Of course, if you try to buy any of these items you'll end up at the Amazon page for this book:
A Theory of Parody: The Teachings of Twentieth-Century Art Forms, by Linda Hutcheon.
A Theory of Parody: The Teachings of Twentieth-Century Art Forms, by Linda Hutcheon.Thanks for the link, Breck C.!
6 comments:
April 4, 2008 at 10:34 AM
It is possible to purchase after-market modifications for rifles and pistols similar to what you're posted - although I have not seen any taken to that extreme.
A purple stock with a 'Hello Kitty' sticker and fore-grips in the same color may look lame but if it makes the kid happy to shoot a weapon tarted up like that - who am I to complain?
April 5, 2008 at 3:51 PM
i guess the issue is really whether or not guns are ever really child-appropriate and whether they should be marketed as such. i suppose we disagree on this, although as long as you are being safe and keeping the ammo and guns locked separately when not in use, etc, it's a matter of personal choice best left up to you, the parent.
April 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM
i suppose there's also the idea here that guns are masculine, and must be glamorized in order to be female appropriate.
April 5, 2008 at 6:19 PM
it's a matter of personal choice best left up to you, the parent.
I have _no_ idea who you are, but I appreciate your broadminded approach.
April 6, 2008 at 9:52 PM
"i suppose there's also the idea here that guns are masculine, and must be glamorized in order to be female appropriate."
Only in the mind of the image creator for purposes of *parody*. And it's a sexist characterization anyway. The three female AR-15 owners I know personally are just fine with basic black.
April 10, 2008 at 6:10 AM
A child who is old enough to be left home alone is old enough to own and have access to a loaded firearm.
Believe me, if they are so irresponsible that they can't handle being around a simple, functional tool like a firearm, there is no reason to suppose that they are responsible enough to be without adult supervision.
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