Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: WTF??? whats this place coming to?

Blackhearted opened this issue on Jul 03, 2003 ยท 186 posts


keihan posted Fri, 27 February 2004 at 9:26 AM

LOL Bonnie! Aye, I never even did see this one, so guess I'll add my two sense. Better late than never. I agree with Gabe (shhhh and we don't always agree). I never saw anything distasteful in his ads or advertising. My daughter's teen mags have friggn Calvin Klein ads that are more revealing and as a father I have to wonder "why the hell!" do they promote crap like that in teen mags? Unfortunately, I understand, sex sells. However, it doesn't always make it artistic and it also has it's place. I believe Gabe was right when he said it should be at R'otica. Now, before those of you who support pornographic images go off on a tangent, let me explain a few things. First, "porn" can be defined as an image (or imagery) that incites sexual arousal. It's full intent is to do just that. I don't see the prupose of creating morphing genitalia unless it's intent is the same. Also, R'osity, is touted as a place that should be able to be visited by everyone unlike R'otica. So such products are more suitable at R'otica in my opinion. For example, although I don't like some of the Calvin Klein ads in my daughter's mags, I can tolerate them. However, if I saw full spreads from Hustler in my daughter's mags, I would friggn blow a gasket! Do I have a problem with Erotica or the sort? Certainly not, but it has no place in front of children who are just discovering and learning about their own bodies and don't need outside influences confusing certain behavioral aspects of their life. As an adult (if we are stable of mind) we are able to discern between things which are right and wrong, fantasy and reality and therefore do not let imagery guide us in our lives. Imagery and music can be powerful influences on the developing minds of the young. So do I shun my children from nudity? Absolutely not. But I teach them to be respectful and responsible. I create products and art which contain nude images, at times, and my children are popping in and out while I'm working quite a lot, but they understand the art behind it and discern between what is tasteful and what can be considered obscene. You wouldn't find me creating a genital prop in front of my kids and saying "hey dear, watch how her %^$* opens wide!" So, how i see it.... if I wouldn't put it in front of my kids, I wouldn't expect it to be viewable on a site my kids could access from my computer. I would expect it at R'otica. Just my opinion. ---Will