Peter Jaros wrote:
It seems like a diagram, rather than a picture, would be much more informative, which is obviously the point. And if we offend fewer people, so much the better.
I think Peter points the way towards a principle that can resolve most, though perhaps not all, of the dilemmas we will face in this area.
The goal of our articles is to be informative, not offensive. It turns out that in most cases (penis, for example) the ways of presenting the content that are offensive are also lacking in terms of informativeness. A photo "in the style of" pornography takes away from our mission of informativeness, while a photo "in the style of" a medical text comports with that mission.
Consider how NPOV can help us to resolve this. Person A says "I think that including this photo is offensive". Person B says "I think that omitting it is censorship, and offensive".
This is not an irreconcilable conflict *in the majority of cases*. A little creative thought may often turn up a way for both parties to be satisfied. Of course, if either side is just hell-bent on refusing to co-operate, not much can be done. But usually, a little WikiLove can go a long way...