Rebel Status: Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer is the most rebellious tween ever because she is constantly questioning everything. EVERYTHING! Don't let her cute yellow socks fool you, this Spanglish-speaking little girl is authority's worst nightmare.

She cannot go 3 minutes without asking some type of question. If everyone followed her inquisitive and passionate curiosity maybe we wouldn't be stuck in Iraq, or maybe the Patriot Act wouldn't have passed oh so freely (like juicy wet burrito diarrhea). Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Bush Line Chart

Get it.

©2008 Matt McCain

Rebel Status: Lucifer

This dark angel was exiled from Heaven after challenging God Himself to war. If that's not a rebel than I don't know what is. Lucifer, even after losing the war and befallen into a dark pit, was a very prideful person and a man of principle. He wasn't a fan of the whole "ignorance is bliss" thing and refused to blindly follow authority. For that reason he had many other angels who followed him down to his descent.

After being fallen, Lucifer renamed himself Satan (maybe to reshape his image) and as Satan (in serpent form) persuaded Eve into tempting Adam to question God, (thus casting them out) just as he did in the past. This guy knows that persistence is key. Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Despoil

Despoil is another one of my abstract artworks from 2004. In summary, it represents fatal ignorance. Or, more specifically, the false comfort found in the avoidance of reality/truth and it's inevitable repercussions that soon follow.

Despoil ©2004 Matt McCain

Rebel Status: Giant Pandas

Yes, giant pandas. These guys relish in flipping Mother Nature off. Giant pandas are carnivores (meat eaters) but their diet is solely herbivorous (plant) consisting almost exclusively of bamboo. They freely choose to eat that stale-dry-nasty-jank bamboo instead of some sweet succulent meaty meat.

Pandas' digestive systems are still formed to that of a carnivore, this causes them to become derived of essential nutrition and protein. That's why whenever you see a panda at the zoo and he's just chilling there nodding off... he's (bamboo) sticking it to the man... and pooping on himself. Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Guitar

Got a new guitar (Yamaha FD01S) off a dude for 100 bucks (model runs $250-350). Impressed.

Rebel Status: America

America (of the North variety) is a nation of rebels, the founding fathers wanted it no other way. Breaking free from religious and philosophical oppression those powder wig-headed rebels high-tailed it out of crusty old man country (Britain) cruising off on their motorcycles with their middle fingers ablaze and created their own country.

Even the metric system just wasn't cool enough for America (even though it is the standard of measurement in EVERY other single country except for 2 other counties; Myanmar and Liberia). America excels in ethic diversity, religious tolerance, and prepackaged foodstuffs, the rest of the world watches in secret envy. Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!