Tjo...where does that come from??? On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cdes, > > The Photo is not an attack to Zuma... It is attack to communists... The > photo is an attack to SACP... Take note that the picture is of Lenin... > With a dick out, it mean Zuma "fucks the Party".... Let's be honest here... > > There are many statutes why this one of Lenin???? Why??? Why??? > > Let's not play games here... > > It's my view... What's yours??? > > Madala > > > > > > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Khaya Xaba <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:36:52 > To: yclsa-eom-forum<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] YCLSA utterly disgusted at the distasteful > photo > of the President > > YCLSA Press Statement > > May 18, 2012 > > YCLSA utterly disgusted at the distasteful photo of the President > > The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] is utterly > disgusted by the portrayal of the State President in a distasteful > manner by Brett Murray of the Goodman Gallery. In the photo the > President is seen in a pose made famously by Vladmir Lenin with his > private parts showing. > > As much as we support both freedom of expression and the right of > artists to express themselves freely we also strongly feel that art > should not be used to obliterate the dignity of others. We totally > dismiss the lame reason that this photo is meant to stimulate debate. > How do you stimulate debate when you tarnish the image of others? What > kind of debate is this that seeks to be debated by humiliating the > state president by showing his genitals? This is a purely inhumane > conception of debate and should never be allowed to flourish > disregarding who might be the target of that art. > > There is a thin line in freedom of expression and artist must be able > to express themselves without producing work that is morally poor. As > the YCL we feel that is an abuse of freedom of expression aimed at > further portraying our state president as someone who lacks morals. We > see this photo as nothing but an attempt by the Goodman Gallery to > encroach the dignity of the State President through liberal art that > is objectionable. > > We note the refusal by the Goodman Gallery to remove the photo after > pleas from the African National Congress [ANC]; and as the YCLSA we > support the decision by the ANC to take legal action against them and > will further lobby other members of society to understand that there > is a reason why there is a limitation clause in the Constitution > especially when in exercise of rights others encroach on others’ > rights and hide under freedom of expression. > > Issued by the YCLSA > > Mangaliso Stalin Khonza > National Spokesperson > YCLSA > 083 617 5546 > 011 339 3621 > [email protected] > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail > to this address (repeat): [email protected] . > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail > to this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
