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nikkidubs: thebestworstidea: softgore: “This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted.  Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.” This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.” This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.” this is why performance art is important So every single person who told me ‘ignore them they’ll go away’ and ‘you can’t let them know they bothered you’ and ‘They’ll stop if they don’t see you react’ and all that bull shit, my entire school career, I want you to look good and hard at this. I want you to think about what you said. What you keep saying. What you are telling your children. You are making them powerless. I will always reblog this.
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nikkidubs:

thebestworstidea:

softgore:

“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted. 

Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”

This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”

This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”

this is why performance art is important

So every single person who told me ‘ignore them they’ll go away’ and ‘you can’t let them know they bothered you’ and ‘They’ll stop if they don’t see you react’ and all that bull shit, my entire school career, I want you to look good and hard at this.

I want you to think about what you said.

What you keep saying.

What you are telling your children.

You are making them powerless.

I will always reblog this.

(Source: andrewfishman)

convertedinvader: ritterlied: sadisticmagidan: th3w0lfcub: georgeward: williamegilbert-: mandaks: craigslistdad: how to ride without a bus ticket in 2 easy steps: WHAT THE FUCK HOLY SHIT This is amazig hahahahahahahahaha. The more you watch… it just gets out like a normal person ahhaha I can’t not reblog this… Is it just me or does the driver: a) not slow down b) not give a fuck what just happened. Scumbag driver. Kind of hard to stop a 12 ton bus on a dime…The driver didn’t flip out because he has a responsibility for the passengers on board. Swerving or slamming on the breaks could endanger his own life and the passengers under his charge. I think he handled it pretty well. He stayed calm, kept his eyes on the road, and slowed the bus down and let the deer out through the doors. You’d be surprised how tough a deer is anyway, don’t swerve for them because you’ll probably kill yourself. Tap/pump the breaks to slow down but never swerve. Where I used to live a car full of high school students swerved to avoid a deer and slammed into a tree, killing all of them instantly. I cannot explain why the moment the doe crashes through the windshield like a living projectile is so absolutely hilarious, but goddamn it is.
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convertedinvader:

ritterlied:

sadisticmagidan:

th3w0lfcub:

georgeward:

williamegilbert-:

mandaks:

craigslistdad:

how to ride without a bus ticket in 2 easy steps:

WHAT THE FUCK HOLY SHIT

This is amazig hahahahahahahahaha. The more you watch…

it just gets out like a normal person ahhaha

I can’t not reblog this…

Is it just me or does the driver:

a) not slow down

b) not give a fuck what just happened.

Scumbag driver.

Kind of hard to stop a 12 ton bus on a dime…

The driver didn’t flip out because he has a responsibility for the passengers on board. Swerving or slamming on the breaks could endanger his own life and the passengers under his charge. I think he handled it pretty well. He stayed calm, kept his eyes on the road, and slowed the bus down and let the deer out through the doors. You’d be surprised how tough a deer is anyway, don’t swerve for them because you’ll probably kill yourself. Tap/pump the breaks to slow down but never swerve. Where I used to live a car full of high school students swerved to avoid a deer and slammed into a tree, killing all of them instantly.

I cannot explain why the moment the doe crashes through the windshield like a living projectile is so absolutely hilarious, but goddamn it is.

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