Kindly, I hate it.
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- whereRI0
i want to see!!!!!
- nb0
A couple years ago I was visiting my dad, and I was taking a good long look at a Robert Bateman print he had on the wall. I was trying to figure out why Bateman's art was so popular among people like my dad. His mother-in-law noticed me looking at it and proclaimed definitively, "Robert Bateman is the best artist in Canada."
"Oh, really?" I responded, doing my best to not sound like a snob.
She adamantly defended her position with, "WELL, IF HE'S NOT, HE SHOULD BE."
- ItTango0
GOOD GOD, AUNTIE!!
HOLY MOTHER OF CHRIST... MY EYES!!
MY EYES!!
WHY, AUNTIE... WHY?!!Unless you think that's too much.
- CALLES0
Is It Britto?
- showpony0
ambiguous, noncommittal responses are the way to go, my friend... "interesting" is a good standby...
- capn_ron0
or divert and send her something you like. call it payback.
- NONEIS0
Just ignore and if she ever questions your non-resinse feign junk mail issues and deal with it then...
- drgz0
Could not have cared less
- cannonball19780
Sack up and be honest
- Sep0
I've been thinking about a correct and constructive response to the moral dilemma you've presented us with here, but first I'm going to look for a youtube-video of a monkey playing with his balls.
- stoplying0
Just let it pass. If she likes the art, then okay, big deal. You're not necessarily lying by not replying to her. Just go have a beer and rethink how insignificant this all is.
- DaveO0
Maybe, GET OVER YOURSELF?
- cannonball19780
NO! Tell her it fucking sucks! That'll teach her to ask for your opinion!
- eighteen0
Is your aunt mentally unstable? Prone to fits of misguided rage? If not just tell her what you think about it.
I've got a friend who is really into film and art and constantly spews out the most disgusting pieces of hipster, polaroid, vintage, grain-effect crap I've ever seen, and she gets scholarships and awards for said crap.There's no beating this shit, it's always going to be problem. All YOU can do as an individual is educate as many people as possible and stand up for your side.
- Projectile0
I usually tell a big fat white lie in these situations.
"hmm not too sure about that one.. I remember him looking at this one poster that looks a lot like that.. and saying that there was something about it that really bothered him. But fear not cos I recently saw something that he'd LOVE.." at which point you send her a link to your own online art shop of course :P
Telling fake stories can prevent a lot of heartache
- noneck0
"Gee Auntie, I can tell you were really moved by this piece. I'm happy to see you so excited about art."
- i_monk0
Tell her to leave you out of her Will, so you don't have to inherit it.
- BonSeff0
maybe its your aunt's prank fucking with your and yer unks' art faggery.
leave the old lady alone and let her enjoy some tacky art