THE LITTLE BOY IS OPENLY MOCKING THE POLICE OFFICER, AND THE GOVERNMENTS ATTEMPTS TO RESTRAIN HIS FREEDOM, BY PAINTING HIS PIECE AGAINST CCTV SURVEILLANCE RIGHT UNDER A CCTV SURVEILLANCE CAMERA. THE PAINTING WAS DONE IN LONDON ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY SURVEILLANCED AREAS IN THE WORLD
IN MY RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS ANOTHER PIECE BY BANKSY THAT REALLY STRUCK ME I POSTED IT BELOW. BUT WHAT REALLY STUCK ME ABOUT IT WAS THE QUOTE ON THE SIDE " WHEN EVER I HEAR THE WORD CULTURE I RELEASE THE SAFETY ON MY 9MM" I THINK IT WAS INSPIRED BY A FAMOUS QUOTE BY A NAZI OFFICER "WHENEVER I HEAR THE WORD CULTURE I RELEASE THE SAFETY CATCH ON MY BROWNING" LAST YEAR IN MY SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS WE USED THIS QUOTE WHEN TALKING ABOUT ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURALLY IDENTITY. IT MAKES ME THINK THAT THE PAINTING IS A PROTEST AGAINST PREJUDICE AND OR ETHNOCENTRISM. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER WHY HE USED THE MONA LISA? WHAT DOES SHE REPRESENT?
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