I love you too Frank. Seriously, you're a pal. That's why I try to liberate you:-)
Paul via phone > On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:50 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > > You completely miss my point Paul. > > I don't shoot nudes. Male or female. I wouldn't do the genre justice. Male or > female. > > And I wasn't complaining. I was commenting. > > So far the comments to my post are about what I expected, from the expected > sources. > > But I love ya, buddy! > > ;-) > > Anyone else? > > Cheers, > frank > > Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> The simple solution: shoot some male nudes and post them, I would think >> that someone who fervently believes there should be balance would >> strive to make that happen rather than merely complaining . I shot a >> nude self portrait in sycamore canyon about a dozen years ago. Hmmm. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:35 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> What makes you think I haven't protested museums and galleries? >>> >>> Besides, just because another venue objectifies females doesn't mean >> it should be done here. >>> >>> And there are surely many reasons other than beauty to portray the >> male form. Power, athleticism, eroticism, are they not valid reasons? >>> >>> Not that I accept your statement that female forms are more beautiful >> than male. That strikes as pure opinion not backed by any facts >> whatsoever. How could it be anything other than opinion? >>> >>> Keep in mind that the art world, from artists to curators to gallery >> owners to purchasers is male-dominated. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Mature male bodies simply aren't as attractive as female bodies. Art >>>> history weighs heavily in favor of the female form. Perhaps you >> should >>>> mount a protest at the Met. >>>> >>>> Paul via phone >>>> >>>>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:14 PM, knarf <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The catalyst for this little missive, I must admit, is Bruce's >> recent >>>> series of NSFW semi-nudes. That being said, it's not directed >>>> specifically to or at Bruce. It's more a comment on the whole female >>>> nude thing. Others have posted similar photos in the past and likely >>>> will do so again. >>>>> >>>>> My problem, of course, is the objectification of women. And it's >> not >>>> because they're sexualized by showing "dirty parts". It's because >>>> there's such a huge disparity between male nudes and female nudes. >>>>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
