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I agree,  Acadia,  after seeing the image myself and finding nothing sexual about it - my fear is that now any form of nudity will be viewed as "sexual" and we will begin the a downward spiral into some strange morality as has been seen in other parts of the world.....

I'm a Yank living in Oz for the past 7 years, and my impression of Aussies (living up here in Bris-Vegas) that by-and-large they are a bit more conservative than where I came from (SF Bay area). So, to them, any form of nudity IS sexual. Not sure about other parts of the country - I suspect the same feeling doesn't necessarily prevail in some of the southern States.

One needs to see this form of art and the subject matter in the context of what has been happening to children in this country, and the outrage it has caused. Children - and their right to be children - are an embattled group in our society: not just here, but in other parts of the world as well. Whilst Henson's art might have been tasteful and non-sexual, it does little to help the cause of our defenseless children.

Art is a difficult area to set boundaries to. Artists don't like to be told what is appropriate, but in order to be accepted in society, their art needs, to some degree, to reflect an understanding of and respect for issues that might affect the appropriateness of a particular subject matter. Artists have a responsibility - they cannot simply justify doing as they please under the "But This Is Art" concept.

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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

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