On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Schuyler Grace wrote:
> ... Sen. Helms was also pushing a bill to cut off Federal
> funding for any art project that didn't meet "community standards" for
> decency and acceptability.
Ah, community standards: I have about 100 photos of folks walking around
New York City (this isn't off topic -- it's alternative photography!) with
words a foot high on their bosoms you couldn't say on TV... Nobody but me
seems to even look twice. And of course I'm looking because I want to take
their picture. I'll add that NOT ONE PERSON refused... That is, a very few
folks did refuse permission to photograph them but they were just being
crabby, their T-shirts could have been read in church. Does that mean New
York should get EXTRA funding?
.... a whole, vital, beautiful human
> body is a wonderful thing, and one being torn violently apart is a
> vulgarity.
Amen. Amen. Amen. In fact even a decrepit old body is profound.. All
those taboos may be from folks with weak libido. They have to forbid it to
make it interesting.
Judy
Received on Tue Dec 14 00:45:30 2004
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