JOe Colemannnnn!

There seems to be a quite some controversy circling this character Joe Coleman. I feel as though I have wavering opinions on this man as a I strive to come to terms with whether I feel his is truly insane, or rather simply phening for attention. If you look at in the most simplistic way, and don’t dig below the surface, the man clearly is off his rocker. His combination of vulgar, perverted paintings of oversized breasts and genitalia in conjunction with bloody corpses with chunks of their brains and skulls missing, lead to only one, unfortunate conclusion; clinically insane. But, if you look from another perspective, he could just be a guy desperate for attention. Like Marilyn Manson for example, the guy seems like a complete nut case. His appearance is absolutely frightening and his music and videos are some of the most disturbing things I have ever encountered. Then you hear him talk, like in Bowling For Columbine, and not only does he come off as strikingly normal, but extremely bright. It makes me you feel ignorant for classifying him as a lunatic because in actuality he’s just like you and me. There could be a similar situation going on with Joe Coleman. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see the movie documenting Coleman’s life and haven’t had a chance to hear him speak, so in my eyes he could be a completely average guy, despite is gruesome paintings of course.