tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235869019239080171.post5507094382961917002..comments2007-07-10T22:29:33.811-07:00Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301496795612976331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235869019239080171.post-29652380401701485342007-07-10T22:29:00.000-07:002007-07-10T22:29:00.000-07:00worrrrrd.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301496795612976331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235869019239080171.post-74133094196283069852007-07-10T20:45:00.000-07:002007-07-10T20:45:00.000-07:00i'm glad to see someone post about this. i've shared a similar love/hate relationship with it as well for of a lot of similar reasons. i really love how easily accessible something as simple as a stencil can be while it tackles a very serious topic. the drawback to that is that people see it and say "aww, that's cute" and go on with their day. it completely takes away from what the artist was trying to say, simply because it is so accessible. but we are lucky to live in such a mash-up culture, we can take different elements from any number of sources and just take the parts we connect with most to create something and hopefully come out with something fresh and possibly original. the problem with that is that people rely on the availability too heavily and just get lazy so you end up with the trends, most of which you have pointed out.jesuschrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03153470081982756188noreply@blogger.com