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TwistedRussian [2010-03-31 21:49:43 +0000 UTC]

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Ah, a touchy subject this, social unrest. I'm sure it goes through everyone's mind, only to be placed behind more pressing issues, like that school assignment that needs to be handed in next Friday or those pesky bills. People come into contact with its characteristic clever rhetoric and barbed wit that lashes out against the system. But well, someone has to put food on the table! Its images powerful at the time, but easily forgettable. Drowned out by the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

So what's to be done? How can we actually grab someone's attention in a world where everyone and everything screams at us, claws at as and begs to be looked at? Well this image tries to do that with a personal approach. By speaking to you and me, to us, directly.

The bright young individual. In his wide open eyes you can see his dreams of the future. He is ready for life, he is eager to experience it all. After all this is what he's here for, it's what everyone else is doing! And why would they be doing it if not for their own happiness, to fulfil their desires and impulses, to have fun. It's only logical to our young adventurer, ready to discover the unlimited possibilities that the world has to offer. Instead he gets raped, as the title so eloquently puts it.

It's difficult to express how viscerally society mutilates a man but the artist here gives it her best. This is a powerful and frightening visage of not some far of planet, or some unknown beast but us. And that makes it all the more harrowing. I can guarantee that no matter where you are or who you are. Sitting in your home or in the library, at school or goofing off at work, there will be a face here. Your face. Staring back at you.

I'm not going to lie. Writing all this, and looking back at myself in the picture, I cried. I cried because I simply could not express all the emotions that had swelled up within me. Anger, disgust, worry. But amongst the confusion I felt a revulsion, a glimmer of hope that the face looking back didn't have to be me, that there was still time for change, and the last time I felt that many emotions at once was when I got really drunk and set myself on fire. To say that it moved me would be an understatement.

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lacuna-love [2015-12-23 00:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Critique by TwistedRussian Mar 31, 2010, 2:49:43 PM

Ah, a touchy subject this, social unrest. I'm sure it goes through everyone's mind, only to be placed behind more pressing issues, like that school assignment that needs to be handed in next Friday or those pesky bills. People come into contact with its characteristic clever rhetoric and barbed wit that lashes out against the system. But well, someone has to put food on the table! Its images powerful at the time, but easily forgettable. Drowned out by the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

So what's to be done? How can we actually grab someone's attention in a world where everyone and everything screams at us, claws at as and begs to be looked at? Well this image tries to do that with a personal approach. By speaking to you and me, to us, directly.

The bright young individual. In his wide open eyes you can see his dreams of the future. He is ready for life, he is eager to experience it all. After all this is what he's here for, it's what everyone else is doing! And why would they be doing it if not for their own happiness, to fulfil their desires and impulses, to have fun. It's only logical to our young adventurer, ready to discover the unlimited possibilities that the world has to offer. Instead he gets raped, as the title so eloquently puts it.

It's difficult to express how viscerally society mutilates a man but the artist here gives it her best. This is a powerful and frightening visage of not some far of planet, or some unknown beast but us. And that makes it all the more harrowing. I can guarantee that no matter where you are or who you are. Sitting in your home or in the library, at school or goofing off at work, there will be a face here. Your face. Staring back at you.

I'm not going to lie. Writing all this, and looking back at myself in the picture, I cried. I cried because I simply could not express all the emotions that had swelled up within me. Anger, disgust, worry. But amongst the confusion I felt a revulsion, a glimmer of hope that the face looking back didn't have to be me, that there was still time for change, and the last time I felt that many emotions at once was when I got really drunk and set myself on fire. To say that it moved me would be an understatement.

-COPY AND PASTING THE COMMENT BY TWISTEDRUSSIAN BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BUT IT MAY GO AWAY BECAUSE THEY DEACTIVATED THEIR ACCOUNT-

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chiiioko [2015-06-09 02:15:49 +0000 UTC]

Grace, I can't believe it! Not only have I found your deviantART, but I had no idea that you were the artist of this piece I found so long ago on tumblr. How interesting! So glad to have finally found the original owner. You are such an inspiration. 

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Antichrist2005 [2015-04-26 00:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Maybe just skip row two?

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nerptune [2014-06-23 04:33:45 +0000 UTC]

more like

Buy an island

decorate island with plants and giant crystals

add glowy shit

10/10 aliens will think your island is fuckin badass and land there

be the owner of an extraterrestrial pitstop and attraction known space-wide

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Freakerybattery4 [2014-06-17 22:29:08 +0000 UTC]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
life cycle a bit rough

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powerofwhy [2014-04-08 12:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Hey, someone featured this piece on the Reddit sub group Heavymind.  As of right now it's at 182 upvotes which is decent, some mixed reactions in the comments.  Can see the info, link and comments here - www.reddit.com/r/Heavymind/com…

Wasn't me that put it out there but figured you would like to know about your work getting shared.  Someone in the comments linked back to your gallery as the source of the image, I thought the style looked familiar    Anyway, hope you're having a great day.

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Salsa-Eater [2014-04-08 04:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Let me preface this by stating that the art is beautiful. You've created a haunting picture and I love your style.

The message is bullshit. How privileged can you be to call these things 'society rape'? Education, employment, true love, and property ownership are hassles? What the hell? I want nothing more than to be able to pursue an education without selling my soul into debt; I desperately hope to find someone I love enough to get married to some day.

Then Having Kids, retiring, traveling? How many people want nothing more than to have kids and live a good enough life that they can retire and travel?

This is bullshit and an abuse of the term 'rape'.

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Sofpixie [2013-09-15 21:21:32 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing I love it ♥

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999jkjoker [2013-06-02 07:45:03 +0000 UTC]

I love this! Why hasn't his ever been done before? It's so true.

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bcordone [2013-05-02 00:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Hi Grace, I just wanted to let you know that on March 30, 2013 I posted your "Society Rape" on my tumblr (linked and credited to you, of course). As of today it has 14, 113 notes. You can visit it at red-lipstick.tumblr.com (your posting: [link] ). Thanks for sharing such an amazing and right on target piece of art.

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BloodyBBQ [2013-04-29 17:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh YES! Wonderfully morbid and to the point.

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Sha-ani [2013-04-28 17:06:45 +0000 UTC]

agreed.

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alyssahx [2013-04-21 23:08:38 +0000 UTC]

I saw this on tumblr a million times and I'm so glad I finally found the correct source.
This is absolutely wonderful. I love everything about this, from your art style, to the concept.

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antonius-bloc [2013-02-10 03:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Evocative and frightening. Everyone should keep a poster of it in their room to help maintain some perspective.

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Raph-chan [2013-01-23 23:46:06 +0000 UTC]

It's so true that it becomes disturbing. Nicely done to reflect today's society but I think that ads and the complusive consumption are missing to the whole picture...

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angelaCRUNK [2012-10-22 16:57:27 +0000 UTC]

I just wanted to inform you that this photo has been featured in the "personal favorites" folder of the group you've submitted to, Humanbeings! [link] Congratulations!

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curtdevil [2012-10-05 19:00:57 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT. SO cool and awesome.

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puppyluver99340 [2012-04-26 23:58:36 +0000 UTC]

uhhh

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veruko [2012-03-12 22:42:43 +0000 UTC]

it's really intense

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Poelee [2011-11-06 21:27:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god. This is so disturbing, and yet... an amazing piece of artwork.

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12-21-12 [2011-10-31 05:02:11 +0000 UTC]

You literally just described my feelings for a "normal" life exactly. Thank you.

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cglo [2011-10-12 07:48:26 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to show this everytime someone wonders why I'm no longer a student or wonder what my career goal is.
Anyone who's life is a break from the norm is looked down upon. So I feel personally this does show the ugly truth of society's demand for a preset life.

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