Quote - > Quote - They cited educational purposes for the lack of genitalia. This probably means marketing to grade schools  or middle schools (5 to 13 year olds for those in different school systems) and such. While anitomically correct education can have benifits, in the US at least, full frontal nudity for children is still generally frowned on. In addition many schools have computers the kids can use with minimal supervision. (a teacher in the room but not constantly looking over the kids shoulders) Allowing kids to use computers with nude models would certainly be considered inappropriate. Also, the school computers have filter which block sites and programs that are inappropriate and that would make it hard for teachers to access the content on that site.

Speaking as a former high school teacher with a classroom that had a computer at every student desk, I can tell you that you are absolutely, 100% corrrect about this, and it applies to High School as well as the lower grades. Parents would freak out if we had that on those computers. It would not fly. 

 

Yep yep, it is good to leave those decisions to the parents.  Here in California, if nudity will be accessible to under 18 crowd in schools it takes parent consent, even for art purposes. Often to not run into issues, figure drawing is done on clothed figures (swimsuit for exaple) untill you get to college... or in special classes which require parent consent.

But not only that, nudity is not always socially acceptable. For example, I do nude figure drawing in school daily and it doesn't phase me one bit, but, I have to remember thart when I sit with a hubby in a restaurant, or with neigghbors etc, I probably donlt want to whip out my ipad and show them nudes - till I know how they will take it.

I know once the fogure includes genitals, then it opens up a whole slippery slope. I often had issues with even DAZ, when I wanted to show it to a more business or school environment, even that was so overloaded with heavily sexualised (as opposed to clinical) nudity that it would be awkward, and often unprofessional. In some offices, if I was a guy, showing that level of female sexualizatrion, I'd have to worry about sexual harrasement complaints from female coworkers. Luckily for me, men don't tend to be as sensitive to sexualization, so I never got in trouble personally. 

Having said that, I donlt mind sexualized stuff in company that acepts it, heck, I'd even venture into making a mimic compatible VJ. Mot things have their time and a place.

Genitals can always be an add-on. I'm sure eventually one will become standard, and something vendors will choose to suport. I'm never too concerned about what the figure has out of the box, I never use a figure in it's default state... (unless I'm making content, then you have to start with defaults.)

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