| This
is the first and hopefully the last time I am forced to write a response
to the alarming
misinterpretations of the intent of one of my illustrations.
I am referring to the Love and Sex issue’s cover illustration.
I knew that there would be some mixed reactions to my comic portrayal
of the perfect Valentine’s gift from a man’s perspective
as apposed to a woman’s. However, only in Cincinnati could such
importance be placed on such a triviality. I have heard many ideas
on why CityBeat would run such a controversial cover.
The ideas have ranged from the left wing liberals of CityBeat trying
to wave the dildo’s of sexual freedom in front of the repressed
conservatives, to a drowning CityBeat circulation being crushed by
the bold, boring, blandness
of Cin the Enquirer’s response to it’s declining circulation.
Parents around our Tri-state have questioned the intellect and moral fiber
of the CityBeat hierarchy for their disregard to the sexual corruption
to the minors of our great city. These accusations and many very interesting
pro and con arguments can be viewed at cincinnati.blogspot.com.
With all this confusion
I felt it was my responsibility to comment. I will try to address the
accusations in order of my level of frustration. First
and most
importantly, the two figures in my drawing do not represent anyone living or
dead. In my line of work I often use photographs as references. In this particular
situation relative’s photos were used for folds and lighting but those
loose representations are merely archetypical of the image I wanted to convey.
The models were never told of the use of the photos or that these photos had
been taken for that use. After the illustration was complete I informed the
relatives of the similarities to the characters I created but did not tell
them the intent
of the illustration. They subsequently being proud of this fact told people
at their place of employment and this caused unnecessary complications. Any
blame
or anger should be redirected at the appropriate source, myself. Both of the
people in question take their jobs very serious and do an excellent job at
it. They should not be subject to the repercussions of my bad decision.
The next issue I will address is the blame and responsibility for CityBeat. I
have heard rants about legal repercussions for this horrible oversight and again
let me assure you I am fully responsible, not the paper. The questions arose
that they must have known the effect this would cause and surely some one would
have checked the illustration before press. I have been employed with CityBeat
since 1998. In that time I have earned special privileges that would not be given
to new artist. One of these privileges is turning in a project seconds before
it goes to press and even then it is checked by the director I work with. On
this particular day due to the flu and his doctor he could not make the press
check and when he called I assured him all was well. I said Ass Master 5000 and
he heard Thigh Master 5000. Apparently the products slightly vary in use and
this is where most of the problem arose. As far as those looking for compensation
I am not sure of the current net worth of my dog, 79 Pinto, and two old paintbrushes
for those seeking mental anguish damages but you can divide them up as you see
fit.
Finally the question arises if I am fully to blame and aware of the consequences
this image may invoke especially when in the presence of a minor how could I
make the decision to proceed. Some have said I am in search for fame and notoriety
from this publicity stunt. I will assure you this is not the case. I have won
multiple acknowledgements from the Society of Profession Journalism. My work
has been featured at the Taste of Cincinnati, Oktoberfest, and in the Enquirer.
Walk anywhere downtown and it is hard not see one of my posters. With this being
said the idea of being known, as the sexual toy artist is not all that appealing
to me. Mr. Flynt can maintain that title without challenge. As for the angry
conservatives and bible-beaters I am a registered Bush voter and active in my
church so it was not done in spite of you either no matter how special you believe
you are. I have never seen in person, touched, or purchased any sexual devices
nor has my wife. I do however believe there is nothing wrong with these devices
or the discussion of sexuality in an open forum.
The idea was based
on a few simple concepts. CityBeat produces annually a Love and Sex
issue and I had to come up with an image. I wanted to convey
a humorous
image about how men and women have different ideas about intimacy. I
wanted to convey a change in the way society views sexuality as apposed
to the
past.
The
design is based on the old masters of illustrations: J.C Leyendecker,
Coby Whitmore, and Coles Phillips. This nostalgic approach was supposed
to represent
the conservatively
naive (Cincinnati) views of sexually juxtaposed to the new age sexual
devices of today and our reactions to them. It also was a pop culture
reference
to the 1984 film Top Secret, which is shown each year on the network
TV stations.
In
the film Nick River (Val Kilmer) gives his agent a device that looks
like a jackhammer with a fist on the end. Another attachment (a large
French
tickler) was then
placed on the end. Latter in the picture we see the device burnt to a
crisp and we are informed by Nick’s captors that his agent accidentally killed himself
due to the different voltage system in Germany and it took their best surgeons
3 days to remove the smile from his face. In 1984 I was 8 years old. I remember
laughing that Nick bought his boss a funny punching machine. As I grew older
I came to realize the device wasn’t a punching machine and I finally
got the smile joke. When I was drawing my device I thought a fist would
be more offensive
than the actual device. If your children see a vibrator on a machine
gun instead of a paintball gun or rocket shooter maybe it is time you
sit down
and have
a talk with your children instead of writing letters about my illustration
that
you do not understand.
A few months back
I asked my Art Director how he could print the crap they put in this
paper. The article was about abortion. I was furious at the
seeming lack
of thought that was put into the article. I asked him was this article
just suppose to piss people off. He replied yes. I asked WHY! He told
me so people
talk about
it. I finally got it then. My job isn’t just to make people laugh or fill
dead space were type should go. My job is to stimulate thought to get people
to communicate about issues they are passionate about. I did this illustration
because more than ever I believe we need to communicate in Cincinnati. I am disgusted
in what has happen to my neighborhood I grew up in (Pricehill.) I can’t
watch the News with out hearing some spin about a pervert touching a youth or
a shooting. Race relations couldn’t be worse when elected official
platform on harmony then preach hate. The cover ups of the church continue
to plague
and tarnish the good works of countless devout clergymen and lay people.
I am sick
and tired of doing nothing and saying nothing. Until we discuss the problems
in our community instead of sitting and doing nothing we cannot change
them. I want to change them. So if I have to get your ass off the couch
with a
didlo I will.
Danke,
Wu-D
Below is the piece itself and the blog as it appeared.
There was also a string of butt balls. now THAT takes balls.
Stacey | Email | Homepage | 02.09.05 - 9:38 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh, yes, it is so refreshing that City Beat feels compelled to shove
in the faces of all of those prudish Cincinnati shoppers (not to mention
their children, and their ministers and Rabbis) their drawing of dildos
and butt beads.
Tee, hee, hee, isn't it funny that we jam our values in others faces.
Yeah, they can't ignore us and our values. We are not content to sit
home and beat each other off, but we must shove it in Prudy's face.
Oh, how much better I feel to force my values on someone else. Oh, happy
day!
The only thing more satisfying is when we forcibly extract tax dollars
from citizens to do publicly-funded shoves of shit in their faces, and
of course smear it wound, hiding behind some first amendment right to
tax dollars of old Prudy!
Gosh, life is so good when these things happen -- and Sally Whitebread
can't do anything about it! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha! Joy, joy, joy. Wow
this is fun.
Jed | Email | Homepage | 02.09.05 - 10:26 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Um yeah. I think the point is the artwork is subtle enough that if you
are not a citybeat reader, you won't notice it. So unless you click
on the link on Brian's blog or pick up a Citybeat & study the picture,
you aren't going to have it shoved in your face.
And I don't believe Citybeat is funded by taxes.
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.09.05 - 10:52 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha! Joy, joy, joy. Wow this is fun. Oh, happy day!Darn.
I wish it was more IN YOUR FACE and was funded by tax dollars, so we
could all snicker at Grandma's outdated and silly values.
Too bad that they don't/didn't do those things, because you know how
much we like to mock traditional values.
In their face with our counter-culture, you know.
Let's emcourage City Beat and other publications to be even more outrageous,
because, you know, we really need that to build the kind of society we
want -- sex obsessed, self-centered, etc. Gosh, we just can't get where
I want to go with this without more help.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha! Joy, joy, joy. Wow this is fun. Oh, happy day!
Jed | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 6:28 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ummm.... Jed seems to be the only person here really obsessed with sex.
Most people just take a glance & move on. It exists. Big deal.
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 6:55 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Good for CityBeat. Nothing like a wake up call from a dildo and a string
of anal beads.
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:18 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sort of a sad little act of desparation by CityBeat...
Anybody know CityBeat's readership numbers both before and after the
arrival of CinWeekly?
Just curious...
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:44 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
City Beat 53,000 Total Circulation
Cin Weekly 65,000 Total Circulation
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:47 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm far from a prude but I don't think the cover of a free widely available
weekly is the place for fauxCock and ass beads.
Chris McMahon | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:51 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh, Chris, get with the times. Dildos are the wave of the future. Get
over it. Move on. Hell, moveon.org.
We want them shoved in others faces because it is important that they
adopt our values, or if they refuse, that they have them shoved in their
face.
Jed | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:55 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well, if for not other reason, CityBeat should have avoided printing
the cover, since this has given Jed an opportunity to go on one of his
shrill, half-hysterical rants about his assortment of obsessions. If
you want to rant off-topic, feel free to use the open thread, Jed--that's
what it's there for.
UpsideDownCake | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 8:20 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
" -- sex obsessed, self-centered, etc"
Sounds like the Religious Right to me.
Seriously, if you are bent out of shape about a rather innocuous rendering
of a sex toy, then you need help. Did it cause you to have a morbid and
prurient obsession with sex? Are you horny?
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 8:22 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
"
We want them shoved in others faces because it is important that they
adopt our values, or if they refuse, that they have them shoved in their
face." -Jed
Sounds like Jed is concerned he just might use one if it is shoved into
his face.
I have to admit, what makes this stuff fun isn't so much the picture
as it is the reaction we get from Jed.
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 8:30 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
No shit. It's amazingly refreshing when the tables are turned.
I call for more dildo and anal-bead pictorials on the covers of every
publication in town -- hell, the world!!!
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 9:22 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I haven't been to Biggs for a couple of months, but my memory is that
they do not carry CityBeat. Ditto for Meijers, Krogers, Starbucks. I
usually go to Bruegger's Bagels or the pubic library to pick up my copy,
since those are places I pass by/through regularly. Chipolte's also carries
CityBeat, but I'm kinda tired of wraps.
It seems to me that the number of spots distributing City Beat started
to shrink after CinWeekly debuted. I have wondered if the Enquirer didn't
have something to do with that -- a lot of the places that distribute
the weeklies also sell newspapers.
Blue Ash Mom | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 9:38 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
By the way, Jed, you left your cock-ring and butt plug at the club house.
They're next to your size-20 corset and gimp mask.
Covington | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 10:15 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Funny, I was reading the City Beat for about 40 minutes and didn't notice
the dildo or the anal beads on the cover until I checked out this blog.
If a known lefty pervert lover like me missed it, I would imagine Jr.
or Granny aren't going to know what the hell it is...
"
ev'rybody happy, when the Wizard walks by".
The Wizard | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 10:23 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Count me in as one that has getting a little tired of CityBeat. I always
made a point of picking one up each week but the endless rants against
the machine does tend to grow old. I make it a point to read all points
of view of a issue but lately their articles all seem to be written by
starry-eyed college freshmen that haven't really figured out how the
real world operates. Plus they took out Savage Love. Thats tragic
Greg | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 11:04 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not all bad Jed. If you happened to flip past the cover I think
you would find a number of fairly good articles. Most having to deal
with concequences. The most surface level one would be this: http://www.citybeat.com/2005-02-09/cover4.shtml
On a lighter note:
From the article: http://www.citybeat.com/2005-02-09/cover10.shtml
"
I have concluded that I'm passionately in love with cake. Now, cake is
something I cannot bring myself to be cynical about." -Article
It looks like I have an admirer!
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 11:09 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
i told the manager of biggs highland about the art and they pulled it
this morning. i also forwarded on the info to the biggs corporate office
so other stores could do the same
i am no prude but why should a 12 year old be able to pick that up
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 11:36 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you 12 year old knows what anal beads are & can identify all the
parts of the machine gun she has in hand I am quite impressed with
the education you are giving him or her. However, I have to wonder if
you aren't pushing things a little bit.
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 12:10 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
fine change it to a 15 year old then go lok at the stats of how many
are sexually active and think about i they know what those things are.
you would be suprised
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 12:12 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Those 12-15 year olds loitering in the lobby of a Biggs supermarket without
parental supervision must not be exposed to potentially offensive material.
Who's really exploiting the children?
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 12:43 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
maybe biggs should sell dildos. all they would have to do is hide them
in the dog toy section since a kids apparently dont know what they are
they will never question them
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 12:59 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anon:
Thank you Mr. Helper for deciding for all of us.
" maybe biggs should sell dildos"
Maybe if Biggs sold sex toys, then so many of these sexually active 15
year olds wouldn't be pregnant...
"
Those 12-15 year olds loitering in the lobby of a Biggs supermarket without
parental supervision must not be exposed to potentially offensive material".
Like the National Review? Or Guns and Ammo? How about Soldier of Fortune?
" Who's really exploiting the children?"
People who use this canard ad nauseum to justify imposing their will
on others.
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 1:19 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
i just called the fine folks at CCV to inform them of what was going
on. they of course cant wait to try to crush citybeat. maybe some of
those stores that now carry it will stop
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 1:31 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greg's critique of City Beat -- er, Shitty Beat -- is right on the money:
" I make it a point to read all points of view of a issue but lately their
articles all seem to be written by starry-eyed college freshmen that
haven't really figured out how the real world operates."
FR | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:24 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
By the way, what's up with the guy's ankles on the picture? A bit anorexic
don't ya think.
FR | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:25 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ha ha, tee hee. You see this, ^ Jed? The post by Anonymous (his real
name, I'm assuming)? THAT is what forcing your own values on other people
looks like. Do ya unnerstan'? Are ya taking notes, ole son? Stop me if
I'm going too fast for ya.
And Anonymous. So you managed to make a few phone calls, did you? Nicely
done. Now why don't you kick back and relax with a nice hot bowl of Gofuckyourself.
As an admitted pornography addict I'm sure Phil Burress would love to
get his sticky fingers on the latest Valentine issue of City Beat. That
is if he can manage to pull himself away from the latest issue of Young
N' Frightened magazine. Pull himself, heh.
Seriously, though, if there are any 12 to 15 year olds visiting this
blog (or hell, anyone else for that matter) who would like to get ahold
of this issue of City Beat but can't because of this imbecile above,
there are PLENTY at the public library. You ever hear of a library, Anonymous?
Howz bout you, Jed? Yeah, people READ books there. No bonfires to be
found. Ain't that sumthin'?
Screwtape | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:27 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
" Thank you Mr. Helper for deciding for all of us."
i didnt decide. all i did was point it out to the manager and he decided
that wasnt the image he wanted to portray.
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:31 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
the giant pickle inside cin weekly is fairly suggestive as well. anyone
want to call kroger?
emma | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:36 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't be surprised when CinWeekly starts kicking CityBeat's rump (beads
in or out - up to you) as result of this little stunt - not to mention
the fallout from some advertisers. Seems like the immature antics of
bad college newspaper, not the work of alleged professionals.
Joe P. | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:55 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ya know, the Washington Monument looks like a big white cock.
We better tear it down.
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:56 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
" Ya know, the Washington Monument looks like a big white cock."
ys that is just like having a dildo and anal beads. idiot
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 3:49 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
" Ya know, the Washington Monument looks like a big white cock."
I've never seen a cock that looks like that!
gerard | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 3:57 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
You should try getting a sense of humor, anon. I was responding to Emma.
Gerard got the joke.
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 4:13 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gerard, that's because they never had the funding to finish the pair
of "domes" that were at the base in the original plans.
As for the citybeat cover, that's the automatic staking machine from
some low-budget vampire movie (can't remember which one - was it Dusk
to Dawn?), and rosary beads.
What the hell are you all talking about with dildos?
Covington | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 4:28 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
shouldn't shop at Bigg's anyway guys, they are non union.
Brad | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 4:32 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I honestly think that any "conservative" person who can identify
what those objects are on the cover , isn't so conservative. They are
probably surfing the net for porn while the spouse and kids are sleeping.
Get a grip, people!
But since this is Cincinnati, I knew this cover was going to be up there
with the race riots, Mapplethorpe,
and everything else we are known for. I bet it will but it on the national
news. Maybe Conan O'Brian will mention it. Cincinnati will once again
be the laughing stock of the nation for how everyone is debating this
issue.
LoafDogg | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 4:41 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
i agree loafdogg....
100% i am glad to escape this place tomorrow for a few days of gigs in
Boston
Brad | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 5:00 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
hey anonymous cum sponge..
a 12 year old is going to find out about shit like this and its not going
to be from some crappy publication like City Beat (plus, they don't even
need to cover to learn, just flip in the back to the free trial local
chat lines)
every school has a porn dealer and every kid has access to stuff thats
even worse than this. the real offensive thing about City Beat is their
continued monopoly on coverage of local stuff. don't bother trying to
get your band, art, etc covered in City Beat for free. you have to buy
ads from them first (or so it seems). they are really unprofessional
and the writing sucks and isn't very in depth. i have seen high school
papers with better writing and reviewing skills. they cater to cliftonites
and people who can't make their own decisions on things or are too lazy
to get up off their ass and check out any genre of anything local.
you are the same dipshit who probably bitched about the billboard advertising "The
Vagina Monologues" and I can't get a lot of hardcore pornography
because of people like you. I have to drive to Dayton or masterbate furiously
to this weeks cover of City Beat (I usually use their publication to
clean myself up with anyway). Thanks a lot there Simon Leis Junior. come
to one of my shows I will give you stuff to bitch and being offended
about for years.
In the words of Styx "too much time on my hands"....
and have the balls to post your name or at least find a creative one
to you. may i suggest "whiny internet troll"?
Brad Thacker,
Defender of Free Speech Cincinnati Chapter 420OU812
Brad | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 7:45 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tee hee hee.
We are so cute, aren't we.
Put dildos and anal beads out there for people to see.
Don't ban 'em, boys. Everyone join the crowd. Be plain vanilla, trashy
just like everyone else.
Don't stand for higher values. Don't try to raise the debate.
Climb in the sewer with them. And to anyone who disagrees shout "hate."
So quit your bitch'n already. Stop your griping and preaching. Get with
the program you pruddy. Slink down in the gutter with me.
Oh, boy, this is sooooo much fun!
Jed | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 9:29 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
What higher values do you stand for, Jed?
It's a serious question.
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 11:00 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
You know, know that Jed mentions it. I have noticed large crowds of 12-15
year olds hanging out at Biggs. You know, picking up kool-aid drink packs.
All the cool 12-15 year olds hang out at Biggs. In fact the place is
over run not with budget minded shoppers but teens. Someone should bust
up those gangs of kids. They are swarming all over the hypermart. If
I was still 12-15 years old, you know where I would be? That right. Hanging
out at Biggs without my parents.
FunnelCake | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 12:47 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
this discussion makes me violently ill.
not only do we have overzealous ccv-type uber-cons such as Jed and Anonymous
(classy btw...), but those of us who feel that issues such as this, mockingly
put forth, by an alternative mag in 2005 no less, can't summon the wherewithal
to make a decent counter-argument.
in the mean time, i didn't need a cartoon image to know what a dildo
was when i was 12-15 and i'm sure kids these days are even more informed.
cinyc | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 1:48 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the first and hopefully the last time I am forced to write a
response to the alarming misinterpretations of the intent of one of my
illustrations. I am referring to the Love and Sex issue’s cover
illustration. I knew that there would be some mixed reactions to my comic
portrayal of the perfect Valentine’s gift from a man’s perspective
as apposed to a woman’s. However, only in Cincinnati could such
importance be placed on such a triviality. I have heard many ideas on
why CityBeat would run such a controversial cover.
The ideas have ranged from the left wing liberals of CityBeat trying
to wave the dildo’s of sexual freedom in front of the repressed
conservatives, to a drowning CityBeat circulation being crush but the
bold, boring, blandness of Cin the Enquirer’s response to it’s
declining circulation. Parents around our Tri-state have questioned the
intellect and moral fiber of the CityBeat hierarchy for their disregard
to the sexual corruption to the minors of our great city. These accusations
and many very interesting pro and con arguments can be viewed at http://cincinnati.blogspot.com/.
With all this confusion I felt it was my responsibility to comment. I
will try to address the accusations in order of my level of frustration.
First and most importantly, the two figures in my drawing do not represent
anyone living or dead. In my line of work I often use photographs as
references. In this particular situation relative’s photos were
used for folds and lighting but those loose representations are merely
archetypical of the image I wanted to convey. The models were never told
of the use of the photos or that these photos had been taken for that
use. After the illustration was complete I informed the relatives of
the similarities to the characters I created but did not tell them the
intent of the illustration. They subsequently being proud of this fact
told people at their place of employment and this caused unnecessary
complications. Any blame or anger should be redirected at the appropriate
source, myself. Both of the people in question take their jobs very serious
and do an excellent job at it. They should not be subject to the repercussions
of my bad decision.
The next issue I will address is the blame and responsibility for CityBeat.
I have heard rants about legal repercussions for this horrible oversight
and again let me assure you I am fully responsible, not the paper. The
questions arose that they must have known the effect this would cause
and surely some one would have checked the illustration before press.
I have been employed with CityBeat since 1998. In that time I have earned
special privileges that would not be given to new artist. One of these
privileges is turning in a project seconds before it goes to press and
even then it is checked by the director I work with. On this particular
day due to the flu and his doctor he could not make the press check and
when he called I assured him all was well. I said Ass Master
Wu-D | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 2:05 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I said Ass Master 5000 and he heard Thigh Master 5000. Apparently the
products slightly vary in use and this is where most of the problem arose.
As far as those looking for compensation I am not sure of the current
net worth of my dog, 79 Pinto, and two old paintbrushes for those seeking
mental anguish damages but you can divide them up as you see fit.
Finally the question arises if I am fully to blame and aware of the consequences
this image may invoke especially when in the presence of a minor how
could I make the decision to proceed. Some have said I am in search for
fame and notoriety from this publicity stunt. I will assure you this
is not the case. I have won multiple acknowledgements from the Society
of Profession Journalism. My work has been featured at the Taste of Cincinnati,
Oktoberfest, and in the Enquirer. Walk anywhere downtown and it is hard
not see one of my posters. With this being said the idea of being known,
as the sexual toy artist is not all that appealing to me. Mr. Flynt can
maintain that title without challenge. As for the angry conservatives
and bible-beaters I am a registered Bush voter and active in my church
so it was not done in spite of you either no matter how special you believe
you are. I have never seen in person, touched, or purchased any sexual
devices nor has my wife. I do however believe there is nothing wrong
with these devices or the discussion of sexuality in an open forum.
The idea was based on a few simple concepts. CityBeat produces annually
a Love and Sex issue and I had to come up with an image. I wanted to
convey a humorous image about how men and women have different ideas
about intimacy. I wanted to convey a change in the way society views
sexuality as apposed to the past. The design is based on the old masters
of illustrations: J.C Leyendecker, Coby Whitmore, and Coles Phillips.
This nostalgic approach was supposed to represent the conservatively
naive (Cincinnati) views of sexually juxtaposed to the new age sexual
devices of today and our reactions to them. It also was a pop culture
reference to the 1984 film Top Secret, which is shown each year on the
network TV stations. In the film Nick River (Val Kilmer) gives his agent
a device that looks like a jackhammer with a fist on the end. Another
attachment (a large French tickler) was then placed on the end. Latter
in the picture we see the device burnt to a crisp and we are informed
by Nick’s captors that his agent accidentally killed himself due
to the different voltage system in Germany and it took their best surgeons
3 days to remove the smile from his face. In 1984 I was 8 years old.
I remember laughing that Nick bought his boss a funny punching machine.
As I grew older I came to realize the device wasn’t a punching
machine and I finally got the smile joke. When I was drawing my device
I thought a fist would be more offensive than the actual device. If your
children see a vibrator on and machine gun instead of a paintball gun
or ro
Wu-D | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 2:06 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
If your children see a vibrator on and machine gun instead of a paintball
gun or rocket shooter maybe it is time you sit down and have a talk with
your children instead of writing letters about my illustration that you
do not understand.
A few months back I asked my Art Director how he could print the crap
they put in this paper. The article was about abortion. I was furious
at the seeming lack of thought that was put into the article. I asked
him was this article just suppose to piss people off. He replied yes.
I asked WHY! He told me so people talk about it. I finally got it then.
My job isn’t just to make people laugh or fill dead space were
type should go. My job is to stimulate thought to get people to communicate
about issues they are passionate about. I did this illustration because
more than ever I believe we need to communicate in Cincinnati. I am disgusted
in what has happen to my neighborhood I grew up in (Pricehill.) I can’t
watch the News with out hearing some spin about a pervert touching a
youth or a shooting. Race relations couldn’t be worse when elected
official platform on harmony then preach hate. The cover ups of the church
continue to plague and tarnish the good works of countless devout clergymen
and lay people. I am sick and tired of doing nothing and saying nothing.
Until we discuss the problems in our community instead of sitting and
doing nothing we cannot change them. I want to change them. So if I have
to get your ass off the couch with a didlo I will.
Danke,
Wu-DP.S. God Love U Jed u lil NuT
Wu-D | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 2:08 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Express yourself 'til it hurts. I support ya.
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 7:06 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hear hear!
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 7:57 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cin Weekly is just a wanna-be cool weekly run by a conservative, Republican-Voting,
Marriage-Amending newspaper called the Cincinnati Enquirer.
All members of the CCV are the epitomy of everything that is evil and
wrong in this world. I hope I can stand with St. Peter, at the pearly
white gates, when he asks them why they taught their kids to hate me;
why they tried to limit love while raising arms in bloody brotherhood
on the basis of a lie. Maybe he'll let me push the button on the trap
door to send such ignorant hypocrites into the fiery pits of hell. Do
you think Phil Buress' fat ass will be able to fit through the hole?
And why the fuck does anyone care about a dildo? Sex is a basic physiological
need for every human being. In fact, in men, orgasms have been found,
in some cases, to lessen men's risk of prostate cancer. Also, if you
want to have great sex, you need to explore your body, looking for your
pleasure spots, and communicate your findings to your partner.......
Unless of course your a missionary only member of the CCV or you live
in West Chester....except Phil Burress. You know that porn-obsessed asshole
has a swing and a strap on in his bedroom.
Mike | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 8:45 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm told he's the one who supplied the anal beads for the cover art.
Luckily, he was able to scrounge up a set that had not seen the inner
workings of his colorectal system.
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 10:21 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
"
In fact, in men, orgasms have been found, in some cases, to lessen men's
risk of prostate cancer"...
I've been banking on that since I was around 12.
Goldsteen | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 10:30 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I can top that.....I used to get grounded for masturbating when I was
5. Since I didn't know what it was, I would just do in the most random
places.....like now, I sometimes mastubate to George Bush, while watching
Fox News, in the waiting room of my reparative therapy psychiatrists
office. Luckily they always have kleenex for me to clean up with and
that great antibacterial hand lotion. The lotion helps to keep the hair
from growing on my palms.
Mike | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 11:15 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Woodrow: You should be fired for bringing your employer's business into
a public forum like this.
Thacker: We get it. Citybeat won't cover your little comedy act. And
from your prickish behavior and insults here, why are you so surprised?
That paper covers different local artists and musicians every week, so
I'd say my art or band has as much chance as anyone else's to be covered.
If it's so awful, why do you crave their aproval anyway? And if it's
so awful, why don't you just not read it. And if you don't read it, then
your critique has nothing to stand on.
If Citybeat actually was written by high-schoolers, it would still be
a much-needed opposing point of view in this conservative clap-trap.
Without it, the only high profile publications would be the neo-con noise
maker and its flacid, vapid "entertainment" offshoot. Wouldn't
that be swell? God forbid there be opposing point of views in this great
American city.
Keep calling the CCV. CB gets kicked out of somewhere and then they make
up for it by picking up other distribution spots. You can make it harder
to find, but they'll never kill it.
By the way, I've seen more offensive things on this thread alone than
I've seen in 10 years of Citybeat. Let's get CCV to shut down the internet!
It's RIGHT THERE for my kids to look at anytime!
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 11:26 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community Values...
I live in this community, how come no one asks me about my values?
"
ev'rybody's happy/when The Wizard walks by"...
The Wizard | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 11:55 am | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Because you like dildos and anal beads -- like every other REAL red-blooded
American.
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 1:19 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh, yeah...
Rather, I do not care whether anybody else does or not, or whether they
use them or not.
Notice how, by implication of the stated "community values",
homelessness is okay, as long as their not gay or anything "gross".
The Wizard | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 1:25 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
somoene told me that biggs had pulled the paper everywhere today. Is
that true?
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 1:56 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do you think that the CCV will ban lube, blow-up dolls, and anal ease?
If so, I'm totally fucked.
Mike | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 1:56 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do you think that the CCV will ban lube, blow-up dolls, and anal ease?
If so, I'm totally fucked.
But with the anal ease, you're REALLY totally fucked.
B.R. | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 2:21 pm | # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey Wu-D,
Nice anti-cankles!
FR | Email | Homepage | 02.11.05 - 5:05 pm | #
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