And it is a bad idea to hang a Monet reproduction, even if it is decent, in the john, as my mother-in-law once did. Worse would be to hang an actual Monet. Unless, of course, you are trying to make some Dadaist statement,and thus invoking the "camp" excuse.
Well, I would suppose that if one can afford to hang an actual Monet in the throne room, one can pretty well get away with just about anything one wants to. As to my case, my bathroom's far too small for any of my original Monets <grin>.
I myself enjoy a bit of kitsch now and then, but usually the type of kitsch that proclaims itself as kitsch unto the heavens, that wallows and revels in its own kitschiness.
An Olympian-level immortal in the realm of kitsch, faux-photographer Anne Geddes, this only one paltry exemplum among a veritable treasure trove of high kitsch:
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Herewith a recent favorite from Germany, more along the lines of practical solutions, this one for the tedium of the proverbial pit stop. Here you have a little insert thingie that goes inside your toilet paper roll. Every time you roll the toilet paper, you will hear your choice of "Yesterday" or "Happy Birthday," for the ridiculously low price of DM 13.90 plus international shipping and handling:
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