[blazey]

My interpretation of the picture is quite different to most and I don't see it as something meant to cause offense at all. I am not just saying this to be annoying either before anyone suggests it.

I saw this picture whilst flicking through an art book and my initial thought was that it was a portrayal of justice. I thought it was almost taunting, the fact that all those children made their mark like that. It was only when I found newspaper reports on the painting that I considered it from the angle that most people think of it and see it as offensive.

I think if I was selecting a picture to represent the controversial and famous art of this country then that is the one most people would point out, but probably wouldn't choose as the picture to use to advertise our olympics. Perhaps something by Banksy would have been a 'softer' option as most pieces by him have a pretty obvious message, whereas the Hindley one is quite ambiguous.

That's my look on it anyway. I can see it is a bad choice, but at the same time I can understand the perspective of the person who picked it.