That isn't a nude. It's a piece of art, a simple sculpture.

Nudity in art is fine.

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kid, I wrote back,
all lovers betray.

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No.

That isn't a nude. It's a piece of art, a simple sculpture.

Nudity in art is fine.

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Who are you to say it isn't performance art to tell someone to kill themselves?

Oh, wait. Maybe we can exercise personal discretion and judgment and stop pushing boundaries for the sake of doing so.

Post edited at 8:09 pm on Aug. 14, 2008 by TheOtherHorseman

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"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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I could smear a pile of feces into a crude smiley face. Who are you to say that isn't art?

Who are you to say it isn't performance art to tell someone to kill themselves?

Oh, wait. Maybe we can exercise personal discretion and judgment and stop pushing boundaries for the sake of doing so.

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Either we can accept that art stops just shy of someone smearing whipped cream all over their naked body, or we can just let it be a nebulous word that becomes meaningless in its grand scope.

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"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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That wasn't being facetious.

Either we can accept that art stops just shy of someone smearing whipped cream all over their naked body, or we can just let it be a nebulous word that becomes meaningless in its grand scope.

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Quote: from TheOtherHorseman at 10:24 pm on Aug. 14, 2008

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That wasn't being facetious.  

 Either we can accept that art stops just shy of someone smearing whipped cream all over their naked body, or we can just let it be a nebulous word that becomes meaningless in its grand scope.

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What do you believe there is about that picture that prevents it from being called art? What is it about this picture that makes it art? And who decides?

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The difference between the two images, and between the strawberry orgy and the David statue, could be said to be clear and throbbing sexuality in one.

Regardless, to what is I am sure our collective astonishment, the people empowered to deal with and interpret guidelines get to decide. You don't need to bold "who" like it is some sort of gripping mystery. It is a matter of individual discretion constrained by broad guidelines.

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"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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Frankly I would just like to see consistency in the image approval system. If we're not going to allow this one then we shouldn't be allowing this one either. If we can't come to a general consensus about what to allow and what not to allow, perhaps we should just ban all pictures from the site.

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Agreed on that picture statement. Although, I am eating a strawberry now, so something has come out of all of this.

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"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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Frankly I would just like to see consistency in the image approval system. If we're not going to allow this one then we shouldn't be allowing this one either. If we can't come to a general consensus about what to allow and what not to allow, perhaps we should just ban all pictures from the site.

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Should we have just a total image review?  But wait, we can't.  Our mods have different opinions.  Its a flawed system.  Some people will get treated fair and some wont.  Whats the solution?  Because I haven't really read one in this whole thread.

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What an excellent day for an exorcism.

Post edited at 9:05 pm on Aug. 14, 2008 by major

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stumbling toward sublimation

Quote: from Fountain of Salmacis at 5:53 am on Aug. 15, 2008

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Perhaps we should just ban all pictures from the site.

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But then, how exciting would this site be?

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Ohhh, my, my. Oh, hell, yes.

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Solution:

Quote: from Fountain of Salmacis at 5:53 am on Aug. 15, 2008

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Perhaps we should just ban all pictures from the site.

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But then, how exciting would this site be?

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We still have all the excessive vulgar language and immature 13 year olds asking if their penises are too small, to entertain us.

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The waters are disturbed.
The waters are disturbed.
Some creature has been stirred.
The naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred.