"A few years ago I went to the Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō, Japan where the three wise monkeys originates. The original says 'see no evil, hear no evil speak no evil'. However, the reality is that everyday when we watch TV, look on the Internet, walk down the street we 'see evil, hear evil and speak evil'. This does not necessarily mean we are evil, but rather, that we now live in a society where our eyes are open because we have access to information like never before. Hence the design." - zomboy