Hog Wild: Performance Art Angers PETA

Associated Press (AP) via The Press Democrat ^ | 8-18-06 | JENNIFER QUINN

[Tamar1973]

A naked performance artist who says she experienced fantasies of "interspecies metamorphoses" while working with dead pigs has angered British animal rights activists.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals criticized an exhibition where artist Kira O'Reilly sits naked for hours with a dead pig, planned for Friday evening at the Newlyn Art Gallery in Penzance, southwest England.

[Tamar1973]

Apparently people are queueing up for 10 minutes glipses of a naked woman dancing and otherwise strutting her stuff with a dead pig.

Quite frankly the first thing that comes to mind is this text from Exodus 22:19: Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death

[Onelifetogive]

an exhibition where artist Kira O'Reilly sits naked for hours with a dead pig,

If that's the best she can do....

[frankenMonkey]

finally...something PETA and I can agree on.

[Tamar1973]

finally...something PETA and I can agree on.

That was my second thought. Shudder to think that PETA and FReeper can agree on anything.

[Porterville]

Naked chicks with taxidermy and potential barbecue is always cool. And it strikes a warms spot in my heart.

I just wish more art involved naked chicks and barbecues.

[Dumpster Baby]

sits naked for hours with a dead pig

Sounds like Sunday morning breakfast around here. :o)

[shankbear]

She sounds like a pork abuser to me. Cook it up idiot woman, don't dance with it. Slather it with sauce. Make some beans.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL!

[butternut_squash_bisque]

LOLOL! Screwdriver all over my monitor! (wiping frantically) Same Sunday morning around here, D.

[evets]

Mmmmm......pork.

[humblegunner]

Exodus 22:19: Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death

Humblegunner 14:08: If you have never let your dog sleep on your bed you are surely a retard.

Get over your bible-thumpin' self.

[dawn53]

I just wish more art involved naked chicks and barbecues.

Maybe she thought PETA stood for:

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

[shankbear]

He probably means buggering animals fella.

[SmithL]

The pig is only pretending to be dead - out of humiliation.

[JOAT]

Whoever lies with an animal

Is a polite way of saying 'porking' the porker, not letting your family pet sleep on the bed. Big difference.

[bert]

If we must put up with literal interpretation, it means what it says. It says lie....

[Tamar1973]

Humblegunner 14:08: If you have never let your dog sleep on your bed you are surely a retard.

Get over your bible-thumpin' self.

I don't have a dog, but I do have two cats and my hubby and I do let them sleep in bed with us but the article implies there might be something more to what kind of "lying" she's doing with that pig. That, my dear humblegunner, is beyond retarded.

[No-Really-But]

Oh, come on people!! You've got to admire someone who's crafty enough to convince "snoots" that what he/she is doing constitutes "art," such that they'll pay money to "witness" it!! Just adds credence to the saying "some people have more money than sense." I hope the con-"artist" makes a HUGH bundle...I really do!!! Serves the dopey "snoots" (mostly far left) right!!!!

[humblegunner]

He probably means buggering animals fella.

probably means

So you are saying that Bible verses are open to interpretation?

[Tamar1973]

Oh, come on people!! You've got to admire someone who's crafty enough to convince "snoots" that what he/she is doing constitutes "art," such that they'll pay money to "witness" it!!

She has her freedom of speech to cuddle with a dead pig in public (and to charge people to watch it) but we also have the freedom of speech to ridicule her for the talentless loser she is. We also have the right to marvel at the fact that we might actually agree with PETA about something. .