We are all very well aware of the now raging debate about censorship on Twitter and of the US Government’s micro-management of the digital world, working in collusion with Facebook and Google to limit dissent and questioning of the key narratives of our time.
Meetup finally, after several emails, admitted that the old banner image for this group was not pornographic.
'I do apologize for any confusion and frustration this has caused and I would be happy to clarify.
You are correct the term pornographic would not be correct in this particular instance and I'm truly sorry if it caused any confusion to this message.
Finally, we still ask that if your content will be of mature nature that you privatize your group.'
But Meetup are still stating it was of mature content... So, I wrote back...
Then are you stating the the image in question is mature content? I don't see it as such and I am minded to believe that a competitor or other has complained because they wish to damage my business as I cannot think an artist who has been a member of my group for years would suddenly, out of the blue, make a complaint. So, when did the complainer join my group? If they are not a member of my group then in all seriousness I would like to know how the image in question has caused a casual browser offence and again I'll re-iterate Life Drawing Wales does not post mature content, just drawings of nude models made in our life drawing classes.
Children go to museums and wander round, seeing statues of nudes, seeing paintings of nudes and often photography too. From high school young people are studying this stuff, if they have a good art department. And Meetup is not a for children platform. I would think the membership demographic is almost 100% adult?
You're based in New York so I did a search and found these on your doorstep:
Meetup finally, after several emails, admitted that the old banner image for this group was not pornographic.
'I do apologize for any confusion and frustration this has caused and I would be happy to clarify.
You are correct the term pornographic would not be correct in this particular instance and I'm truly sorry if it caused any confusion to this message.
Finally, we still ask that if your content will be of mature nature that you privatize your group.'
But Meetup are still stating it was of mature content... So, I wrote back...
Then are you stating the the image in question is mature content? I don't see it as such and I am minded to believe that a competitor or other has complained because they wish to damage my business as I cannot think an artist who has been a member of my group for years would suddenly, out of the blue, make a complaint. So, when did the complainer join my group? If they are not a member of my group then in all seriousness I would like to know how the image in question has caused a casual browser offence and again I'll re-iterate Life Drawing Wales does not post mature content, just drawings of nude models made in our life drawing classes.
Children go to museums and wander round, seeing statues of nudes, seeing paintings of nudes and often photography too. From high school young people are studying this stuff, if they have a good art department. And Meetup is not a for children platform. I would think the membership demographic is almost 100% adult?
You're based in New York so I did a search and found these on your doorstep:
https://www.meetup.com/1-hour-fine-art-nude-photo-session-model-studio/events/288686978/
https://www.meetup.com/art-retail-therapy/events/289918151/
https://www.meetup.com/ebonyartworkshop/events/290053919/
https://www.meetup.com/gymnasium-nyc/events/290166682/
https://www.meetup.com/gymnasium-nyc/events/290197596/
https://www.meetup.com/northeast-naturists/events/289931267/
https://www.meetup.com/northeast-naturists/events/289931294/
https://www.meetup.com/gymnasium-nyc/events/290197512/
Please let me know which of these are pornographic or racey or in breach of your rules.
Thats It, lets see what they respond with now...