Banksy Bombs LA

The Elephant in the Room everyone is talking about

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Film & Animation

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• banksy
• elephant

[nonipixie]

painting an elephant with natural dyes is probably not that bad for it.... the problem with elephants is the way they are trained to be submissive to humans... they are literally tortured into submission, google pajaan training and you'll know.... i've volunteered to help these animals in asia.. if you really want to make a difference just don't spend any money towards elephant shows, circus acts, street begging, elephant painting or tourist mountain treks in asia or wherever...

[bongsmoker214]

i dont think so apparently its about poverty the big problem that is right infront of us but is covered up

[pollordubai]

Is that a rel elephant?

[Suzieq3737]

Bombs my eye, it was a huge hit and so was the elephant.

[Earpollution121]

I just think its cute.......

[nonipixie]

with all that is said on here about elephants i totally support banksy and think he is wonderful and a creative artist. i hope he never stops doing what he is doing. when it comes to animals most people don't understand where the dolphins from seaworld come from, how elephants are trained, and so on... it's just our society never told people, he shouldn't be judged for it, just educated. in the end we all need to be a little more educated.

[nonipixie]

@HisEmptyHouse yes! nobody is saying elephants drawing in sand is bad. in fact it's wonderful. but when you see that elephants are tortured to learn specific techniques to sit in a chair and draw a painting that is what people have a problem with. until you personally have dealt with bloodied and broken boned elephants don't sit on here with your naive comments like you have any idea of what is fun for elephants. just keep playing your xbox ....

[nonipixie]

@HisEmptyHouse you're right it must not hurt at all - even tho over 40% of the elephants that go thru that training die from the induced torture. you're right tho, it must be in their nature. you fking tard.

[HisEmptyHouse]

@nonipixie Elephants, however intelligent that they are, are wild animals, not people or even domestic animals. The training methods used for them aren't that different from using a bridle to break in a horse - which to people unfamiliar with training methods of horses, looks like torture. I rather resent you spewing ignorance about elephant training as it shows you don't actually understand anything about the animals you purport to care about but are instead just moralizing your ignorance.

[HisEmptyHouse]

Elephants are self-aware and pass mirror tests - elephants are also one of the few species of animal on the planet capable of creating art and drawing! They will draw recognizable images of themselves, people they know and other elephants, plants, and other things. Even wild elephants will grab sticks and draw recognizable shapes in the sand.

Elephants that are painted up like this one also change in mood in a way that seems more strident, as if to say "I'm so pretty! Look at me!"