Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

[Tom C]

Many of us, and let me presume all of us, filter out all kinds of things we 
don't want to see or hear.  My satellite TV controller has plenty of filters 
set up.

This constant filtering from all sources becomes exhausting and tiresome.  I 
personally would prefer that the PDML, and by extension the PUG, does not 
become a forum for the display of what some  would consider sexually 
explicit images, even if there's a warning/disclaimor.

It's as simple as that.  I know that's probably too much to ask and that 
somone will suggest this a public forum that reflects the disparate views of 
it's constituents.   Which is true.  I still would wish that nudity, whether 
considered art by some or pornography by others, does not become a topic of 
this list.


Tom C.


From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three 
shot series)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:17:08 -0400

On Jul 13, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Bob Blakely wrote:

"Can't we have a forum for discussion about photography where we don't
bombard each other with sexual images? Is that to much to ask?"

We already have that. No one here is bombarded with sexual images. For one, 
sex and artful nudity are not the same thing. More importantly, to the best 
of my knowledge no one on the forum has ever referenced a nude without 
indicating that viewer discretion is advised. If you choose of our own free 
well to view the piece, that certainly doesn't constitute bombardment.
Paul