Art: Racist or True?

Here is the story, you decide:

Atlanta City Hall's choice of artwork is creating an uproar. Especially the piece with the secret message that says, "Politically it's OK to hate the white man."

Here is a picture of said piece:



And another with the message more clearly visible:



According to another blog:

The "artwork", titled "Formula For Hatred", which was concocted by a hispanic man, Alvaro Allivar, consists of a group of 32 American flags with what appears to be jumbled letters imposed across the flags. The letters actually read, "Politically it's OK to hate the White man". Another hidden message in the piece asks, "Is it OK for me to hate if I've been a victim?"

"It's made to make you think about politically, is it okay to hate the white man -- whatever your skin color is," said the racist latino "artist".

I think the artist raises fair points. And the two (white) cops who are demanding the removal of the art work? Well, I hesitate to say this, but they seem to betray the average lack of intelligence found in their profession. Remember, you can be too smart to be a cop.

The key term is "politically," and in this context, I believe the artist is asking the viewer to consider, whether good or bad, if some people have made a political career by hating the white "man."