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Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Fri, 21 Dec 2001 22:41:36 GMT
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"John" <johnneal@qwest.net> writes:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, William R. Ward writes:
> > "John" <johnneal@qwest.net> writes:
> > > Oh, really Jason? Are all LEGO hobbies that equal? I sell bricks
> > > on Brickbay, you display LEGO porn-- sorry, I don't buy it.
> >
> > If you go to the theatre and see a movie that includes a love scene
> > where two characters are having sex, do you call that a porn film?
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> If it were just one or two scenes, I would call it a film (probably
> lousy, because any film maker who felt the need to include such
> scenes is a money- grubbing hack with no artistic integrity IMO)
> with gratuitous sex. If the film were about sex and portrays sex in
> every scene or so, then yes, I'd call it pornographic.
Your definition of "pornographic" is clearly out of sync with the
generally-accepted definitions in society, then. I haven't seen the
brickfilm in question, but my understanding is that it is not *about*
sex, though it happens to have sex in it, just like any "R" rated
Hollywood film. Just because the characters are gay doesn't mean it
is about sex. Most movies or TV shows with gay characters don't have
*any* sex in them at all!
Lego is many things to many people. To some, it's a toy; but to
others it is an artistic medium, as valid as any other. Museums that
show paintings or sculptures of nudes, even nudes in somewhat sexual
contexts, are generally open to patrons of all ages.
However, I am beginning to sense that this discussion has gone beyond
the charter of this group, and would suggest that if you have anything
further to say, that you do it on the off-topic.debate group (which I
don't typically read).
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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