Malcolm X

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

One of my latest creations
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/921/malcolm0059vp.jpg
151kb.. ish

all feedback welcome!

edit: scroll down to see the updated version

[chitown_brotha]

looks dope....i like it

[Hampton]

Nice.

[bcbm]

Why the American flag?

[WUOrevolt]

Why right side up? (American Flag)

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

I like to use flags in my 'art', the initial idea was 'true american heroes' or something like that, I can't really remember I did this a while ago and found it while looking through files on my PC... Originally I think the picture was Huey P Newton...

As to why the flag is the right side up, purely because I though it worked better with Malcolm's head... initially it was inverted, but.. yeah, I changed it...

[Red Heretic]

dude, I think Malcolm would be VERY insulted by that picture.

The art looks great, but the US flag represents the opression and relentless exploitation of Black people.

Redo it with a red-black-and-green Black Nationalist flag!

[Tekun]

Originally posted by Red [email protected] 1 2006, 04:37 AM
dude, I think Malcolm would be VERY insulted by that picture.

The art looks great, but the US flag represents the opression and relentless exploitation of Black people.

Redo it with a red-black-and-green Black Nationalist flag!
I agree mos definitely

[Emperor Ronald Reagan]

Turn that flag upside down.

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

that's a good point herectic...

have any of you folk actually got pictures of the flag flying instead of the computer generated versions all over google?

[Red Heretic]

the Black Nationalist flag?

Also, one this you could do is set the American Flag on fire.

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Yeah I meant the nationalist one...

http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/5118/malcolmburn1qa.jpg

[Commie Rat]

That fucking owns!

[Black Dagger]

That is infinitely better! I like it a lot, which font is that and where did you get it? Thanks :)

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

haha, thankyou very much commie rat

@ Black Dagger the font is called Retro Rock Poster and can be downloaded here: http://www.dafont.com/retro-rock-poster.font

[R_P_A_S]

Originally posted by [email protected] 7 2006, 12:33 PM
haha, thankyou very much commie rat

@ Black Dagger the font is called Retro Rock Poster and can be downloaded here: http://www.dafont.com/retro-rock-poster.font
thats real good homie! can i show other people in other forums? you'll get all the credit for sure!!!

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

dude feel free to spread any of my stuff anywhere

[Red Heretic]

Now that's more like it!

[Red Heretic]

oh, and here's what the flag looks like:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/FlagofAfricanAmericans.png

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Yeah, I know that

I was just wondering if anyone has any pictures of the actual flag flying or being held or whatever.. not just some computer generated image

oh yeah, and thanks by the way :)

[Black Dagger]

Originally posted by [email protected] 7 2006, 10:33 PM
haha, thankyou very much commie rat

@ Black Dagger the font is called Retro Rock Poster and can be downloaded here: http://www.dafont.com/retro-rock-poster.font
Cheers for the link bro.

[OneBrickOneVoice]

The second one is insane!

I don't think it'd look good with the black nationalist flag. burning american flag is MUCH better :lol:

[Brownfist]

I don't think that Malcolm X would appreciate neccesarily the black nationalist flag. Partly because of his religious affiliations and secondly due to his repudiation of a lot of the black nationalist sentiments that he shared before his trip to Mecca. I think that Malcolm understood the unequal racialized power relations in society, however, he did not believe that the solution was a return to Africa or the creation of a new black state. I understand that Malcolm's legacy has been claimed by numerous organizations including the BPP, the cultural nationalists, the black nationalists, the return-to-Africa folks etc, but to impose him onto that flag would be unfair to his own set of politics.