I think all you are being played. Y'all are doing exactly what this guy wants, talking about it and stirring controversy over it. There is no such thing as bad publicity, and I'm betting tons of people are going to see this. In almost all humans there is a small sadistic sense of joy, and I'm sure this fulfills a lot of it.

The prime definition of art is: Man's human response to his environment, his frustration, hopes, dreams, and fears. In the art sense, I think this is brilliant. Emotionally, I have to agree its pushing it rather far. Flame me, I don't mind.