Comments on: whiffs of north american modesty

By: D.

D. — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:05:20 +0000

Nina’s drawing reminds me of when I asked a kid what something was and she just looked up at me and squinted, wrinkling her nose.

By: birgit

birgit — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:22:22 +0000

I did not know that my anatomy lent itself to a prohibited word.

Thanks for the two wonderful examples of contemporary American modesty

By: Sunil Gangadharan

Sunil Gangadharan — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:20:33 +0000

Birgit,
I have a link to the article in the Times…
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/nyregion/08vagina.html?ex=1174795200&en=f4598405420b9149&ei=5070

By: birgit

birgit — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:16:08 +0000

Sunil,

I don’t know what the v word is. Could you email me the explanation?

By: birgit

birgit — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:10:03 +0000

Steve, I did not know about the uproar at the Dallas museum of art. Now we have another wonderful explanation for the popularity of abstract art - it is not dangerous for American school children. That may be why middle North America is building shrines for abstract art .

By: Sunil Gangadharan

Sunil Gangadharan — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:56:34 +0000

Or the fact that some school kids in NJ said the ‘v’ word… Yep, it has become the v word now and prudery rules.

By: Steve Durbin

Steve Durbin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:31:24 +0000

Nina’s drawing looks like Mom at the beach, sunburned on one side.

In Japan we delighted in visiting hot springs that had mixed bathing (nude, of course). It’s sadly becoming less common, especially among the younger generation.

You probably heard about the uproar last year when school kids saw a nude statue at the Dallas Museum of Art. Sheesh!