Soulpainter opened this issue on May 17, 2004 ยท 82 posts
RealitysPoison posted Tue, 18 May 2004 at 8:27 PM
Generally, I don't participate in these threads, since I have a very open view about nudity. I do have to say, though, that this was actually one of the more civil ones I read. :D Now, I have a 5 year old. He browses the galleries with me. No nudity filter, we just avoid the violence. Not the nudity. I personally feel I was born nude, so what is wrong with it. :D Just as I would, and have, taken him to museums where there are nudes. Art is art. Nudity is nudity. I generally feel there is no reason to get our panties in a bind over it. BUT. Rules are rules. And if you want to actively participate in a community, you should follow them. I used to browse from work, on my hour and a half lunch. (I work gov, so therefore am poor, and had to spend it somehow. And browsing art galleries online is a big stress reliever, which I need with my job.) HOWEVER, I have had to stop, over concerns of losing my job. Not because I was browsing on company time, but because the nudity is not always getting filtered. I work child welfare. I investigate child abuse. Have to understand why there is a no nudity policy in place at work. That is their rule. I have to follow it if I want a job. So hence, since others don't follow site rules, I cut out this site. Since my time is limited in the evenings, that generally means I don't usually have time to visit the galleries here anymore. It sucks. Yes, I have a choice. Take the chance or don't. So I don't. But for me and other's like me, or who chose not to view it for moralistic or whatever other reasons, our choices are forced due to other people not abiding by the rules. Rules that really are not that hard to follow. Doesn't make it fair for them. I say, by all means, use all the nudity you want. (Although it would be nice to see some more classic, less idolized nudity from time to time.) I am judging your art on the art itself, not the clothing or lack of clothing on the model. But please, whether you agree with the reasoning, just click the damn box. k? Now I'm done. Have to finish my own nude pic. (With my son, who is telling me I have her posed all wrong. :D Boy has a damn fine eye for a 5 year old. :D)