My 2 cents
Lammily - Average is Beautiful!
What if Dolls Were Made Using Standard Human Body Proportions?

You probably have seen this picture of a normal shaped barbie that was virally floating around the internet a few weeks ago:
If you were one of the many people who were asking ‚Can I buy one of those?’ - Now you can!
The creator of that viral image started a crowdfunding campaign that is extremely successful. He made $400,000 in one week.
You can still pre-order your Lammily there: lammily.com/average-is-beautiful
We take ads for real life!
Today my news feeds were covered by posts about a video by filmmaker Tatia PIlieva who pretended she ‚asked twenty strangers to kiss for the first time’.
The video is well done. And it has quickly gone viral because life and love are really that wonderful.
But it’s not real.
Art is a hammer? Really, Karl Marx?

‚Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it.’ (Karl Marx)
Actually, I don’t fully agree with Karl. Ok, right... sometimes art is abused just to reflect the artist’s opinion about a certain thing or to show certain people who behave in a way the artist dislikes how bad they are. Movies are more likely affected by that wagging finger, usually documentaries but also fictional movies. The problem is:
You can’t change a bad thing just by pointing at it with a finger (or a camera). You have to show us how to make it better! To know what is bad is a good start at most. We need ALTERNATIVES to change the world! So far so good.
But do we also need to change the GOOD THINGS??
Well... a hammer can shape, a sickle can cut off... But some thing should stay the way they are, even need our protection!
I think art is a great mirror in many cases. A mirror to reflect the GOOD and BEAUTIFUL THINGS in our world to open our eyes and give us hope!
Just my 2 cents.

What do YOU think?
Is art a mirror or a hammer? Please drop your 2 cents below! :)
First Post! :)
I’m gonna start blogging but I didn’t yet... so I needed this dummy post for testing my new site. To make it a little more interesting I add a pic. That’s me, looking down in front of a red wall (my office’s wall):

Btw, do you like it, my new site?? Please add YOUR 2 cents below! :)