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Jesus -- is it pissy shithead night or what? I love the "you don't agree with me and keep arguing with me so therefore you don't have an open mind and are not interested in intellectually stimulating discussion" bullocks.

PS: I believe a lot of the naked lady paintings were painted for "private" audiences. Of course artists could get around that by painting a lot of classical scenes, since that was how the ancient Greeks did it. And artists belonged to a class that was "allowed" to act in a manner not permitted to the "common people." And there was plenty of hypocrisy then, too -- if not more so -- than there is today.

PPS: I believe that the John Ashcroft boob-covering story has been stretched into mythos, and the actual reason for using a plain backdrop for press conferences -- a screen, not blanket over the statue -- was rather more prosaic, having to do with camera lighting and so on. Though I can imagine the decision was probably helped along by the realization that speakers in that hall were shown talking in front of a giant marble boob. I don't know where I read this, it's been quite some time. Insert the usual caveat here about me not being a huge fan of J.A., etc.

¤ ¤ credit: Andrea Harris | 04.18.03 at 02:34 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

It's amazing how all those works speak to me. It's more of a "celebration of the beauty of human anatomy". I don't really see "nekkid people". (Well, to be honest, I always questioned why all of DaVinci's men have such tiny peckers... but besides that...)

¤ ¤ credit: -e- | 04.18.03 at 03:31 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

oh wait... I meant Michelangelo not DaVinci. (I can't look at "The David" without snickering.)

¤ ¤ credit: -e- | 04.18.03 at 03:35 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Well, I am one of those sad, sad people who does have kids and who does participate in the awful charade of regularly attending church and *gasp* believing in God. And guess what? God created those boobies! Yay God!!

More to the point is the fact that if we all spent a little more time listening to what Jesus said (ya know that whole "Love thy neighbor as thyself" foolishness), then we wouldn't be worrying about whether or not someone's naked form shows up on the Internet. We'd be filled with joy as to WHY it was done - helping a beautiful person being feel a little less lonely at Thanksgiving and trying to cure cancer to boot!

If everyone on this side of the Atlantic were a little less SHOCKED by nudity, none of this would be such a big deal. Of course, then the Boobie Project wouldn't have drawn so much attention, I guess. So, at least that was in your favor.

Aw crap... now I'm spouting off on religion and calling Statia a beautiful person. I need more coffee...

¤ ¤ credit: Solonor | 04.18.03 at 08:09 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

I'm just happy to see curvey women for a change. Imagine if the art classics were painted with todays cultural ideal of womanly beauty (which I don't share)?

¤ ¤ credit: Jon | 04.18.03 at 11:26 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Oh, what Jon... you don't like girls all bony and anorexic?

Heh heh. Me neither.
I used to work at a lingere company in Manhattan, they had models in there all the time... Not impressive at all. They kind of looked like bulimic aliens. EEP! Like I always say: "Bones are for dogs. Meat is for men".

¤ ¤ credit: -e- | 04.18.03 at 01:12 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

but newd-ah-tay is a seee-un. or something. *sigh*

¤ ¤ credit: tanya | 04.18.03 at 02:07 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Yay to guys like Jon and -e-!

I'm a full-figured woman and damned proud of it! And my husband feels the same as you guys do...he hates those *toothpick* supermodels! He says that it must not be any fun to make love to with a woman, when you are afraid that she might break if you get too excited! LOL!!!

¤ ¤ credit: Christine M. | 04.18.03 at 11:17 PM | link--this ¤ ¤