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Icons and livejournal
I'm sure most of you will be aware of the current furore over whether breast-feeding pics should be allowed as default icons. Personally, I have no problem with them at all and I gather that the fuss may have in fact been started by someone who complained about breast-feeding icons as a protest when someone complained about his icon of a naked woman.
The problem for me, is that some people are now using icons of naked or semi-naked women (not necessarily with babies) as a protest against the censorship.
I can understand this, but it makes me uncomfortable.
I don't actually like bumping unexpectedly into pictures of naked women when I'm just chatting with my friends. (I've no objection to them in places where I expect them and I'm fine with pornographic art - when I'm looking for it)
Comeing across a naked picture in a social setting sends out a message that the user sees women primarily as sex objects and that makes me uncomfortable. I'm not going to start complaining to LJ, just asking people to think twice before becoming too whole-heartedly involved in the fight against censorship.
The problem for me, is that some people are now using icons of naked or semi-naked women (not necessarily with babies) as a protest against the censorship.
I can understand this, but it makes me uncomfortable.
I don't actually like bumping unexpectedly into pictures of naked women when I'm just chatting with my friends. (I've no objection to them in places where I expect them and I'm fine with pornographic art - when I'm looking for it)
Comeing across a naked picture in a social setting sends out a message that the user sees women primarily as sex objects and that makes me uncomfortable. I'm not going to start complaining to LJ, just asking people to think twice before becoming too whole-heartedly involved in the fight against censorship.