Monday 11 January 2010

Snow-man, now obviously nude

When considering a situation where there is plenty of snow, does a teenager have the right to create whatever snow model that he fancies. or does he have a limit, beyond which would be considered obscene, and if there is a limit how does one define what that limit should be, bearing in mind that what would be considered by one person as acceptable could be considered as obscene by another.

Let's have a look at an example of a snowman recently constructed in a local village, not as it was originally created, but as it subsequently was once four teenagers had contributed to it.

The question is whether something should be done about those teenagers, or do the teenagers have a right to enjoy themselves, especiallhy bearing in mind that it would only be a temporary model as it was in snow.

The reaction from the passers-by was great amusement and hilarity. Nobody was noted as being offended, though it might have been just that nobody was seen to be offended. It might be considered that they were only portraying what they consdiered to be a male model, albeit somewhat exaggerated in some aspects. That is surely acceptable.

What might reasonably be considered as obscene could be anything that suggested a sexual act, either on a single model or if combined with one or other bodies. That might reasonably be consdiered as unacceptable.

It is therefore argued that a teenager has the right to produce a nude human statue without restrictions, even though it might be exaggerated in some aspects, as long as it does not suggest or portray a sexual act in any form. They have that right, especially in a medium that has a very short life span.

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