An anonymous poster writes of the thread, "No real argument no real point just angry ranting with no real point."

I haven’t read everything here, but I’ve seen two obvious points made. I think one point was that this artwork at the Seabright Brewery is sexist and should be removed. Another point was made that these pieces are so absurd as to be obvious satire that should not be taken so seriously.

To me there is a problem. Personally I feel that if this is in fact satire or a statement on the past the owners of the Seabright would do well to mix it up with images of strong women and statements such as pictures with provocative signs and people marching for women’s rights. This would be thought provoking and bring some symbolic clarity.

The current display has naturally provoked this outraged response.

A similar attempt at humor can be found at the Santa Cruz Diner where a sign is up telling hippies to use the side door. (There is no side door and even if there was...) Some want to act like this is just a funny joke, including people with long hair that would be labeled hippies by such people and potentially face their violence.

Should we ignore blatant expressions of underlying hate just because some people think that it is funny or too weird and old fashioned to represent the real living sexism of today? I just don't feel comfortable with that. Similar racist art would not be tolerated if some sort of anti-racist message did not accompany it. I think that we should hold the same standard here.