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"Hey, that's MY PIE!" -Stan Gable
Q: How did the idea of pie-throwing originate in the history of remonstrations?
A: In my consciousness, pie-throwing was something that was done in the movies to bring someone down off of their high horse. The pie had universal visual meaning. With an understanding of the situationist's idea of disrupting the spectacle and using the disruption to point out the cracks in the official reality, the power of the pie was given whole new opportunities to cast light on shadowy figures. Tasteful entertainment at protest prices.
Q: The splashy approach seems to be a trifle too hard on the egos of your beneficiaries. Is pie-throwing as soft as it looks?
A: Pieing is not so much a personal attack, as it is an attack on authority, secrecy, corruption, and greed. If the ego of the person pied is bruised, that is not the intent. But shame can be a powerful motivator, and persuade people to change their behaviour. This, of course, is an unintended result, for the goal is to disrupt the spectacle and expose the lies official reality requires for its existence.
Despite how it looked, Kenny did not throw the pie - he "placed" it in Ellen's face, and by extending his arm & leg, gave the illusion of throwing. Remember, "splat, don't slam."
Pie Links: Clown Ministry, Pies In The Face, The Pie-rect Side, Gay Pie Parade
Q: How did the idea of pie-throwing originate in the history of remonstrations?
A: In my consciousness, pie-throwing was something that was done in the movies to bring someone down off of their high horse. The pie had universal visual meaning. With an understanding of the situationist's idea of disrupting the spectacle and using the disruption to point out the cracks in the official reality, the power of the pie was given whole new opportunities to cast light on shadowy figures. Tasteful entertainment at protest prices.
Q: The splashy approach seems to be a trifle too hard on the egos of your beneficiaries. Is pie-throwing as soft as it looks?
A: Pieing is not so much a personal attack, as it is an attack on authority, secrecy, corruption, and greed. If the ego of the person pied is bruised, that is not the intent. But shame can be a powerful motivator, and persuade people to change their behaviour. This, of course, is an unintended result, for the goal is to disrupt the spectacle and expose the lies official reality requires for its existence.
Despite how it looked, Kenny did not throw the pie - he "placed" it in Ellen's face, and by extending his arm & leg, gave the illusion of throwing. Remember, "splat, don't slam."
Pie Links: Clown Ministry, Pies In The Face, The Pie-rect Side, Gay Pie Parade
