Maybe because it resembles oprah.
Posted on 03/02/2018 8:46:19 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
the Venus of Willendorf was discovered in 1908 but originally dates to the Stone Age. One of the oldest surviving art works in the world, the limestone sculpture now resides in Vienna's Natural History Museum, where a woman named Laura Ghianda snapped a pic last December and then posted the image to Facebook.
It was promptly removed. A notice from Facebook explained that the naked figure was inappropriate for the social site....
the inability of Facebook's algorithms and human moderators to distinguish obscenity from ancient artifacts provides yet another reason to doubt Facebook's ability to police "fake news."
Lately, politicians and activists have been calling on the social network to somehow stop the spread of misinformation, to be more proactive in determining what is and isn't a credible news source, to rate stories for trustworthiness, to suss out "Russian trolls," etc. Who would make these determinations and how is a bit trickier.
At the same time, some authorities want to give Facebook even more reason to censor content. Yesterday the European Commission recommended that Facebook, Twitter, and similar sites be required to take down terrorism-related content within an hour of it being flagged by any European Union law enforcement. The commission has also been urging sites to be more proactive in removing "hate speech" and pornographic content. Yesterday's recommendation warned that if tech companies couldn't comply "voluntarily," legislation would be passed to force them.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
A case of fat-shaming, actually!
I have come to the inevitable conclusion that Facebook is one of those places that nobody goes to anymore because it’s too damned crowded.
Maybe because it resembles oprah.
Looks kinda like Moocheele Obama, except no pud.
Next liberals will seek to ban Ulysses.
James Joyce’s masterpiece is obscene.
How the worm turns.
Why people use that site I will never know.
BUT THE SCHOOL SHOOTER POSING WITH HIS GUNS IS OK
A Prehistoric “Art Model” for Hustler or Penthouse Magazine?
Speaking of super-sized humans, Robert Burel died of a heart attack after losing 300 lbs.
Sad story because he imagined he was in so much pain that he refused to exercised to save his life.
A cautionary lesson about overeating. Excess weight will kill you. We don’t have starving people in this country.
Too many Americans are obese with all the health consequences you can imagine.
Eating healthy and keep fit are the keys to a long life.
Brain cells come and Brain cells go, but Fat cells seem get you.
H’mmm, are the leftists becoming the 21st Century Puritans?
Certainly Marcel Duchamp's "Nude descending a staircase, No. 2" would be way over the line as far as they are concerned.
Next liberals will seek to ban Ulysses.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/prehistoric-art/paleolithic-art/a/venus-of-willendorf
It's art. What's the problem?
Clearly, the subject was on a full-fat diet.
I heard that from some angles, you can clearly see labia on the statue. And that was the reason for some saying it was indecent.
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