Results: Art student decapitates a chickens head as an act of artistic protest
The College of Art and Design recently made headlines when an art student staged an artistic protest that involved slitting a chicken’s throat and removing its head as other students in the cafeteria watched in disbelief. According to one of the witnesses, it took 45 minutes before anyone intervened.
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Have you heard about this story?
Yes
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165 votes
No
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2229 votes
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Do you think this should be considered an artistic protest? Yes, it should be considered an artistic protest
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164 votes
This is a violent act and should not be considered an artistic protest
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1577 votes
I am not sure
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653 votes
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Do you consider yourself to be an artist? Yes, I do consider myself to be an artist
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276 votes
I am somewhat of an artist
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424 votes
No, I do not consider myself to be an artist
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1666 votes
Other (please specify)
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28 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.38% | 9 | |
| n/a | 0.08% | 2 |
| everyone is an artist in their own way. cruelty is not being "an artist"!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| sometimes | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am a chef, which is indeed an art form, but we are not "artists" | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am a patron of the arts. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do art stuff | 0.04% | 1 |
| make up flower arrangements | 0.04% | 1 |
| it my sound stupid but we are all artists in different ways. i personally have no idea how this is art but that's this persons belief, as for violent, for fun or art, yes to me. however, ever animal we consume is killed, head cut off or not. | 0.04% | 1 |
| musician | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have limited art skills but love to look at art | 0.04% | 1 |
| i enjoy art of many venues. | 0.04% | 1 |
| na | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am inspired by art | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have artistic attributes but i am not a practicing artist | 0.04% | 1 |
| the issue is the chicken, when you kill a chicken to prepare for noon day meal, you either wring its neck or slit its throat, defeat her it, the cook it, of course you cause pain, and i think the chopping block is for that purpose unless you want the | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am a writer. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i wish i was an artist | 0.04% | 1 |
| no art is worth a chickens life | 0.04% | 1 |
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Do you think there are no more boundaries over what is considered art work? Yes, people consider everything to be art today
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769 votes
No, there are still limits on what is considered 'real art'
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809 votes
I am not sure if there are boundaries that limit what is art and what is not art
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799 votes
Other (please specify)
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17 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.25% | 6 | |
| na | 0.04% | 1 |
| people call their sick expressions art which is not anything people with morals and ethics want to see. what ever happened to do no harm? | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.04% | 1 |
| ... it's a chicken. if they did this with a human being it would definitely not be "art" any more, but... this seems like people are overreacting. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'm sure there are boundaries but what's to ensure people act properly within those boundaries? | 0.04% | 1 |
| people are morons | 0.04% | 1 |
| artist have never had boundaries | 0.04% | 1 |
| art as i was taught an learned about was each person's own thoughts shown in their "project" but someone else may see it differently. | 0.04% | 1 |
| it totally depends on what in your mind is beautiful or fabulous | 0.04% | 1 |
| there are boundaries, but people like this are not staying within them. this is going way too far. | 0.04% | 1 |
| there should be boundaries | 0.04% | 1 |
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Should charges be placed on the student for cutting the chickens head off? Yes, the student should be charged for causing harm to an animal by cutting off the chicken head
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1273 votes
No, the student was trying to do an artistic demonstration and should not be charged for cutting off the chickens head
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415 votes
I am undecided
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706 votes
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If you were in the same situation, do you think you would have intervened? Absoulutely
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989 votes
Maybe
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923 votes
No way
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482 votes
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