What social issue of the time was Barbara Kruger commenting on with her work Untitled (We don’t need another hero)?

a. mass consumerism
b. printmaking as a fine art
c. military involvement abroad
d. macho tendencies in men
e. technological progress

d. macho tendencies in men

a. Incorrect. Though Kruger takes not of mass consumerism in some of her work, she is best known for the effect it has on gender and gender relations.
b. Incorrect. Though silkscreen was originally an industrial technique, it became a fairly common medium in fine art.
c. Incorrect. Though heavily involved in politics, Kruger is most known for her work on gender and gender relations.
d. Correct. Kruger heavily criticized the macho tendencies in men that were praised at the time.
e. Incorrect. Though silkscreen itself was an important technological advance, this is not the topic that Kruger takes aim at in her work.