Quote - Using the same logic, those whom insist on, or have chosen to exhibit distateful nudity in a place with a rather general type of audience should be prepared to hear some backlash and complaints. This 'they get what they asked for' works both ways.

To use your own statement, but slightly modified:
They have effectively chosen to use an attention attracting exibit, so why should they be given the opportunity to complain bitterly that they wanted attention but 'not that kind of attention'

 

Yes, you definately have a point. I agree that people on the other side of the coin must also be prepared to have the same sort of criticism leveled at them from the opposite camp. My standpoint though stems from the fact that the people who are viewing the nudity have consciously chosen to be exposed to nudity, so vetting that nudity presents a problem for those that use nudity in their art, or for that matter in their canned provocative images (no disrespect intended to anyone here). It directly affects their freedom of expression and the chance to have their work viewed unhindered. As Renderosity says in a great many places, this site is all about art and the artists behind it.

Also, i'm sure nobody is really going to expect people to take them seriously if they complain that some people refuse to view their images because they don't want to or are not permitted to view nudity, and have therefore switched it off. That would infringe on those peoples' freedom of choice.

It is a contentious issue. I just feel that the lesser of two evils (or weavels for movie fans) would be to have a clear-cut line which people may cross at any time, ie nudity or no nudity, and then rigidly stick to that with the TOS. There are obvious exceptions to this of course as dictated by the law in many instances and accepted global moral standards in others.

The only other real possibility that I can see is to have 3 categories instead of 2. Say for example 'no nudity', 'tasteful nudity' and 'in-your-face nudity'. When artists submit their work they would then have to understand that if they are submitting a really risque image, the chances are good that it will go into the third category and not the second.

Again, just my 5c. :)