[WikiEN-l] JohnQ / MaryMary - the clitoris guy

[Erik Moeller]

> -+- Daniel Ehrenberg <littledanehren at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Sorry, I'm just uncomftorble with nudity in Wikipedia
>> in general, although drawings are okay.

> I too am not too keen on nudity.

> I feel that an encyclopedia ofour caliber can really positively
> impact the lives and education of younger people. By which I mean
> anyone who can read and click a mouse (I don't know how old that is,
> but my guess is around 4 years old)

> I would want to be able to send a 10 year old inquisitive mind to the
> W without any reservation.

Your parenting methods are your own business. However, if nudity is  
appropriate and informative in an article, it should be treated like any  
other material addition. The display of nudity for educational purposes is  
legal in almost every non-theocratic nation, including, as far as I can  
tell, the United States.

The problem with the clitoris photo inserted by MaryMary was that it was  
not particularly informative (the clitoris itself was barely visible),  
that it looked like it was cropped from a porn picture, and that the  
copyright status was unclear. This is why I objected to having it,  
otherwise I would have insisted on adding at the very least a direct link  
to the picture, stored on the Wikipedia server. A photo and a drawing are  
far from the same thing, and if your 10 year old inquisitive mind wants to  
know what a clitoris is, it helps tremendously to actually see a photo  
thereof. Abstractions have advantages and disadvantages, usually, both are  
required, especially for children.

Regards,

Erik