When nudity is transgressive -- and when it's not


	When nudity is transgressive -- and when it's not

Lexica

9-11-2009 6:15 PM

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photography, gender, gender-roles, the-male-gaze, john-lennon, yoko-ono

Lexica says:

Interesting discussion in the comments, analyzing the two images and why their effects are so different.

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