My home institution was in the news this week when our Facebook fan page was shut down by Facebook due to content deemed inappropriate. With a following of 43K plus fans, we are hoping to be able to have this reversed and continue to share updates...
Read More"Pon De Floor" and the Art of Daggering
www.vimeo.com/5936810 The dance style now referred to "daggering" has been gaining popularity outside of the dance hall world with the help of artists such as Major Lazar and music videos such as "Pon de Floor." The name is an implication of the p...
Read MoreFacebook bans the famous "Origin of the World" painting; It's not just another vagina
Apparently posting a picture of the famous painting "The Origin of the World" by Gustave Courbet's (1886) will get you kicked off of Facebook. While the painting hangs in Paris' Musee d'Orsay one of the most well known museums in the world, it has...
Read MoreWhat is going on with all the censored art? Case Study: Kanye West and David Pettibone
Working as the Curator of the Museum of Sex I know that I am particularly privileged not to have to deal with the censorship that is imposed both externally and internally at other museums and galleries. I understand the conflicts of public money ...
Read MoreThe Week in Sex: How can one week share World AIDS Day press and censorship at the National Portrait Gallery?; New Rights for Transgendered Athletes and Is Barbie's "Video Girl" a Tool for Child Pornographers this holiday season?
Censorship at the National Portrait Gallery In the week where every media outlet published content for World AIDS Day, it is incredible that the National Portrait Gallery, part of the Smithsonian, has removed content from the current exhibition Hi...
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