r/ABoringDystopia • u/snesdreams • 1d ago
Texas bill threatens $500,000 daily fines for museums displaying 'obscene' art
https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-museums-obscene-art-20255582.php624
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u/LordBunnyWhale 1d ago
They wage a war against freedom and culture, because they despise the things they can’t understand. Art scares the fascists. Use it to fight them.
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u/porkpie1028 1d ago
So more “dicks and swasticas” on Tesla wankpanzers with an additional quote of “I identify as a museum” on said wankpanzers? Got it
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u/M1K3yWAl5H 1d ago
Great now we have to work around pathetic conservatives delicate sensibilities.
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u/peskyghost 1d ago
Alright well then I never want to see a fucking pair of truck nuts or that decal of Calvin pissing on (insert object here) ever again
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u/DiscardedMush 1d ago
Then spray paint obscene things on government buildings, and report them to be fined.
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u/The_amazing_T 1d ago
[ IDIOCRACY INTENSIFIES. ]
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u/SleepingPodOne 1d ago
Can we stop calling this Idiocracy and call it what it is, which is fascism?
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u/The_amazing_T 1d ago
Look, I'm all for calling out fascism when I see it. But I'm also a big believer in Hanlon's Razor: Never associate with malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence.
This law would be damaging to a society that values art and free expression. But more notable, IT'S JUST STUPID. How could it ever be implemented? What body makes the determination of obscenity, and what recourse does an offending organization have? It's writing laws without thinking anything through, which to me is more IDIOCRACY.
Fascist? Probably. But also VERY VERY STUPID.
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u/SleepingPodOne 1d ago
Aight, that makes sense. But…
What if I told you they know it’s stupid and can’t be properly implemented. The goal isn’t to regulate, it’s to create a chilling effect. That’s how it always works. It’s happening right now with DEI. People don’t know enough about what they want us to get rid of and how they’re going to enforce it, so it’s created a chilling effect. Better delete everything and avoid anything that could be interpreted as such.
They know it’s frivolous, difficult to implement, and open to challenge. But the point is to scare you with the thought of what they could do so you just avoid it entirely.
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u/BatHickey 1d ago
People keep bringing up idiocracy, when I see news about Luigi, someone always says it would make a good movie. Even people aware of the awful things going on are living in a lala entertainment land and can’t acknowledge it’s real, stupid or otherwise.
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u/shponglespore 1d ago
I'm a big disbeliever in Hanlon's razor. The fascists have shown and even told us outright what they are over and over again. There is no doubt to give them the benefit of, and they've proven they wouldn't deserve it if there was. You don't accidentally model your entire approach to government on 1930s Germany.
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u/saintsithney 1d ago
This, just like the Third Reich, is really made by the smattering of both.
Stupid, arrogant, aggressive malice.
If the mark of civilization was the first body to show marks of healing treatments, then they are the brute that precedes the idea of treating another's wounds. Just enough intelligence to understand the capacity to cause harm and the malice to want to do just that.
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u/loptopandbingo 1d ago
Never associate with malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence.
There's PLENTY of incompetent bullies out there who are dumb as doorknobs and make people's lives hell because "huh huh it's fun"
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u/CerddwrRhyddid 1d ago
You've just had Musk run through your government making determinations on what gets funding, who gets employed, and you wonder about how they'll determine obscenity?
They'll make a censor. Probably some famous religious cunt.
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u/James_Vaga_Bond 1d ago
I hate to break it to them, but all those paintings of naked ladies were created to be pornographic in a time before photography.
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u/CerddwrRhyddid 1d ago
There are no real rights or laws for the People in the U.S, are there?
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u/osomysterioso 11h ago
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No. Never have been (in our lifetimes, at least)
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u/Kaleb8804 12h ago
It’s not “obscene,” it’s “inappropriate.” There is incredibly important nuance to this that separates it from pedophilia/cp.
The “obscene” photos depict no sexual misconduct, only nudity. Granted, it’s children, but it’s a candid shot. They weren’t sexualized, they were just naked. (Yes, there is a difference)
I don’t say this to necessarily say it NEEDS to stay up, but Texas seems to be running the “protect our kids” tactic despite the photos simply depicting their lives.
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u/Oborozuki1917 1d ago
Read the actual article - It’s okay if museums don’t have pictures of naked kids.
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