Parents Raise Hell About Nude Sculpture
Posted by hannahtm at 7:17 AM on July 27, 2009
South Florida parents are up in arms because the local mall had the audacity to display a work of art involving subtle nudity outside the shopping centre. The parent-teacher association president of a nearby elementary school emailed parents asking them to complain to authorities and the mall owner.
Really, couldn’t they have put up a nice Disney display with Cinderella or Snow White, like a normal mall? We all know that depictions of large-breasted, tiny-waisted beauties do wonders for children’s development.
But no–instead Addison Plaza shopping centre had to display a sculpture by renowned artist Itzik Asher, which depicts a family of either Ethiopian or Russian Jews traveling from their homes to Israel.
This is a great opportunity for parents to discuss the history behind this piece of art. It’s not as if Asher wanted to depict a family enjoying a nude romp for the hell of it–nor is their genitalia the most striking aspect of the piece.
But apparently, some parents would simply rather pretend that the human body does not exist.
“My daughter has been joking about it,” said parent Jeffrey Cohen. “She shouldn’t be talking to me about this.” If that’s your attitude, Mr. Cohen, I have no doubt that your daughter will have no problem keeping you in the dark about her personal life as she gets older.
Photo: seizeart.com
Jesus Christ! wehn will people, mostley Americans, learn that there is nothing wrong with a naked body and that all the damage that may come from seeing one stems from the demonization of it by society. If the parents raised their kids to se the body for what it is, a body, then this whole thing would be a non-issue and a lot less people would have their time wasted by ignorant twits.