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Fire Dept. Racismby ~carts

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©2009-2013 ~carts

Illustration for Folio Weekly magazine about Racism in the Jacksonville fire Department.

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~nephalim21 Apr 22, 2009

pretty strong, correct me if i'm wrong but werent the ethnic applicants refused entry because they didn't pass the test? I'm not sure if the racism thing would apply if it was based on a meritocracy.....

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~Riksor Apr 22, 2009

wow..."post-racial" my arse.

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*just-joking Apr 22, 2009 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

you're work and idea are just total amazing

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Mood: Wow!

*leyghan Apr 22, 2009 Hobbyist Writer

Very powerful.

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~Katerina917 Apr 22, 2009

this is a beautiful piece! nice work.

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!JKepko Apr 22, 2009

this is incredibly powerful. great job!

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~AlexandreaZenne Apr 22, 2009 General Artist

I like the way the figure is drawn.

The firehose makes me think of the way a light piece of string would hang, like it doesn't have a lot of weight to it.

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~Sun-face Apr 22, 2009

So awful and so beautiful. Way to portray a real problem in a simple way.

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~nomad81 Apr 22, 2009

Powerfull image, just wow!!!

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!Icon-One Apr 22, 2009

Amazing symbolism!

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