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I'm pretty sure *Kitchigai-Koji-2 has already ranted about this recently but I'm going to say anyway.  I am really sick of browsing through the photographic section of DevArt and finding photo after photo that is nothing more than soft porn but is labeled "Artistic Nude."  
Here are two examples of what I'm talking about.  If you are under 18 or have issues with the naked human form I suggest you don't click on these links as they both contain mature content.

This is an Artistic Nude: [link]
This is Soft Porn: [link]

Yet they are both post in the same category.

I don't have a problem with the glamour portraits or pin-ups, most of those are pretty cool.  I find most of the fetish portraits disturbing but they're clearly labelled, the photographer is being perfectly honest about the content of the work.  But "Artistic Nude" seems to cover everything from true nude portraits to straight up pornography masquerading as art.  Now to be clear, I don't have a moral objection to porn, I don't like porn personally because I find it disgusting to look at, human genitals are not attrative.  But the existence of porn, and the porn industry doesn't offend me unless they are blatantly exploiting vulnerable people to make their products.  What does offend me, is porn pretending to be art, like so many of the photographs in the "artistic nude" section of this site.  If you're going to take spank-photo's fine, but be honest about what they are and find a friendly amateur porn site to post them on, don't pretend that what you're doing is art.  It's not, it's just wank-fodder, it's not artistic or original or clever, it's just porn.

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I have been drawing since the age of two and have always wanted to make a career out of it. I specialise in pencil portraits, anime and fantasy art and do take commissons
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*ooneithoo Feb 29, 2012   Traditional Artist
Thanks for :+fav:

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Heard about the earthquake in CC and wanted to send some positive vibes your way. Hope you and yours are alright. :hug:
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~sakurashinraceo Mar 9, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
We're alive, which is something at least. It's pretty grim here, a lot of people still without power or water after two weeks. Many people have lost their homes, lost their jobs and, of course, lost loved ones to the quake. Yeah, it's bad. We're leaving for Dunedin next week, can't stay here anymore.

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~AHundredWingedWishes Nov 21, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hey, your from NZ. Here's a question. There's a vet school at Massey that I applied to, and I was wondering how good it is or what the word of mouth is about it (if you heard any.)
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~sakurashinraceo Nov 27, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
My friend is planning on studying vet. I believe she's going to study in Palmerston North. Is that where you've applied, because she seems to think they have the best facilities.

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:blackrose:"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves" - Anatole France :blackrose:
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~AHundredWingedWishes Nov 28, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yep, that's it. It was on the VMCAS application and I was just hell bent on going to NZ. Good to know that's what she thought of it. It's hard when you don't live in the country. No word of mouth to go by, ya know
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~yamisakkura Jul 3, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I still haven't found Koji I looked everywhere I knew he used to post at. Any luck?

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~sakurashinraceo Jul 6, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Yeah, he's fine but he's staying off the net due to stalkers. He just needs to keep a low profile. I suggest you stop looking for him, cos if any of his stalkers notice you doing it, they'll latch on to you. I've had this happen to me and believe me, some of them are complete psycho's. I'll tell him you say hi and have been thinking of him :heart:

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:blackrose:"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves" - Anatole France :blackrose:
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~yamisakkura Jul 9, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
thanks

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~wolfiiies Oct 27, 2009  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hello, You have some awesome artworks in your gallery. :)

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