Forum: Photography


Subject: A Difficult Question

geneb19 opened this issue on Feb 25, 2004 ยท 75 posts


geneb19 posted Thu, 26 February 2004 at 12:08 AM

Ricky...i don't really think it's an issue of having a problem with the TOS...it's an issue of how it's applied. thus far it's most definitely NOT being evenly applied. the question concerning erect nipples is an excellent one. Masters and Johnson define that as a sign of arousal. that being the case, why are they allowed to remain on R'osity and the erect penis of a statue isn't. ya see, my big problem is with what's being portrayed in that specific image. it's not a real, living, breathing person which is being shown. it's a statue. so not only is the image being censored but the original object is also being censored. the term escapes me right now but it's a classic case of giving human attributes to an object. doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, personally. and it seems rather "selective" and a tad bit childish. unfortunately, personal opinions obviously entered into the decision to remove the image in question. the TOS was just a nice excuse for doing so. and yes Misha, while your politeness was never brought into question, you objectivness as an impartial "moderator" IS being questioned. while i realize being a member of the Moral Patrol on R'osity must be very demanding, i'd at least appreciate it if the much vaunted TOS was applied equally to all concened. it's also obvious from the replies to this thread that i'm not the only one who feels this way.