Its official, Bill Henson's photographs of naked children are not pornography. All charges against him and the gallery director Roslyn Oxley have been dropped.
I have purposely waited until the end of this melodrama before making a comment. Just a few points.
Kevin Rudd, Morris Iemma, Andrew Bolt and all the other disgusted critics have not seen the photographs. Only a few people have as the police removed the pictures before the exhibition was opened. Censored internet pictures don't count. Nudes are not pornography, the most that was revealed was a girls breasts. The models in question were there with the permission of their parents.
Frankly if the newspaper pics are any indication, I wouldn't even regard them as erotic. But then perhaps the critics are turned on by pictures of naked 12 year olds more then I am.
I realize theres a need need to prevent child porn, but this was a complete overreaction. We need to keep a sense of preportion here or we risk becoming ridiculously restrictive. Some people even want to ban nappy commercials!
I have purposely waited until the end of this melodrama before making a comment. Just a few points.
Kevin Rudd, Morris Iemma, Andrew Bolt and all the other disgusted critics have not seen the photographs. Only a few people have as the police removed the pictures before the exhibition was opened. Censored internet pictures don't count. Nudes are not pornography, the most that was revealed was a girls breasts. The models in question were there with the permission of their parents.
Frankly if the newspaper pics are any indication, I wouldn't even regard them as erotic. But then perhaps the critics are turned on by pictures of naked 12 year olds more then I am.
I realize theres a need need to prevent child porn, but this was a complete overreaction. We need to keep a sense of preportion here or we risk becoming ridiculously restrictive. Some people even want to ban nappy commercials!
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