. By choosing to place this vision before the
community, you made it Penn's vision, on some level. On some level, Penn
is obligated to present a coherent explanation of why your vision (which
does seem to exclude our community) is not offensive to the community,
if community members ask for it. It is now being asked for.
When and where can we get this explanation? Is it already posted on the
internet somewhere? If not, when will you post it? That's all I'm asking
for.
If my business decides to publish a series of photographs of pimps and
hos entitled THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RAY RORKE, my
business will be judged in part by the impact of that content. The fact
I said, "Oh, that's just Ray's view of African Americans, not our own"
will only get us so far on the street.
Your business, Arthur Ross Gallery, has decided to publish a series of
photographs of exotic countryfolk entitled THE MENNONITES: PHOTOGRAPHS
BY LARRY TOWELL. You too are on the street now, Ray.
Your statement, "That difference may not seem significant to you, but it
is" is pretty patronizing as it stands. Explain to us how it is really
significant, Professor Rorke.
-- Tony West
UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote:
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the title of the exhibit is "The Mennonites: Photographs by Larry
Towell". it is not simply "The Mennonites". that difference may not
seem significant to you, but it is.
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