An anti-rape poster showing a naked woman lying on a bed in a Christ-like pose has been condemned by angry Italian politicians as blasphemous. The poster, in which the woman's groin is discreetly covered by a white sheet but her breasts are bare, was commissioned by Italy's rape crisis helpline to persuade more victims of sexual assault to speak out.But the poster, designed to publicise the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov 25, has been condemned as sacrilegious by conservative politicians in Milan, who have vowed to stop 500 copies from being posted around the northern industrial city."I'll do everything in my power to stop this poster going up," said a city councillor, Maurizio Cadeo.He and other right-wing councillors said the poster was "blasphemous" and would offend the religious beliefs of many Italians."We're calling for the poster to be withdrawn because an important day like this should not be debased by such a sexual provocation," said councillor Carlo Fidanza, a member of the right-wing National Alliance party.
The poster, in which the woman's groin is discreetly covered by a white sheet but her breasts are bare, was commissioned by Italy's rape crisis helpline to persuade more victims of sexual assault to speak out.
But the poster, designed to publicise the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov 25, has been condemned as sacrilegious by conservative politicians in Milan, who have vowed to stop 500 copies from being posted around the northern industrial city.
"I'll do everything in my power to stop this poster going up," said a city councillor, Maurizio Cadeo.
He and other right-wing councillors said the poster was "blasphemous" and would offend the religious beliefs of many Italians.
"We're calling for the poster to be withdrawn because an important day like this should not be debased by such a sexual provocation," said councillor Carlo Fidanza, a member of the right-wing National Alliance party.
Question: are feminists ok with this poster?
The text is this:
The poster poses the question: 'Who Pays For Man's Sins?' and a caption which reads "Only four per cent of women who suffer sexual violence report their assailants."
but it's still a rather attractive young woman shown naked. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
You could be a bit more sensitive about it. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
It's a minefield to comment upon, as your reaction suggests (and, I hasten to say, your reaction is more legitimate than my ignorant comment about the poster).
I just wonder how to look like I'm sensitive about it, except by shutting up (but is that the goal?). In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Just a personal opinion - I don't speak for anyone else. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
I don't necessarily wnat her to look bloodied, but I want some sense that something sordid and bestial, a violation, has occured. I hate the idea that some bloke can look at her and go "phwoargh, wouldn't mind some of that as well". And they would with that image, believe me. At leasst here they would. keep to the Fen Causeway
This looks like something which seemed like a good idea in a design office but has no useful connection to the world most people live in.
dig that show, gotta tape it to watch after coming back from the hot springs! ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
and let us know what you think...
it starts a bit slow, imo, so give it a chance to warm up yer pixels a bit. the production values (i can see tbg gagging on that phrase, lol), are top notch...almost too much so-
the stylist dept have a strong streak of perfectionism, which makes it mannered as fuck, but... respect for craft where its due.
takes the word 'gloss' to new levels :) ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
