Author: maxwelldcollect

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quickienewyork:

quickienewyork:

Good morning!

I was out with an old friend last night (eating some oysters and drinking some wine) and he gifted me with this delightful issue of Penthouse from November 1973. The photos and the ads are all incredible to look at along with the general design of the magazine, but that letter to Nixon stood out instantly and I might have to frame it.

It’s otherwise a slow and rainy morning here in Brooklyn. Let’s see if I can write something dirty.

-b

Good time to bring this back. Read that lovely letter by TJ.

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grandma-did:

tjkphotography:

This is an image of the wall in my bedroom, where I display and enjoy some of the art that I have created over the past 14 years which feature non-sexual, consensual, adult nudity. In all likelihood, none of these images will be allowed under the new content guidelines. I had a website for a few years, but I had to give it up for economic reasons, and Tumblr has been the only venue in which I can display the art that I choose to create at minimal cost. I have been willing to put up with ever increasing numbers of sponsored ads and content on my Tumblr feed to be able to display my art, and to follow other artists and bloggers who take the time to create wonderful blogs, beautiful images, and literature that happen to contain nudity, and/or a positive and healthy attitude toward nudity, sex, and sexuality. I completely agree that child pornography is unacceptable, and that every effort should be made to eliminate non-consensual sex trafficking. I do not agree that consenting adults sharing images that they create, with other consenting, like-minded adults, even when they depict nudity or consensual sexuality should be banned or restricted. Tumblr should develop better ways of preventing minors from viewing content, perhaps create guidelines that encourage bloggers to post more of their own creative content, and not just pull stolen images from the myriad porn sites referenced in the message from the CEO, or give us artists the ability to control where and where our content is reblogged. To arbitrarily eliminate our blogs, some of which have existed for years, and which so many bloggers demonstrably dedicate so much time and care in creating and cultivating is reprehensible. I hope to be able to find another venue for my art and to continue to follow some of my favorite bloggers like #quickienewyork, #sarahtimpson, #livefree-n-nude, #grandma-did (to name a few) on another platform or in another truly inclusive community.

Thanks for the mention.  Here’s one of my photos, which will obviously disappear:

Isn’t Tumblr just a wonderful citizen for protecting children from something so damaging?

Enough smarm – Grandma-Did will move on to another location.  I’m open to suggestions.