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Jun 12, '08 6:07 PM
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What do you think? Have you seen or heard the stories and pictures of Bill Henson's latest imagery?

These are several comments I found when browzing the net. I thought how it applied to us in relation to how society shapes media in terms of levels of social acceptability. It seems that although we think we can get away with anything, this is not the case. I have attatched links for a clip on the current story with the sensored images. I have seen his images at the National art gallery. None were as controversial that i saw that time as i did this year. Personally I think Bill Hensons a bit of a weirdo. I feel really sorry for that poor little boy and girl (12yrs old) who have now been told what they did with Henson is pornography. Well here are some other peoples say. what do you think?

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That argument was that an underaged girl was photographed in a potentially pornographic format and the police are investigating.

I do appreciate art and the oppurtunity for artists to push boundaries but the doco still portrayed the young in a sexual way - it did not change my opinion of Hensen's work.

I repeat my previous remark - there has been a lot of sexualisation of younger girls in our society and not enough is being done to protect the young. Art is good but our young is more important.

If she was beaten up and then photographed there would not be any conflict. Yet sexualising the young is just as criminal as physical abuse.

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vkcyue wrote on Jun 12, '08

ok... can i vote twice?

0rangkampung wrote on Jun 12, '08

yeeah think so

emilydiana wrote on Jun 12, '08

I like bill henson. I love his photos. I think his intentions were just for art, but he should have been more careful.

0rangkampung wrote on Jun 12, '08

you have to vote em for yur opinion to be valid (see poll above) vote lah

vkcyue wrote on Jun 12, '08

becoz (when the sun shines we shine together...) no.. i just felt like say/singing tat.

I can see how it's "Art" but i can also see how it's "Pedo-like".

- Art is meant to create controversy, and many people I have spoken seem to see that the main problem is that with the rise of the INTERNET (!) art is now available as copies on the web, which makes it look a lot like web pedo-porn. Obviously, with all those raids into houses for computers with child porn, it's not surprising that the Government had such a massive response to it.

- A girl from my POLS1018 class, her brother was actually in charge of what would go up and what wouldnt in the gallery. Apparently he said when he first saw the artworks, he never even thought about it as a pedo/porno thing. He saw the pictures and felt that they were beautiful creations of art.

- Although it's been said that the girls parents were there at the time and they all understood what was going on .. when the girl grows up, there's a large chance that if she wanted a job people might look back and think "she posed nude when she was younger... blah blah" Which might cause her to sue Henson in the future. Conservatives.

ok .. that's all i feel like typing.

ciao pal =)

and omg its emily .. i miss emily lots <3

0rangkampung wrote on Jun 12, '08

emily where ave yu been :(

0rangkampung wrote on Jun 12, '08

Thanks 4 that view point viky. i agree. i d also just like to say I don't think I'd let my children do that sort of photo at 12 years old. I mean sure its artistic an all but like Mr Rudd said "When will just let children be children". Would somebody please think of the children!

vkcyue wrote on Jun 12, '08

ahahha .. somebody think of the CHILDREN!

and omG i saw little cute couple of months old chindian baby ... he was soooo cute .. but then again .. all babies are cute .

lauraraphael wrote on Jun 13, '08

i definitely don't think that Bill Henson is a pedophile... and i don't think his works are pornography either.. which i think is more the issue.. rather than pedophilia. I think they were created as art and are viewed as art and not in a pornographic way.. and testament to that is the fact that Henson has been making and exhibiting works just like that for a decade.. he's one of Australia's best artists and all of a sudden he's a predatory child pornographer? .. and in terms of the girls and boys involved later regretting it and employers etc... if it's porn sure it might effect employers choices to hire them.. but like i say.. i don't think it looks like porn... it looks like art.. which is more of a good thing than a bad... aaannnnd furthermore.. it's not like a 21 year old actual porn star may not look bad at her/his decision when they are 50 and regret it... soo yes... that is my humble opinion.

emilydiana wrote on Jun 15, '08

I think some of his works look half pornographic but still like art. like some with teens are pretty sexual. but some aren't at all. i ono.
oh chingaling i hear ya sister
i miss you guys too :( i feel like i'm never at uni.

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