{"id":2790,"date":"2009-08-04T22:46:42","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T06:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2009-08-04T22:46:42","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T06:46:42","slug":"smut-art-and-body-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/smut-art-and-body-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Smut, Art, and Body Image"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The style blog Pipeline<\/a> asks whether the new spate of erotic magazines “blur the line” between smut and art. I’ve noticed latley that you can’t get away from at least partial nudity in fashion layouts and fashion advertising. While US Vogue is still rather staid, the French, Italian, Australian and Japanese versions all feature racy editorial photos of semi-naked models engaged in bondage-like situations or pseudo lesbian embrace.<\/p>\n

The magazines listed by Pipeline are mostly aimed at men, and I would just call it Arty Smut, which isn’t one of my interests but I guess I prefer it to Artless Smut.<\/p>\n

What I’m wondering is, how would men be affected if they were bombarded all the time with images of young semi-nude guys with perfect bodies?<\/p>\n

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Here’s one right now! Maybe he’s selling that red thing, but who cares? He’s young, he’s perfect, and most men will never, ever come close to looking like this. \u00a0 If men had to see images like this all the time, I think it might wreak havoc with their self-confidence. \u00a0 Maybe we’d see more anorexic men. Maybe they’d ask each other, Do my abs look too flabby? What about my pecs?<\/p>\n

I’m not bothered by images of beautiful nude women. I’d just like to have a choice whether or not to see them. If Vogue isn’t safe any more, there will be no respite anywhere unless we keep our eyes shut.<\/p>\n

It would be nice once in a while to get to forget about tits and ass and how ours measure up. \u00a0 Men, don’t snicker! You could be next. \u00a0 Meanwhile, try spending some time here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"