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Marjorie Firth

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I read about this a few days ago, this is where we are now. There are still lots of people in the Dark Ages, they probably also think that the earth is flat….
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Robert Jones, Napa

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How the hell can a statue featuring somewhat minuscule genitalia be considered pornographic?  How sad must one feel for children cursed with parents of such stunning stupidity and ignorance - are they teaching their children to be ashamed of their own bits and pieces?  Can these children ever grow up with a normal, healthy attitude towards sex with idiots like these as parents, and on the school board?  Poor, poor children!
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Marjorie Firth

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I was fortunate to see the statue in the Academia, Florence, some years ago. It is amazing the way Michelangelo has constructed David, proportioning the statue for the viewer. I was certainly impressed.
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Marjorie Firth

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Some people are certainly repressed regarding nudity. And that’s different to “ titivation”…..

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Gillian Cooke

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Students will soon be banned from doing life drawing at this rate. When Victorian values were somewhat repressed! I was somewhere ( I can’t recall where )and statue s sported a wee covering over the bits! Stupid
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Marjorie Firth

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On a more humorous note….took my grandchildren round an exhibition some years ago and they ran ahead to look at the rude ones. But we’ve all been there😆
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Gillian Cooke

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Like my daughter!
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Jim Morris

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My current sketch of Davis, will be just that, I can assure you. (-:
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Marjorie Firth

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😂😂😂 Gillian!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Sadly the same parent will cancel school trips to farms etc , incase they see some animals mating or a cow going to the loo. My two young granddaughters just had a snigger when we past some nude paintings in the gallery. No wonder some people grow up with odd ideas .
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Peter Smith

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Gillian, your picture made me laugh out loud....it's brilliant!  Good thing she's not holding a feather..........
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Marjorie Firth

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Peter…😂😂😂
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