> If an exhibit will be seen by minors, then it is > reasonable given the social > constructs in which we operate, to place images that > are deemed to be > inappropriate for minors in an adults only forum. > Hiding works with sexual > content from adults is just plain silly though. Trying to hide anything from minors is a lost game. The minors find everything. The hiding just distorts and corrupts the minor's response to what is a normal part of being in the world and generates distrust of adults. The distrust leads to the separation from the families accepted norms and the minor is essentially forced to learn about the world from uninformed peers. Is there any surprise there is so much tension and distrust among minors and adults? We are dishonest and sneaky in our relationships with children and they know it. The surest way to focus the minor's attention on something is to try to hide it or deny it. We insist on their negative attention. By calling any attention the minor becomes fixated and develops personal interpetations of the situational gestalt. Personal interpretations mostly based in the uninformed and biased opinions of censors produce a very twisted personality. All censorship has negative outcomes. We as artist have an opportunity to model creative adult behavior. We give away that opportunity in our focus on fears spread by people who follow the rules without questioning the actual social impact of following those rules. We are killing people in Iraq because we were captured in a social trance of fear. We all see how destructive that fear has been. Fear of sex is even more destructive. > > As artists we should be AGAINST censorship of all > kinds. YES! YES! YES!
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