[Publib] Re: The Wyoming Mudflap Girl Flap

[Backwage at aol.com]

This also came up on the ALA Council listserv.  I copied them some  other 
mudflaps--one of a slim guy and a sort of fat-redneck-stereotype.   There are 
many others, including same/opposite sex partnerings.  You  haven't seen 
offensive yet.
 
The point of these mudflaps is to toss a minor vulgarity into the face  of 
the vehicle behind, and of course, at society in general.  Back in the  old 
days, tattoos served the same function before they became Art.  I liked  them 
before they became pretentious, when they were simply  frightening, offensive, 
vulgar or just plain stupid.  There's something to  be said for a personal 
message that essentially tells the world, "Ha ha  ha.  Now go to hell."  
 
The back of my truck is a sort of mudflap.  I spray painted the gate  with 
blackboard paint so I could offer unsolicited messages to the public.   Many of 
them are political.  I try to offend all parts of the social  spectrum.  Today 
it reads, "That's okay--nobody admits voting for Nixon,  either."  I'm not 
good at drawing or I might try to put on a mudflap  librarian, complete with bun 
and glasses.  Holding a book in one hand and a  pistol in the other.  Darn, 
maybe I'll get that as a tattoo.
 
M. McGrorty



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