So I don't write much, but this bugged me. I got an announcement in my inbox for the Shepard Fairey contest, something about Love unites etc etc. . .

First, Lemmee say I got nothing against state-recognized unions between two adult mutual consenting members of the same sex. Go for it people-- and send me pix! lol.

However, I also believe that if the people of any state or locality vote against such recognition, that should be respected just as much as those places that vote for it. If you don't like the laws of the community, move.

So, that said (and my own inner hentai revealed). . .

I have a problem with DA partnering with Shepard Fairey. This is the guy who became a name when he made the Obama "HOPE" poster. A nice work, very valuable to that campaign. One problem:

IT WAS A PIRATED PIECE!

This guy took a copyrighted image from an AP photo (The AP has sued him about this), tweaked the colors, and viola! HOPE!

I really, really don't like that DA is partnering with a man made famous for what amounts to plagiarism. Not to mention, the guy's a bit of a hypocrite himself when it comes to people using his images is the way he used that photographer's image. As the man says, read the whole thing:

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Yeah, so this is irritating to me.