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CaliforniaPeggy

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3. It's not prominent at all.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 08:09 PM

Jan 2013

This is where it was hung, per the article:

after being hung in the second-floor reference room.

I can see your point if it had been hung in the lobby, but it wasn't.

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NJ library displays drawing of slave having sex (with white man) [View all] michigandem58 Jan 2013 OP

The article's headline should say RAPE obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #1

It's not prominent at all. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #3

My first thought as well. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #14

American history has been so whitewashed lunatica Jan 2013 #2

The actual drawing is contained in the real source for this story PSPS Jan 2013 #4

Ohhhh.... SoapBox Jan 2013 #7

I find the saying "clutching pearls" to be sexists. fasttense Jan 2013 #25

The art is amazing cosmicone Jan 2013 #10

I think this should be in a museum more than in a Public Library but that's just my Third Doctor Jan 2013 #5

I agree. Museums are places for works of art like this--political, historic, controversial... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #8

Won't somebody please think of the children?! Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #6

Was it an original? donated by the artist? ReRe Jan 2013 #9

Having seen the painting, a kid too little to know what's going on XemaSab Jan 2013 #11

I would have bit that thing clean off Skittles Jan 2013 #12

Easy to say. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #15

a guy pawed me once Skittles Jan 2013 #18

You didn't watch the bit I'm guessing. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #20

cannot watch Skittles Jan 2013 #21

Ah, it's a funny clip from Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" stand up. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #22

I did not mean to imply what slaves would / should have done Skittles Jan 2013 #24

It doesn't usually work out that way... Ian David Jan 2013 #27

shame they can't show the nicer side of slavery booley Jan 2013 #13

Lying enslaves, the truth sets us free. bemildred Jan 2013 #16

That's not a very good likeness of Strom Thurmond Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #17

Looking at the picture uriel1972 Jan 2013 #19

Often rape.Mutual attraction every now and again. alphafemale Jan 2013 #23

The oral sex depiction may be uncomfortable, but it's about as explicit as this one... Ian David Jan 2013 #26

is this not bringing attention to the horrors that were inflicted by the ass... slave owners? samsingh Jan 2013 #28

Rape. A horror that women of all colors, still face. Every day on this planet. nt left coaster Jan 2013 #29

In our state museum . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #30