• bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    The premise is jackboot cops fucking with a black person and your takeaway is that the artist is racist?

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      12 hours ago

      I said unconscious… I even stated “accidentally” and said it was visual.

      But yes sometimes visual shorthand accidentally enforces an unintended message. Just like black people can be racist, or Jewish people Antisemitic - antifascist art can sometimes accidentally say that fascism is strength, indomitable, or all powerful.

      Two cops, beer guts, and laughing together, might be a more accurate description of American fascism.