Forum: Community Center


Subject: So why not close it?

wizardtim opened this issue on Aug 24, 2006 ยท 38 posts


svdl posted Thu, 24 August 2006 at 10:33 PM

There has always been art, and there have always been artists, that challenge the current state of affairs. Sometimes with a lot of impact. The painting about the "Medusa", more than two centuries ago, led to regulations about lifeboats aboard ships. It was a political statement at the time, and it certainly rocked the boat, in France.

So an art site that specifically disallows political statements in art would be guilty of true censorship. None of us wants that.

You are correct when you say that more posts, either in the forums or in the galleries, expressing right wing views have been removed. As far as I can remember, anyway. Does that mean that the 'rosity staff has a left wing bias? I don't think so. The more extreme right wing views tend to express hatred and racism, which are specifically disallowed in the TOS. The more extreme left wing views also tend to contain hate, but usually leave out the racism. That's probably why they're less likely to violate the TOS.

A well thought out right wing political view, expressed through well thought out art, would and should be welcome here. And although I probably would not agree with the view, I would vehemently protest if it were to be removed for its content. And I would definitely not be alone.

The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter

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