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Some nudes are more naked than others (posted 11 December 2005)
Some days you just wish that you had a GuerrillaSign, like a church bell or a big spotlight that you could shine up on the clouds to call for the Guerrilla Girls wherever they were needed.
A gallery has replaced a painting of a naked man with a female nude after it received dozens of complaints.
The Mark Jason Gallery, in Bell Street, Marylebone, removed the offending image by artist Edd Pearman after more than 30 men voiced their objection.
Some said the picture would upset women, others said it was pornographic.
Mark Jason said:
We did not anticipate just how uncomfortable and angry London men would feel about Edd’s screenprint of the naked man.
Thank goodness that family-friendly female nudes were ready at hand to replace it with. And thank goodness that those selfless men were there to speak up. How else would Mr. Jason have ever found out that the picture would upset women?
Anna Aniston replied:
Wow, you don’t even see his penis in the “offensive” screenprint! How sensitive can you get?
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Rad Geek replied:
Anna Aniston: screenprint! How sensitive can you get?
Well, I don’t know whether the image on the story was cropped for purposes of or not.
Lady Aster replied:
‘Tis a good thing no serious work of Western art has ever shown a naked man before. Especially if the naked man in question happened to be named Adam, David, Zeus, or Apollo.
Anna Aniston replied:
Radgeek said: “Well, I don�t know whether the image on the story was cropped for purposes of decency or not.”
It doesn’t look cropped. You can see his bum and thighs - but no penis.