Eye of the Beholder

[qos]

I've been thinking a lot about my own reaction to the statue I posted about last night. The fact is, I have plenty of sexual images in my own collection -- including one small statue of a scantily dressed female pirate -- which many people would find as offensive (if not moreso) as the Mary Jane statue.

So what is is about *this* statue that bugs me? And what does the answer say about me? And why am I disgusted by bent-over MJ when I have far more explicit images that I enjoy?

I'm still working on good answers to these questions, but I intend to post about it when I do. There will be images involved, so it will be posted under my General Sexuality filter.

Just wanted everyone to know this topic is not yet closed for me.

Comments

[qos.livejournal.com]

You sum this up very well and help me clarify my own thoughts. I think you're right about it diminishing MJ in a very real way -- whether or not there was a conscious intent to diminish.

I don't think it was meant as satire. If it was, the comments on the forum probably wouldn't have been deleted. And I doubt the intended audience sees it as satire either.

Thanks.