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Artistic scandal

Artistic scandal is when something an artist does or creates gets people very upset or angry. It's like when you draw a picture and your mom gets mad because you colored on the wall instead of your paper.

But sometimes, artistic scandals can be about bigger things, like when a painting shows something that some people think is rude or mean or when a musician sings about something that some people think is bad.

When this happens, people can get very upset and argue a lot about whether or not the artist did a good job or if they did something wrong. People might even try to stop the artist from showing their work or performing in public.

It's important to remember that art can mean different things to different people, so while something might offend someone, it might be important and meaningful to someone else.
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