CrazyDawg opened this issue on Mar 21, 2005 ยท 36 posts
Mugsey posted Mon, 21 March 2005 at 9:27 PM
Actually this is a VEEERRRRYYYY GOOD THING!!! #1 While we must keep artistic freedom and liberty as uncompromised as possible - we are also eqaully obligated to regard the rights and dignity of others - and avoid situations where esoteric misintrepation of a given work might subjectively - yet validly also result in a situation where others might feel abused or exploited. #2 This decision will help make this a more diverse and universally accessable site - and will challenge artists to perhaps try different or more substanitive approaches to their work where they might be inclined to lean more away from the visually provocative - and more towards the intrinsically and dramatically meaningful, and intellectually, artistically, and emotionally challenging. #3 This may be the spoonful of academic dicipline necessary to kindle the fires of the creative kiln and perfect the primordial talents of many artists out there by challenging them to try a new approach to their work that is more thought and planning intensive - and less dependent upon overly simplistic visual factors. #4 I am a STAUNCH ADVOCATE of free speech on the net. However - I also realize that all things has it's proper venue - and this is - after all - someone's house.THEY have the right to set ground rules - and THEY have the right to accept or deny visitors.