[rollei_list] Re: Nudity (was: Karl Heitz, RIP (Query: Mechancial Cameras))
- From: Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:45:36 -0400
On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 03:39 PM, Nick Roberts wrote:
> --- Ardeshir Mehta ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote in part:
>
>> Most Europeans (I don't include the British, however) are much more
>> open-minded towards sex and nudity than are most North Americans.
>
> I take it you've never read any British paper or magazine, Ardeshir?
> Over here, a publication is censored if it DOESN'T contain enough
> nudity! ;)
>
> The old stereotypes of the Brits are precisely that - old, and
> stereotypes. Even British TV has more sex on it these days than French
> or Italian TV.
>
> For many, many years EVERY photo magazine had a nude or semi-nude
> model on the front cover - frankly, it got so boring that in the last
> two years there has been a backlash and other subjects now feature on
> the covers - but nudity and sex are central to British popular > culture.
>
> Nick
Ah. I must be out of touch. Last time I was in England, and that only
for a few hours at Heathrow, was twelve years ago. Last time I actually
LIVED in England was FORTY years ago.
Ardeshir <http://homepage.mac.com/ardeshir>
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