Well, to get things started I believe it's only right to discuss the object within the room that was designed to catch out eye as soon as we set eyes on the picture itself: the wardrobe. I'm not sure if the untrained eye among you will be able to notice this but if you look hard enough you might just be able to pick out the fact that there is a man on top of said wardrobe, it's hard to make out I know, but if you look he's there just waiting to catch your eye and draw you into his world. This man clearly represents homosexuality within the modern world - ridged, faceless, alone and without form. The fact that he's face down on wardrobe wearing nothing but his undergarments and a pair of black socks is an obvious metaphor for military service. What this artist is trying to convey in this section of the picture is the suffocating weight currently crushing the US military, that of course being the problem of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.'
The other elements within the frame are rather inconsequential when compared to the main theme of the piece which screams at you with as much filth and fury as the human soul can muster, but they do give us some indication as to what the artists mood was like at the time. His thoughts, his emotions, his breakfast ... they all came into play during the composition of this piece I feel. It was all important.
The lone clothed figure with their back to us, glued to the television is a comment on our consumerist, media attuned minds. The evolution from the reading being to the seeing being, as it were. While one cannot read without seeing, he cannot also see without reading, no? It is quite an ingenious ploy, I must say. Kudos to all involved.
Male repression and the evaporation of masculinity are also rife within this piece. The drab non-descript walls scream: "Where is my penis!? I want it back! Give it to me please!"
All in all I must say it is quite an amazing piece of work, destined to become a classic in years to come.