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Crazy design of house sparks neighborhood protest

submitted by oxdottir

1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago

Japanese cartoonist

The video is in Japanese, but the important part is the arial view of the house, which is rather...striking.

From Boingboing:

A cartoonist named Kazuo Umezu decorated his Tokyo house with red and white stripes and put a demonic looking head on the roof. The neighbors don't like it.

Despite previous setbacks, some local residents are still fighting in court to have the appearance of the house changed. Apparently its colors and face-shaped tower are offensive to the peaceful atmosphere of the neighborhood

8 Comments

MarineGunrock

I fail to see how this is philosophy, but it's certainly *wtf. Also, how is that tower anythign close to demonic?

Adding video to channels (Wtf) - requested by MarineGunrock.

I'm going to have to agree with MG here. That is almost the farthest from looking "demonish" in my mind.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
I fail to see how this is philosophy, but it's certainly wtf. Also, how is that tower anythign close to demonic?

To me, it was philosophy about your right to do with your property as you see fit, and how your treatment of your property affects your neighbors. Also just community esthetics. I mean, let's face it, in Japan they ahve purple sky scrapers and statues of animals urinating in public. And yet they find THIS offensive? Like, wow.

CaptainPlanet420

Mommy look, it's Pee Wee's fun house! Can we go inside, huh hu huh?????

MarineGunrock

*engineering!

(oops, wrong video)

Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by MarineGunrock.

This was the easiest "Where's Waldo?" ever. What a disappointment.

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