All right, I see your point now. Fair enough.reciprocal said:Pardon me if I don't see the distinction.The Austin said:Yes. That, is a picture of an ancient vase from Greece. That is art.reciprocal said:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_GreeceThe Austin said:Prove that it is.Piecewise said:Prove that it is not.The Austin said:.......Did you just call animated child porn artwork?Rex Dark said:So collecting artwork is illegal now?
Good thing I don't live in the US.
I'd rather move to Japan!
Please refer to the upper right image.
Cartoon child porn is not.
Both situations involve printed images of a young person, unquestionably below the "legal age" in question. Both are involved in sexual activity that is considered "illegal" in this context.
I cannot see how one is classified as "a work of art" and immune from scrutiny and the other isn't. Is it:
1) The age?
2) The price?
3) The skill involved in creating the image?
4) The country of origin?
5) The medium on which the picture is delivered?
In any case, I doubt if classifying it as art would have saved this guy. When people believe they are on a moral high ground and have too much free time, they will use all their energy, money and time to stroke their ego.
I wonder if the parcel inspector is happy with what he has done to a young man whose only crime was ignorance of postal regulations. If the parcel was, say, unmarked medicinal tablets, would the inspector have raised drug trafficking charges?
[sub] I still think it's fucked up though....[/sub]