Anime in the Japanese culture is seen as any form of animation, but to the rest of the world, the word anime is related and connected back to Japan. The history of anime goes back to the early 1900s, with Japan’s most likely first animated film made by Shimokawa Oten,
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We now live in an age where information is key to the structures in our lives. For many of the older generational cohorts, this shift in information gathering and delivery may seem like a whirlwind of technological and communication growth. For those in the newer generational cohorts starting from Generation
Eminem could easily be considered one of the most controversial musical artists since the beginning of music. His songs are full of profanities, sociopathic rants, murder, rape, and a lot of hate laden fantasies. When his first music was released, nothing like it had ever been made before and on
While art can be utilized in an infinite amount of ways, it is of highest importance when it causes disruption in societal norms. As you can imagine, the 60-by-40-inch art piece by Andres Serrano called Immersion (Piss Christ) infuriated the right-wing legislators during the time of the “culture wars.” The
Birth and postpartum photography is NOT beautiful. It’s graphic, messy, terrifying, even nauseating. But it is so profoundly necessary. Photography projects and exhibitions such as the Empowered Birth Project and the Life After Birth Project are compiled by mothers and display childbirth in a realistic and vulnerable form. Their goal
This school board has been at odds about what to do, or not to do regarding a series of murals. After initially deciding to paint over the images, they have reconsidered. They are now looking to cover them up while still preserving them. The controversial series is titled “The Life
Stephanie Sarley is the artist behind this unique fruit art. It all started when she made a short video on Instagram of her fingering various fruits. It was a total hit because of its uniqueness. The most graphic and popular video is of Sarley sticking her finger in a blood
On April 27th, controversy arose when the Polish press published reports that three works by female artists had been removed from the galleries at the National Museum in Warsaw. The art, by prominent artist Natalie LL, showing a young woman eating a banana was removed because of a critique
A painting done by Banksy, a popular artist known for controversial pieces, was removed from a wall in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. The reasoning behind the removal was due to the assumption of it being racist against African Americans and the immigrants not being welcomed to the area. When in all
The audience files out of the theater. What was supposed to be a big hit comedy has flopped. “Oh my God, Becky, did you see how offensive that scene in the gym was?” says a woke girl. Later, they proceed to bash the movie on Twitter to warn people of