Once again, a headline has kept me awake at night. I tried to let it go without comment, but I can’t. I saw this tidbit on USA Today. An artist in Japan was charged with distributing obscene material in a crowd-funded project. She provided 3-D images of her vagina to supporters. A kayak modeled after her vagina was intended to build awareness of Japan's bias against discussion of that particular part of female anatomy. Japanese officials said that 3-D pictures of the vagina are pornographic. This came after I previously blogged about an American exchange student slipping and falling into a giant vagina sculpture in southwestern Germany. Now the demand for 3-D printers will go up. Apparently, there is no truth to the rumor that the dildo industry pressured the government to charge her. I want to make three points about this topic. I do not want to get into a debate about art verses porn. I know what I like.
First, to paraphrase Captain Renault from #Casablanca, I'm shocked, shocked to find that there is pornography in Japan. Vaginas are porn? Who knew? I have been a fan of vaginas for years. Rumor has it that Anthony Weiner now has a 3-D camera and printer on back order. Next, he’ll be sexting 3-D pictures of his hot dog.
Second, this artist may be on to something big. Besides kayaks, I can think of many other products that could use the vagina shape: finger warmers, hats (fur lined?), boots/shoes/slippers, ice cream cones, hot dog buns (Come on! You thought about it.), sub sandwiches, coffee mugs and soup/salad bowls.
Third, this could add a whole new dimension (pun intended) to dating web sites. Photographs can be 3 dimensional. The next best thing will be a life size 3-D printer. Potential daters could download the image, try it out and see if they like it.
First, to paraphrase Captain Renault from #Casablanca, I'm shocked, shocked to find that there is pornography in Japan. Vaginas are porn? Who knew? I have been a fan of vaginas for years. Rumor has it that Anthony Weiner now has a 3-D camera and printer on back order. Next, he’ll be sexting 3-D pictures of his hot dog.
Second, this artist may be on to something big. Besides kayaks, I can think of many other products that could use the vagina shape: finger warmers, hats (fur lined?), boots/shoes/slippers, ice cream cones, hot dog buns (Come on! You thought about it.), sub sandwiches, coffee mugs and soup/salad bowls.
Third, this could add a whole new dimension (pun intended) to dating web sites. Photographs can be 3 dimensional. The next best thing will be a life size 3-D printer. Potential daters could download the image, try it out and see if they like it.
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