An Australian woman has posted a video of her family singing and dancing along to the Gloria Gaynor hit 'I Will Survive' while on a trip to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland.
...Mrs Korman has defended herself against claims of tastelessness and said the recording was 'a celebration of life and survival'.
She said: 'I wanted to make artwork that creates a fresh interpretation of historical memory.'
...Mrs Korman added: 'It might be disrespectful, but he (her father) is saying "we're dancing, we should be dancing, we're celebrating our survival and the generations after me" - the generation he created.
'We are affirming our existence.'
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Aussies On The Bad Taste Frontier
Somehow its the Aussies who always seem to on the bleeding edge when bad taste is involved. Even if I understand the sentiment of these folks - it's just wrong. Maybe choose a different song, or something:
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