I think you should keep on drawing and posting whatever you want. You gave a warning and you cropped the picture; nobody HAD to look at it.
Oh yes. Pedophilia is always fine if you warn the victim beforehand and tell everyone else to turn a blind eye. As long as that's what you want to do.....
If you are uncomfortable with the picture, you don't have to look at it. But it is not harming actual children and is not depicting an overtly sexual act, so I don't feel it deserves censorship.Then by virtue of fiction, this is acceptable. Or is it? Fiction is a reflection, a mirror of the human condition. In fiction, we are allowed one lie. It can be as small or as great as the author perceives it. But that's it. From then on, only truth can be told. If it isn't, then the reader (or viewer of an artistic work) will immediately sense the deviation, sense that the lie has warped truth. The author's validity has been destroyed
( ... )
A friend of mine pointed me to this post, unfortunately too late to see the picture.
As one who is very sensitive to issues of pedophilia, both from a professional and personal (I've a good friend whose adopted child was molested) point of view, I can say that the mere depiction of an adult kissing a child on the mouth is not pedophilia. Every parent that I knew when I was growing up kissed their children that way, and nobody minded or had any thought, whatsoever, that anything was amiss. There was no law violated here, from what I've read in the comments for and against your work. I'm so sorry that you were attacked, and that you felt the need to delete your picture.
I was also too late to actually see the picture, but in your defense, I have younger cousins, ages ranging from 4 to 6, who still kiss me on the mouth. I'm sorry that the opinions of a few have distressed you enough to remove the picture.
You are a wonderful, gentle and generous person. I'm sure that you meant no harm by your picture and I am sorry these people have attacked you. I hope this event does not discourage you from sharing future artworks with us. I love your work.
Dear Mucun, you are a wonderful artist. Many, many people appreciate that you share your gift with us. I'm sorry there has been unpleasantness for you. It's sad that you felt you had to remove a pic from your own site and even close a gorgious site of yours that was clearly identified for mature public, so people knew what they were in for.
*Hugs* Thank you for everything you shared with us.
Comments 62
(The comment has been removed)
Oh yes. Pedophilia is always fine if you warn the victim beforehand and tell everyone else to turn a blind eye. As long as that's what you want to do.....
Reply
(The comment has been removed)
Reply
As one who is very sensitive to issues of pedophilia, both from a professional and personal (I've a good friend whose adopted child was molested) point of view, I can say that the mere depiction of an adult kissing a child on the mouth is not pedophilia. Every parent that I knew when I was growing up kissed their children that way, and nobody minded or had any thought, whatsoever, that anything was amiss. There was no law violated here, from what I've read in the comments for and against your work. I'm so sorry that you were attacked, and that you felt the need to delete your picture.
Catherine
Reply
Reply
Reply
I'm sorry there has been unpleasantness for you.
It's sad that you felt you had to remove a pic from your own site and even close a gorgious site of yours that was clearly identified for mature public, so people knew what they were in for.
*Hugs* Thank you for everything you shared with us.
Nimue
Reply
Leave a comment