On Jan 10, 2004, at 12:14 PM, Nikos-Optim wrote:
--- tarquin tarquin@planetunreal.com wrote:
(humour follows) Now, I would like to make my own addition to the "offensive material" issue. Article [[Child]] has an offensive photograph! It is the photo of a White child. But not all children are white. There are black and yellow children too! So this article is offensive to non-Whites and it is written from a White's Point Of View, which is against the NPOV spirit! I strongly suggest to remove this photo and replace it with a photo showing three children: one white, one black and one yellow, representing the friendship between the races and the unity of humanity! (in case you are wondering, I am White).
Amen! Personally, I find the picture on the [[Penis]] article *quite* offensive. Not all people have penises! This article is inherently sexist and should be deleted!
(humour ends)
(BTW, absolutely no offense to Matt, who brought up the skin color issue. Just having a little fun) :)
Seriously, though, I agree that
Diagrams instead of photos would probably be better.
If only because diagrams tell you much more (eg., [[Image:Maleana2.gif]] vs. [[Image:Erect_penis.gif]]). I have no objection to pictures, and I think they are entirely appropriate, but diagrams are more informative. If the two are deemed redundant, I'd rather have the diagrams.
Peter
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