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Focus Your Peeves With 'Bacon of Hate' Project from Anti Craft

— March 25, 2009 — Art & Design
Alice Merlino has a wicked sense of humor; she was inpspired when a reader misread a blog post on ‘The Anti Craft’ and thought she said, “I become a bacon of hate” when she actually said, “I become a beacon of hate."

Everything’s better with bacon, she reasoned. Why allow negative energy to flow out willy nilly when the real solution is to focus that energy?

The Bacon of Hate was born.

“All you have to do is write down the object of your loathing on a slip of paper, tuck it into the pocket on the back of your Bacon Of Hate, and it will send focused hate-beams directly to the intended source. You can make as many of these malevolent tools as you need,” says Alice.

She provides complete construction instructions on her site. That’s not the end to her creativity however, check out the ‘Pork Princess’ tiara, the ‘Vegan Wrapped in Bacon’ scarf and the ‘Baconhenge’ sculpture in the gallery above.

You don’t want to end up in this formidable woman’s Bacon of Hate, so mind your manners!
Trend Themes
1. DIY Voodoo Dolls - The DIY Voodoo Doll trend presents an opportunity for innovative solutions that allow individuals to focus and direct their negative energy.
2. Creative Hate-release Tools - The emergence of creative hate-release tools like the Bacon of Hate opens doors for disruptive innovation in the field of stress and anger management.
3. Humorous Anti-stress Solutions - Humorous anti-stress solutions like the Bacon of Hate provide an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the wellness industry by offering unconventional and light-hearted methods for releasing negativity.
Industry Implications
1. Self-help and Personal Development - The DIY Voodoo Doll trend presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the self-help industry to create tools and techniques that allow individuals to manage and release negative emotions.
2. Wellness and Stress Management - The emergence of creative hate-release tools like the Bacon of Hate provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the wellness industry to offer unique and unconventional approaches to stress and anger management.
3. Art and Fashion - The humorous and artistic creations inspired by the Bacon of Hate, such as the Pork Princess tiara and Baconhenge sculpture, showcase an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the art and fashion industry by exploring unconventional themes and materials.
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