On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Charlotte Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> On 12/9/08, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Things like spread out legs, arms behind back, and pushing forward of the > > chest? C'mon, the pose was obviously intended to be a sexual pose. > > For better or worse schools tend to consider this definition of sexual > posing an acceptable way to generate school spirit. Well yes, > cheerleaders are clothed, but usually at the minimum level allowed by > whatever dress code regulation has been published by the school board. > > On the other hand a pose which involves physical contact of private > parts (actual or suggested, such as "reaching toward...") would very > reasonably be "associated with sex", regardless of whether clothing is > worn or whether the naughtiness is visible to the camera. > The law I was referring to included physical contact of private parts and "lewd exhibitionism" as two separate possibilities, suggesting that one does not imply the other. And this makes sense. Sure, a cheerleader might make sexual poses while fully clothed, and this isn't considered a lewd performance. But the fact that the cheerleader is fully clothed *makes a difference*. > The very title and theme of the song they were depicting is "Virgin > Killer". > > The image fails to be "sexy" for the sole reason that it's a prepubescent > > making the pose. > > I doubt a title or caption accompanying an image could affect the > legal status of the image. It can certainly lend evidence of the state of mind of the photographer who abused this young girl. > While it may in theory be possible to collect legal material and > arrange it in an illegal way I don't see that happening here. Sure, > it's quite tasteless and not something I'd want my daughter involved > with at any age, but that doesn't mean it's pornographic or otherwise > worthy of censorship. There's obviously a line to be drawn between a tasteless act and a criminal one. Apparently you are of the opinion that a criminal act requires physical contact of private parts. I strongly disagree. I wonder, what would you say of a prepubescent girl whose parents had her work in a strip club? Is that a decision that a girl and her parents should be allowed to make, or is it a situation where the government can step in and stop? If the latter, is it reasonable to call it a sex crime? _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
