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Caliann · Post by **Caliann** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:45 pm

Procrustes wrote:So, Caliann, you wouldn't take your young children into most museums?

Rewind a bit. Do you think that a nude sculpture (abstract or not), not in a "sexual position," is "obscene"?

You're right that nude and DNA sculptures are not "the same." I'm looking for a rational explanation for why we should treat them so differently. And you've certainly come up with some theories.

*chuckles* Depends upon HOW young.

Between 2 and 8? No, they probably would not get to go to the museum with me....nor the opera....nor a play that wasn't being held at their school.

It really depends upon the child and how mature they are. Each child is different....some children are at the appropriate age to discuss the human body and reproduction at the age of 5.....and some are not mature enough for those subjects at the age of 40.

I do not consider the nude body to be obscene in and of itself....but I have very strict ethics about forcing MY morality, or lack thereof, on those who have not consented to be exposed to such. Therefore, while I might be happy with displaying a 25 ft tall nude engaged in all sorts of things in a gallery, or museum, or other place where people make a conscious choice to view such an object, I would not be happy with having the same statue in a park, in front of an office building, or in fully public places where people that have to drive to or from work, walk to the bus stop or jog to school are faced with it, and pretty much have to make themselves look AWAY from it, during their day to day lives and without their consent.

You appear to see it as a subject of society needing to lighten up. I see it as a matter of the individual having the choice of what they are exposed to in the public domain.

Okays...night night time for Calianns. Have a great one.

Procrustes · Post by **Procrustes** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:25 pm

Looks like I've been Farked:

http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4571582

rubber buccaneer · Post by **rubber buccaneer** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:15 am

I see it more as entertaining than disturbing. GG wasn't the only one who felt taken in ; I've only realized it after reading some of the comments then re-reading the article and the rest of the comments here. And the society does need to lighten up but only up to a point. If I had a garden, I wouldn't mind having a nude statue (of Monica Bellucci if possible) as a center piece. Now, what if a local nursery school had manneken pis at the entrance to their building, would you take you child there ?

And I'll add another welcome to crusty. What year is your yammi ? My I might have a passenger back rest and a set of crash bars for sale

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:22 am

rubber buccaneer wrote:GG wasn't the only one who felt taken in

After all, never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

/RM

piccini9 · Post by **piccini9** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:06 am

If I had a garden, I wouldn't mind having a nude statue (of Monica Bellucci if possible) as a center piece.

I'd rather have an actual Monica Belluci in my garden. She's purdy.

rubber buccaneer · Post by **rubber buccaneer** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:42 am

roadmissile wrote:
rubber buccaneer wrote:GG wasn't the only one who felt taken in
After all, never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

/RM

I know it's not rocket surgery but, I've never claimed to be the brightest bulb in the drawer.

xtian · Post by **xtian** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:51 am

what's with the bunny ?!

Guder · Post by **Guder** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:08 am

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:53 am

xtian wrote:what's with the bunny ?!

I was all set to embed the trailer for the film Donnie Darko, but you probably wouldn't see it outside the US ><.

Suffice to say, that film is the origin of that particular bunny.

/RM

xtian · Post by **xtian** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:44 am

sorry, that was me being sarcastic. but thank you.
i've seen donnie darko

Post by **DerGolgo** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:14 am

xtian wrote:sorry, that was me being sarcastic. but thank you.
i've seen donnie darko

+1

Good film, that.

Procrustes · Post by **Procrustes** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:18 am

rubber buccaneer wrote:I see it more as entertaining than disturbing. GG wasn't the only one who felt taken in ; I've only realized it after reading some of the comments then re-reading the article and the rest of the comments here. And the society does need to lighten up but only up to a point. If I had a garden, I wouldn't mind having a nude statue (of Monica Bellucci if possible) as a center piece. Now, what if a local nursery school had manneken pis at the entrance to their building, would you take you child there ?

And I'll add another welcome to crusty. What year is your yammi ? My I might have a passenger back rest and a set of crash bars for sale

2003. I might be interested. PM me.

Thanks for all the kind welcomes, again.

As for how the "experiment" is going, I think it's pretty interesting so far (especially trying to keep my server from crashing repeatedly).

Perhaps my fave comment so far from Fark:

NeverDrunk23: eraser8: The scary part is that I could imagine this actually happening somewhere. I guess that's what makes TFA effective satire: it's not all that far from reality.

This.

Its really sad that this seemed completely plausible and could happen.

That is why it this is good satire.

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