Erotic/Pornographic art/prints and illustrations [merged]

[potterstoke]

'Hokusai's "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" depicts a sex act between a woman and a cephalopod, which is bestiality. Bestiality is forbidden on VEF for good reason: some governments have declared it illegal. Allowing it here would cause big trouble for VEF and might cause VEF to go away, which is certainly not worth the risk.'

VEF is a vehicle for an amazing range of material and it's interesting to see how VEF reacts to external censorship control/pressure. I can understand that the approach of not being contentious or breaking obvious (or perceived) rules is the safe option. Especially if being closed down is a real possibility.

However, with regard to the image which is referred to as the Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, it has been in the mainstream media circus for over a year now, since it appears in graphic colour in the film 'Handmaiden' (which I found very evocative). It seems odd perhaps that some (including Amazon, Netflix, etc) and no doubt others are showing this image within the context of the film, and consider it perfectly acceptable.

I'm sure many here have already seen the film so I'm surprised that no one has posted a similar response to this image before.