I recently got a warning from Google ads about alleged pornographic and inappropriate content on this blog!
The only thing I can think of that might have offended anyone was a photo that accompanied my review of the Greek thriller The Wife Killer. The photo depicted a man and woman in a quiet moment in bed -- they were not having sex -- but the woman's breast was exposed. I thought this was so mild -- I mean, we've all seen naked breasts in regular, non-pornographic movies since the sixties and certainly thereafter -- that I was surprised anyone could object, but object they obviously did.
I replaced the photo with the one you see now, a poster for the movie showing a woman being murdered!
Isn't it kind of sad that an image of brutality is considered by some to be less offensive than one that's mildly erotic?
Well thank goodness you showed some good old fashioned violence instead of a (gasp!) "naughty" image.
ReplyDeleteI attended an event hosted by Charles Band some years ago and he was voicing his disdain for the prudishness of (I got to "of" and couldn't think of a group to insert) just whomever it is that decides that the human form is despicable to view and violence is a delight. I guess some things will never change.
Is old man Hays still around?
The spirit of Hays lives on, LOL! Years ago Mad magazine did a feature spoofing the acceptance of violence vs the naysaying on sex. They showed a couple necking on a park bench -- which elicited an outcry -- but it was perfectly okay when a steamroller came along and squashed the couple!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea who is reporting people's blogs and Pinterest boards as obscene. I happen to have a Pinterest board with good-looking male models in speedos, with a few artistic and tasteful nudes thrown in for good measure (no frontal at all). My board got shut down for months and I onlyjust got it reinstated after explaining how there is a distinction between nudity and pornography...(sigh)
ReplyDeleteI actually feel bad for the people who get scandalized/titillated/outraged/riled up/obsessive enough to go flagging people's posts--they are probably even getting less s*x than I am!
-Chris
Chris, you're terrific, LOL! Can't believe that in this day and age Pinterest gave you such a hard time! I guess some people just can't deal with naked breasts, male or female! And I can imagine it takes forever to convince the powers-that-be on these sites that you've done nothing wrong. I wonder if google even looked at my blog or just reacted to someone reporting the site.
ReplyDeleteYou're right -- some people need to get a life!