Comments on: Nudity and Coffee. Art or offensive quasi-porn? http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 John Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:31:10 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2882 Sorry, the girlfriend just alerted me to the response to my comment. Anyone care to help me write such a letter? Sorry, the girlfriend just alerted me to the response to my comment.

Anyone care to help me write such a letter?

]]> By: Drury http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Drury Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:02:22 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2881 Starbucks is very good at keeping itself in "the news"... Starbucks is very good at keeping itself in “the news”…

]]> By: Zee http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Zee Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:38:38 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2880 I have a hard time comprehending why bare breasts are "offensive". Sure, female breasts have been highly sexualized, but then so have lips, eyes, hands, and many other body parts belonging to people of various genders and our society doesn't automatically freak out at depictions of them. Furthermore, based on my personal experience, the reality is that VERY FEW people really are offended by the sort of nudity found in this logo. VERY FEW people are truly "offended" by breasts bared to feed a baby or to catch a tan. That minority that is messed up enough in the head to find the human body offensive are very, very loud about it and manage to frame their complaints in such a way to put the majority on the defense. People who are offended by breasts need to shut up about it and go get some therapy already. I have a hard time comprehending why bare breasts are “offensive”. Sure, female breasts have been highly sexualized, but then so have lips, eyes, hands, and many other body parts belonging to people of various genders and our society doesn’t automatically freak out at depictions of them. Furthermore, based on my personal experience, the reality is that VERY FEW people really are offended by the sort of nudity found in this logo. VERY FEW people are truly “offended” by breasts bared to feed a baby or to catch a tan. That minority that is messed up enough in the head to find the human body offensive are very, very loud about it and manage to frame their complaints in such a way to put the majority on the defense.

People who are offended by breasts need to shut up about it and go get some therapy already.

]]> By: Bruce Larson*Moore http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Bruce Larson*Moore Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:19:52 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2879 Isn't art suppose to be misunderstood and offensive ?? and if it happens to be your logo, well you may just rise to global recognition and help to pollute the very people, society and environment that your offending. Sounds like a democratic, capitalist wet dream come true. BL*M Isn’t art suppose to be misunderstood and offensive ?? and if it happens to be your logo, well you may just rise to global recognition and help to pollute the very people, society and environment that your offending. Sounds like a democratic, capitalist wet dream come true.

BL*M

]]> By: samantha http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 samantha Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:05:28 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2878 John, please write Starbucks a letter complaining about the lack of erections you get from their advertising. I just want to hear what they have to say. John, please write Starbucks a letter complaining about the lack of erections you get from their advertising. I just want to hear what they have to say.

]]> By: John http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2877 John Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:33:14 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2877 I can't count how often I've stood outside the original starbucks, getting a nice big stiffie from the bare breasted logo. Oh, wait, yes I can. Zero. I'm also appropriately cranky for lots of reasons. I can’t count how often I’ve stood outside the original starbucks, getting a nice big stiffie from the bare breasted logo.

Oh, wait, yes I can.

Zero.

I’m also appropriately cranky for lots of reasons.

]]> By: Kelly http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 Kelly Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:23:54 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/31/nudity-and-coffee-art-or-offensive-quasi-porn/#comment-2876 I think it's another example of people getting way too offended over something relatively banal. But, it's easy to create a fuss over offense of something banal in an effort to mediastorm a company to change, rather than actually <i>do</i> something to create meaningful change. Because, you know, a kid is going to take one look at that and go "ooo porny!" (It's frakkin mythos, people! Aiy!) Ahem. I've been fighting HIPAA rules all afternoon and am appropriately cranky for it - don't mind me. I think it’s another example of people getting way too offended over something relatively banal. But, it’s easy to create a fuss over offense of something banal in an effort to mediastorm a company to change, rather than actually do something to create meaningful change.

Because, you know, a kid is going to take one look at that and go “ooo porny!” (It’s frakkin mythos, people! Aiy!)

Ahem. I’ve been fighting HIPAA rules all afternoon and am appropriately cranky for it – don’t mind me.

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