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When the fine people of Detroit woke up on Thursday morning they saw something peculiar. Sitting in front of their beloved giant sculpture of the late boxer Joe Louis fist was a giant can of Crisco.
The Crisco can was created by Detroit artist Jerry Vile. The artist called the giant Crisco can gesture of sympathy and a magical Vessel of Hope to help ease the pain of Detroits bankruptcy.
The giant can sat in front of the fist for five hours while the news crew at Fox News attempted to figure out what a Giant Crisco Can and a Giant Fist have in common. Other news agencies quickly pointed out that the event was an elaborate and dirty joke.
Fox News rather than understanding the joke posted a picture of the Fist on its Facebook page along with the following note:
Local artist Jerry Vile has created something he calls Vessel of Hope. He hopes it may in someway ease the pain of having the Detroit bankruptcy shoved into our faces. Can anyone explain what this means???
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/884236/fox-news-doesnt-get-detroit-fisting-joke/#2UfgkEMgI3SrYMgb.99
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TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)TYY
Scuba
(53,475 posts)NoMoreWarNow
(1,259 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Orrex
(63,216 posts)onethatcares
(16,172 posts)"wrecked him" or "rectum?"
olddots
(10,237 posts)but then again that hasn't worked against dictators in the past.
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NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)carolinayellowdog
(3,247 posts)this is the first time they've been simultaneous
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)call in live on FOX to explain it.
"By 2PM city officials in Detroit removed the giant can of Crisco, leaving the fist alone and probably feeling a bit violated."
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)They really did not get it!! Amazing.
I sort of can't get over it that they did not see it instantly.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Vile is right.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)Art making a clear and timely statement. BRAVO!
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)and conveyed his message, so the piece is successful.
surrealAmerican
(11,362 posts)Congratulations, Mr. Vile, great piece.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)WCGreen
(45,558 posts)Without the crisco...
Botany
(70,516 posts)Eddie Haskell
(1,628 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)I think they were trying to sound like "art" was above them, something only the "elites" would understand.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)it was just a mildly amusing statement before their participation.
Atman
(31,464 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Completely NSFW, yet appropriate.
stevil
(1,537 posts)"OXNARD YEAH"
tclambert
(11,087 posts)She's French, you know.
navarth
(5,927 posts)#1: this statue reduces Joe Louis to a fist. He was way more than that. The best Joe Louis statue is at Cobo Center up the street.
#2: it's like saying 'welcome white people! here's a black fist in your face!' not helpful. That's just me saying that.
crim son
(27,464 posts)OMG, this is priceless!
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts).....send a case of this size of Crisco to Mr. Ailes and Fox. He can distribute internally as he sees fit.
valerief
(53,235 posts)malthaussen
(17,204 posts)... which prompts some rather surreal images.
-- Mal
cui bono
(19,926 posts)LongTomH
(8,636 posts).....them by our Dark Masters, and Fox gets a well-deserved humiliation
mick063
(2,424 posts)Gordon Ramsey needs to go off on these people.