Comments on: Reflections on THE RAPE TUNNEL

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:38:44 +0000

I don't think people should have believed it in the first place.. but secondly, everyone shouldn't have gotten so mad! Obviously it was a joke.. but maybe it should have been focused around a less sensitive subject. -Sarah Arizona Art Gallery

By: Sad that we believed

Sad that we believed — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:38:04 +0000

The sad part in all this, is that we live in a world where something like this can be believed. Have you watched reality TV? Most of it is all about how much they can hurt the contestants psychologically. They try to turn people on each other, make them distrustful. It’s no wonder we believe a rape tunnel when we see it, because we keep half expecting to see a tv show that follows a man around as he rapes and murders women. Why does this idea concern us? Because we are afraid people are going to like it.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:01:40 +0000

Although you defend your intention to discuss the state of contemporary art, did you ever stop to think about the repercussions this hoax would have on the discussion of rape? An article exploring that concept would have been far more interesting and powerful.

By: BBambles

BBambles — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:35:00 +0000

I got trolled sooo hard!

By: Gladys Rodriguez

Gladys Rodriguez — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:22:31 +0000

To be honest, when I first read the piece, I was completely intrigued and did believe that in our contemporary art community today, something like “The Rape Tunnel” could happen. I’m not sure whether I support the methods in which ARTLURKER used to, “stimulate contemporary art conversation”, but it at least produced some sort of debate.

It just feels as if someone has pulled a really messed up joke on somebody, and no one is laughing. I bet rape victims don’t give a rat’s ass about “contemporary art discussion”.

By: Richard Whitehurst

Richard Whitehurst — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:25:20 +0000

Now thats ART!

By: Richard Whitehurst

Richard Whitehurst — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:09:23 +0000

Hi my name is Richard Whitehurst and imagine my surprise… You and your friend Victor may need lawyers soon.

Thanks a lot!

By: Fan of Rape

Fan of Rape — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:39:50 +0000

awwww.

By: Captain Colon

Captain Colon — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:56:53 +0000

Does that mean the War of the Worlds is a low blow towards victims of aggressive Martians? The end of the world is no joke, after all. Orson Welles was sooo immature.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Low blow towards victims of rape. I understand the discussion part but then coming forward and labeling it a hoax is classless. Rape isn’t a joke. There’s better ways of creating discussions about rape than creating falsified information. Really immature