Re: And Speaking of Stinky Paper

  This is off the subject- but; being in another country probably doesn't
qualify my next statement- is Sen. Helms still alive and how is he allowed
to do damage?
  I remember he is against the NEA in the 80s'...
  Maybe someone from the list can do a photo essay of the protrait of Dorian
Helms during the years...
  Susan
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  From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
  To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
  Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:37 PM
  Subject: RE: And Speaking of Stinky Paper

>
> 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
>

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