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r e c e nt l yh a dt h eh o no ro fs ii ngd o wnwi t h Ca r l t o nMa c k e y , t h eCh a i ro ft h eEt h i c s& t h eAr t sI ni t i a t i v ea tEmo r yUni v e r s i t y ' s Ce nt e rf o rEt h i c s . Wes p o k ea b o utav a r i e t y o ft o p i c s , b uta tt h eh e a r to fo urd i s c us s i o n wa sh o wa ndwh ya r ti sa ni mp o r t a ntv e h i c l e t ot r i g g e re t h i c a li nq ui r ya ndi nwh a twa y s t h ev i s i o no ft h eCe nt e rf o rEt h i c st oc r e a t e d i a l o g ueus i nga r th a sb e e nr e a l i z e d . Be l o w i sar e t e l l i ngo ft h a tc o nv e r s a t i o n: Ar ti sf unda me nt a lt ooure xi s t e nc ea s huma nbe i ngs .Eve r yc ul t ur eha se l e me nt sofa r t i s t i cs ymbola nde ve r yc ul t ur eus e sr i t ua la sawa yofunde r s t a ndi ngt hewor l d. Themos tpr i mi t i vet hi ngs t ha tweknow a bouthuma ne xi s t e nc e c a mei nt hef or m ofdr a wi ngs . Ar ti s whowea r ea ndt he r e f or e , pe r f e c t l y pr i me da sat oolt oe nga gepe opl ei ndi f fic ul tc onve r s a t i ons . Thr ought hea r t sweha vet hepot e nt i a lt obr e a kdownpa r a di gmsa nd c ha l l e ngepe opl e spe r s pe c t i ve s . I ft he r e we r enoi ma ge st ha the l pe dc ha nge d ourpe r s pe c t i veofwha twa sha ppe ni ngi nSout hAf r i c aorVi e t na m, we woul dnotha vebe gunt oa ddr e s st he i s s ue sa ndc r e a t ec ha nge . Ar t i s t sha ve a l s obe e na tt hef or e f r ontoft hemove me nt sfight i ngf ore qua l i t yi nt he LGBTc ommuni t y. Be c a us ea r tdoe s n' tr e l ys ol e l yon ve r ba lc ommuni c a t i oni ti soneoft he f e wt hi ngst ha tc a nt r a ns c e ndt he
t e ns i ona ndl i mi na lt r ut hs . Howe ve r , t oe nga gea sa
gr ouporc ommuni t ybys ii ngwi t ha na r t wor k, bounda r i e sofa c c e s s i bi l i t ya nddi ffe r - a not he rl i vi nge xpr e s s i nge nt i t y, e a r ne s ti ni t spr oe nc et ha tma keunde r s t a ndi nge a c h duc t i on, a l l owspos s i bi l i t i e si nac onve r s a t i ont ha t ot he rdi ffic ul t .
Ar tc a ngi vee xpr e s s i ont oc ompl e x a ndc ha l l e ngi nge xpe r i e nc e swi t hout t hel i mi t a t i onsofve r ba ll a ngua ge . An
woul dha vebe e ndi ffic ul t , ma ybei mpos s i bl eot he r wi s e . Ar tc r e a t e sas i mpl i fie de xpe r i e nc ewi t hout ne c e s s a r i l ys a c r i fic i ngs ubt l e t y.I ni t ss i mpl i c i t y, i t ope nsupouri ma gi na t i ont opos s i bi l i t i e st ha tmi ght
obj e c t , move me ntorfil mc r e a t e smul - a c t ua l l ybec utofff r om ot he rf or msofc ommuni c a t i pl ee nt r ypoi nt s .Thea r tobj e c ti t s e l f , t i on. Thr ought ha tpr oc e s s , t he r ei sas e toft hi ngs whe t he ra ne phe me r a lma nda l aora
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l ogue , a sbot hat r i gge ra ndc ont a i ne r , a gr e e , a ndunde r s t a ndi ngt hec ont a i ne ds ubj e c t i v wi t hat hi r dpa r t yi nawa yt ha tone i t yi swhe r epr ogr e s sha ppe ns . Ar tope nsup t oonedi a l oguec a nnotf unc t i on.
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