Mock opened this issue on Dec 31, 2005 ยท 133 posts
quixote posted Tue, 03 January 2006 at 2:34 PM
To equate nudity with porn is laughable and dangerous. It does not reflect a trend within the industry or the art world, but may represent an attempt by some to impose what they euphemistically call "their values" on the general public and on the artistic communities. This has been going on for years. The methods these people use resemble those used by pornographers; blackmail, extortion, threats and the illusory promise of a form of redemption. The same power patterns exploited by the pornographer to ensnare and exploit their victims. Now I know that blacklisting is an old American tradition but damn it, take a look at the harm that it has caused in the past before adopting it as a policy for the future. Learn from the past mistakes. Never allow pornography to invade this site but don't let the maudlin and hysterical fringe redefine nudity in an artistic context to mean anything like porn. That's simply outrageous. Good night and good luck Q
Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le
hazard
S Mallarmé