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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
another question is, if I were to post the aforementioned photograph on this thread, would I get hunted down like a paedophile criminal? Would the board be shut down? Interesting questions
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Given the contentious nature of the debate, I'd probably view that as provocative... which is a facet of the original picture. I'm in the camp that thinks it's a pretty inocuous picture unless you choose to sexualise children, but there's much more effective ways (to use iffy terminology) to see such things. There's a valid point around the ambit of the idea that
if someone
could get aroused by this then is it a dangerous thing? But I think the vast majority of people are clever enough to see the picture as what it is - some children, being children, one of whom is naked. I think Richard Kern is probably a great deal closer to the knuckle, but he never gets the high-profile shows to warrant a shitstorm.
However, should Elton John be banged up [arf] as a result of this, I would not object. I'll start the rumour here that Bono sold and commisioned the picture in the first place.