Sunday, August 31, 2014

To the tune of…


Whenever I think of censorship, I think of the Irish poet Brendan Behan.  At the drop of a hat and a couple of drinks, he would sing the following to the tune of Mac Namara’s Band.

My name is Brendan Behan, I'm the latest of the banned,
Although we're small in numbers we're the best banned in the land,
We're read at wakes and  weddings and in every parish hall,
And under library counters, sure you'll have no trouble at all.

Well Brendan, you’ve got competition.  It appears that today’s painting titled; Jessica Awakening has been banned from the banner of an arts website.

Interestingly, the painting was recently exhibited here in Dominica with no bother at all.

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