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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (11 children)

She was cueing the audience in that there is more going on, so dummie's like me can know to look for more. I still needed a kind commenter to explain it to me.

I guess she wanted a larger audience to be able to experience her work, than you would have preferred.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I believe the deeper meaning is that even while weed is legalized in several states in the US, there are still many people in those same states serving sentences over the drug when it was criminalized. Those sentences were absurdly harsh, and disproportionately targeted black people.

So when the girl in the painting sees the dispensary, which is supposed to be a symbol of progress towards legalization, she instead sees her dad—still in prison, trapped from behind the glass in one of those restricted visitation rooms where you can only talk to one another over inline telephones.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I'm gonna be completely honest here I thought that was the pharmacist on the phone with a customer and he and the girl were waving hi to each other.

I may be a little dense and naive.

[–] bibliotectress 1 points 2 months ago

I thought that too, and then noticed he's wearing orange and started to figure it out.

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