poor little bugger

A respectable dude has raised a question regarding the phrase written on my most recent painting "poor little bugger, he never had a chance". His concern is legitimate, so I thought I'd post a bit of what I wrote in response.

As a canadian living in Canada, it may be assumed that I am an idiot when it comes to vulgar british terminology. I supposed it was presumptuous of me to assume that the term doesn't really mean "sodomist" any more when someone uses it in our culture.

Furthermore, I intended for the statement to be read as if it was made by some random narrator standing behind the painter. Although I may not like his language, I certainly approve of his sentiment.

Or, I could have just been saying it because it (that is - branding small children) really upsets me, and I don't mind letting it be known. Even Jesus, the pinnacle of moral perfection, used strong language from time to time to get a point across. I don't really know where to draw the line on that sort of thing, but perhaps I'll just leave it up to El Jefe to judge my heart.

Know this, however, that my primary intention is never to offend people, because people are super. I like them so much, in fact, that I sometimes feel obliged to scream when I think they're hurting themselves.

Sorry if I crossed a line. It's not a pretty picture - I don't like doing it!