"Mr. Government-Type-Person (heretofore known as 'Bob')....would you be so kind as to take a look at this image, and briefly explain what you see????" Bob takes a gander. "A young teen, maybe 13 or so, prancing about in what might as well be nothing and cavorting with animals. It's obscene and perverse." "I see. Tell me, Bob....how long have you been a pedophile?" Bob becomes flustered. "I beg your pardon!" he responds, quite indignant now. "Sir, when I look at this image, i see a faery. A mythical creature that I've always pictured as being slender and child-like, even in the prime of their lives. You see a faery, and the first thing that pops into your head is a naked child. Then come the possiblities of what acts this naked child could be depicted as partaking in. As far as wearing next to nothing, what do you propose that faeries, creatures of the wild who live in the forests, should wear???? Polyester leisure suits, perhaps???? Y'know, the kind with the big pockets???" Bob is quite uneasy now. He's slowly beginning to realize that legislating morality to retard the growth of perversion is like urinating into a sock. You'll catch some of it, but for the most part, you'll end up wet feet. is this the part where we call God a perv for creating them li'l nekkid people in Eden???? remember "The Never-Ending Story"???? Fantasia was being consumed by The Nothing as more and more people lost sight of things magical and mythical. This is no different, eh??? remove the magic from my life and mind, and there'll be damned little left of me....... maybe it's just me.....yeah, i see where someone might misuse Thorne's creations in the absence of a child figure......but the bare naked fact (no pun intended) is that this isn't the first thing that comes to mind when i see them........Thorne's faeries perfectly portray my vision of the little peoples, but not my idea of potential child pornography......... the aforementioned Bob and those of his ilk call attention to those things that they find perverse so that no one will notice that it's giving them a stiffy......it's a damned shame when someone is so frightened of what gets them off that they sound the alarm, saddle up the high white horses and ride the Offenders down like tall grass.........and why???? for fear of someone seeing their woody........"GET RID OF IT!!!! THROW IT OUT!!!! IT'S TURNING ME ON AND NO ONE MUST KNOW!!!!!!! -------the previous statement refers to those things considered offensive in general, and not necessarily to things specifically mentioned in this thread--------------- am i the only who thinks of the government as a strict, authoritarian Dad with dirty magazines under the mattress????? anyone who poops in the seed bowl should be made to clean it up and stop screwing things up for those who appreciate the free seeds.......but human nature dictates that the one who put the seeds out is to blame......and that's truly pathetic......