Kathy Griffin and Greg Gianforte: Not The Same Thing! A Light Editorial

 Editorial Note: Kathy Griffin recently did a photo shoot where she held up a bloody fake head in the image of President Trump.

We in no way endorse the image or the sentiment of violence or murder.

However, we do support an artists right to create images that may be disturbing and at times in poor taste or flat out irresponsible. Or as one might hear in the streets..."Every THING ain't for Every BODY!"

We made the editorial decision not to show the image.

A. Because we felt the image is way off brand for our websites.

B. Because there are plenty of websites where you can view the image!

A Light Editorial By Joe The Peacenik

1. Never Apologize For Art!

Let's get one thing straight. The word "nigger" should remain in the Mark Twain classic Tom Sawyer and the book should be taught in middle school...with a discussion of the word and the definition of "context."

From Lenny Bruce to Richard Pryor to Chris Rock- Comedians have strived to make us laugh and think!

While I believe Kathy Griffin in her latest photo shoot wet too far. It's art.

When it comes to art ...we can debate whether Van Gogh used too many stars or not enough in his painting Starry Night. We can debate whether Richard Pryor used the word "nigger" too many times in one of his "Mudbone" routines. However, we should never seek to take words from poets, writers or comedians...that would be like taking blue paint or even stars away from Van Gogh.

Or in this case a horrible choice of imagery from a photographer

2. Be Very Concerned with Bad Policy Not Art!

Truthfully, I was offended by the "beheaded Donald Trump" for about 10 seconds.

Then I got back to wondering how I could stop my tax dollars from going to kill people for real that I don't know in the name of "freedom." A "freedom" that escaped Trayvon Martin and Troy Davis and Sandra Bland and Kalief Browder here in America. I went back to writing poetry and talking to people about what life would be like if we stopped war and spent half that money on diplomacy and the other half on quality education and ending poverty.

In short, Kathy Griffin's image may be sophomoric at worse but has no baring on where a homeless person will get his next meal or whether a 18 year kid that can't afford college and wants to leave the ghetto will be forced to fly to another country and become a killer. That power still lies with who ever we feel shamed into voting for on election day.

3. Do Not Fall For The Lie That Kathy Griffin's Photo is the same or equal to Greg Gianforte's Physical assault of Ben Jacobs.

One thing I can say about modern day republicans is they never met an irrational argument or straight up lie they won't use. During the 2016 Presidential election they told their base that Hillary making a poor choice about responding to emails was worse than sick, bigoted, perverse things President Trump said while pandering to the bottom of America's Barrel. Now Republicans will tell their base that Kathy Griffin was worse than Gianforte body slamming a reporter for asking a question he didn't want to answer.

Here's the truth.

The Conservative Movement as it stands to today, stands for...White men getting paid first and more!
Stands for hatred and disrespect of people of color, homosexuals and ironically hatred of Jews (in the name of Jesus who was himself a Jew.) Their movement stands for squeezing every cent they can from the poor and anyone that cannot defend themselves (including the poor people that vote for them.) And both parties in my opinion stand for WAR over education and ending poverty.

So because The Conservative Movement never wants to discuss what they truly stand for or what kind of Russia...I mean America they are building. They need the discussion to be about Kathy Griffin and her head. They need you to forget that Greg Ginaforte will have the power to silence reporters with a police force, army, navy, airforce and marine corp.

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