The image to the left used to be the icon for my "Skeleton Action Figures" group on Flickr.com. Seemed kinda whimsical, while showing a skeleton "in action"...so to speak.
Today I got a message from a guy who was offended because he thought it looked like a swastika. Really.
I thought about responding with "It's a freakin' skeleton taking a crap, you schmuck!", but opted instead to point out that mayhaps he was being a smidge overly sensitive...nevertheless, rather than be construed as anti-Semitic, I would change the icon.
It's now Lesley's ND Fighting Irish skeleton. More appropriate anyway. At least until the "are you saying all Irish are drunken dwarfs?!" emails start coming in...
2 comments:
What he meant to say was "those incredibly shortened forearms disturb me".
I don't see it. Even when I'm trying. And I've been trying. I can kind of get there, but then it falls apart.
I think the forearms are shortened because they're crossed on his lap, thus adding to the evidence that "the freakin' skeleton is taking a crap" aspect.
...or preparing to start goose-stepping around the concentration camp. One of the two...
Post a Comment