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[Nici Schraudolph]

> From: Christof Koch <koch%HAMLET.BITNET at vma.CC.CMU.EDU>
> 
> Paul Kube is entirely right. Not only should we not use the Lena picture
> as a bench mark, but we should also boycott books and museums which
> display the "Mona Lisa", Botticelli's "Venus" or Gaugin's "Tahiti Nudes".

This comparison demonstrates ignorance of the cultural context in which
Da Vinci, Botticelli and Gauguin created their masterpieces.  But even if
you choose to consider these works as sexist this neither diminishes their
cultural value, nor does it excuse you from the social responsibilities
of our time.

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