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LoudMouth

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:12:56 -0600

I think of your characters as cuddly. They're not smiling? Well, maybe they need a hug. Children and young teens who feel alienated might look at this, relate to the smoking boy, and think they can get fulfillment from a cigarette.

aorta

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:34:30 -0600

seth, i respect your opinion but i have to disagree. i am not at all glorifying smoking or turning a blind eye to cancer. i also don't think of my characters as cuddly. when you get past the loud fabric you'll notice they are seldom smiling. there is plenty of sarcasm and sadness in my work- i am not sanrio.

kaboomboomroom

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:11:56 -0600

it's sad for me to see the extent to which the politically correct brou ha ha regarding smoking has carried over to the point where someone can't even appreciate a simple applique obviously made with a bit of tongue-in-cheek sarcasm. i've known so many deer that have been run down by: drunk drivers, terrorists, those fleeing the police after abusing their respective spouses, heroin addicts, rednecks, stupid presidents (well i'm sure the v.p. has shot a few) and guns combined. maybe the deer thinks of this cigarette as his last respite before heading off to the big world where he is surely to meet a grisly fate. hey deer, guess what, if you come over to my house, i'll serve you a jack on the rocks, get you a couple of sexy doe to meet your every need and light every last cigarette you want to smoke. PARTY TIME!

seth

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:53:55 -0600

It's sad for me to see the cigarettes in this artists work. I can understand the perspective of her and others who think it's funny and cute to have cigarettes in the mouths of cuddly characters. Sadly, it's naive to keep a blind eye to this lifelong addiction that kills more people than alcohol, terrorists, spousal abuse, heroin, rednecks, stupid presidents, and guns combined. Sorry to rant, but the only relatives I've lost were cancer victims who wished they wouldn't have started smoking when they were young. Seth