Hank Willis Thomas

I really enjoyed Thomas' lecture. By the way that he talked about his work you could tell that he was very proud of his work and where it has gone. Thomas has taken advertisements and used them to show the stereotypes of the African American community. I thought that his work with the master card was very interesting when it was displayed on the side of a museum. The way that people reacted was what I expected. I think it is weird though that he does not care to know how people react to his work. I would think that with a subject like racial stereotypes that he would want to know how people react. Maybe, he already knows how they will react? I also thought that it was interesting that master card did not push to sue him for using their brand. I wonder if they would have sued a white man for doing the exact same thing? I was very moved by the video he did of his cousin's murder. Knowing the background I think made it even more emotional, but would others who don't know the background be as emotional? I know that Thomas wants people to question, but what does he expect to happen through his work? I don't know if I will ever know the answers to these questions, but I am going to continue to follow Thomas' work in hopes to find out.