fractalinda opened this issue on Sep 03, 2008 · 27 posts
bloodnok posted Tue, 16 September 2008 at 5:07 AM
Dear Linda,
Sorry to see you go, but, hey, well done for taking and sticking to a view.
Whilst technically one of the respondents (Amaze Me) may be correct in his/her definition of porn, the sheer volume of prurience -- "1. unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices. 2. exciting or encouraging lustfulness; erotic .... Collins English Dictionary) -- on Renderosity is a damned shame. The depiction of the naked human form in a tasteful, artistic manner can be (is) pleasing, but a lot of the awful, tasteless, unartistic nudity (and violence!) placed on Render, in advertising or uploads, is not. It is simply for titillation or exploitation.
Sadly, it seems that there is a majority out there who want this mind-numbing trash. With my tongue firmly in cheek I have a couple of times posted non-sexual,non-violent work under the false flag of "Content Advisory" -- and wow, how the viewing figures shot up!! Not the comments/ratings, just the viewings. Tells its own story!
Perhaps the best resolution of the problem would be some kind of restriction on prurient advertising (it already exists on postings) -- but hard economics knocks that idea on the head!
Worse still, you'd have all the bleeding-hearts crying shame, personal liberties etc. As well as the old cry that one man's meat is another's poison.
Wasn't it Andy Warhol who said, "Art is what you can get away with ." ???
Best wishes, Red (Bloodnok)