This is a real situation that actually happened. Everybody knows that racism exists and is still in people's minds. But, a high state official of an industrialized country manifesting this way is more than sad. Public officials are supposed to promote civilization and advance their nations -far from this.
This was in a celebration at the Museum of Modern Art in Sweden. I can understand a piece that represents an African person. But, why putting a real person, who is not even black, as the head and play with it? That's not art. That's making racist jokes. Highly elaborated cakes can be art but it is very grotesque when it represents a human to be eaten alive. This is just twisted.
After being cut, it looks like if it was actually bleeding. Take a look at the brightness of the red used on the inside stuff. It is evidently meant to represent a living black person. In the picture on the upper right section, the face has no expression at all. The actor is playing death. The crowd gathered around seems to think this is very funny.
It is difficult for me to determine if the cake represents a man or a woman. The big chest could be a breast. The face and the genitalia seem to be those of a male however.
Follow the link below to see the comments and reactions on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=334979179898370&set=a.334979173231704.76495.332350303494591&type=1&theater
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