First of all I wasn't shocked or offended - I just found it tasteless.
I'm just not comfortable with sex of any form being exhibited so publicly as in a museum. And yes, I do consider an erect penis to inextricably connected with sex, whereas the flaccid penis is simply an expression of the male form. I would be as uncomfortable with a portrayal of a woman with her juices running down her legs. :-P
Yes, I do like my erotica and my porn. However, I wouldn't be comfortable with the idea of even my favourite erotica, no matter how arty, being exhibited in a museum or gallery unless it was specifically a museum or gallery dedicated to that type of thing.
I think it's probably to do with maintaining a common level of public decency - as you well know I don't have a problem with nakedness per se, but once you add a sexual bent to it then that can only serve to encourage the pests who do things like whip it out on the escalator in House of Fraser and jizz down some poor girl's back.
Going back to the sculpture in question - what the hell was he doing riding with an erection like that anyway? Rushing to a late night liaison with his lover? Riding naked into battle? There's just no need for it, in my opinion.
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Date: 2004-10-28 01:11 pm (UTC)I'm just not comfortable with sex of any form being exhibited so publicly as in a museum. And yes, I do consider an erect penis to inextricably connected with sex, whereas the flaccid penis is simply an expression of the male form. I would be as uncomfortable with a portrayal of a woman with her juices running down her legs. :-P
Yes, I do like my erotica and my porn. However, I wouldn't be comfortable with the idea of even my favourite erotica, no matter how arty, being exhibited in a museum or gallery unless it was specifically a museum or gallery dedicated to that type of thing.
I think it's probably to do with maintaining a common level of public decency - as you well know I don't have a problem with nakedness per se, but once you add a sexual bent to it then that can only serve to encourage the pests who do things like whip it out on the escalator in House of Fraser and jizz down some poor girl's back.
Going back to the sculpture in question - what the hell was he doing riding with an erection like that anyway? Rushing to a late night liaison with his lover? Riding naked into battle? There's just no need for it, in my opinion.