Madeleine McCann: But Is It Porn?
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
TO Hackney, London, where our Maddy is appearing in a hall, on a wall.
It’s Maddy Porn. It’s mourn porn. Have look, if you dare…
Church leaders have united in condemnation of the artists behind the “vile” Madeleine McCann porn stunt. Decima Gallery, based in Smeed Road, Hackney Wick, sparked outrage last month when they invited visitors to paste images of the missing toddler onto pornographic magazines.
Hackney Wick - makes yer sick.
Isn’t causing outrage the driver behind modern art? The more pole you can upset, the better. So the show is a hit, right?
Now a group of senior church figures, the borough deans of Hackney, has joined the chorus of criticism.
Hackney has a borough dean? Aren’t all churches in Hackney now studio flats? Shocking news, indeed:
In a joint letter to the Gazette, they wrote: “There is an urgent need in our society to recover awareness of a shared and agreed moral code. This does not help that by the exhibiting of “hard-core pornography” under the cover of “art”, which discredits art itself and artists in Hackney.”
Better stick to those art works depicting saints being burnt alive and red hot pokers being shoved into holes various and a man nailed to a cross…
Decima, which moved to the borough last year, has carved out a reputation for staging provocative exhibitions and events.
So now shock, then, just a gallery doing what it was set up to do?
The Gazette revealed last month how the gallery hosted a “delightful afternoon of ‘hardcore porn,’ inspired by the financial crisis in the American adult entertainment industry.
Porn in the public sphere as entertainment. Never! If you must look at sick and depraved images surf the internet like everyone else. This is just sick!
About 40 visitors watched the infamous 1972 pornographic film, Deep Throat, and took part in discussions about the porn industry.
A whole 40. Does that include the gallery’s staff, journalists, artists, outraged vicars and the usherettes?
However, it was the images of Madeleine McCann that provoked widespread condemnation from children’s charities and politicians.
Can we see those ones again?
The artists behind the stunt have continued to defend themselves in the face of universal condemnation.
Artist enjoys publicity – read all about it!
Rather than apologise for its actions, Decima has continued to defend the stunt and says it hopes it has provoked “sensible debate” about the media’s coverage of the Madeleine story.
Lets have sensible debate!
Let’s have a paedophile porn amnesty. Sensible..?
Posted: 7th, February 2009 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (12) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 8th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
The posting buttons are there now.
February 8th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Thanks Moderator. I can sign in but can’t post.
Moderator Try now
February 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I see the orcs in the dark place are being lead a merry dance by of all people the lastphotographer, some people and forums just have no idea of their own gulability.
February 8th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Are there any Mods/Admin around please?
I tried to register on the forum but I’ve been rejected
I replied to the e-mail but it was undeliverable so how do I find out why I’m not wanted? I’ve commented on articles a few times and never had a problem with that.
Thanks.
Moderator I’ll email admin for you, you aren’t blocked
February 8th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Interesting to recall that the only suggestion of violence attributed to Jesus of Nazareth was when he ruled that it would be better for those who harm children to be thrown into the sea with millstones round their necks.
February 8th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I don’t think they can be stopped Lyn, part of it may be chemistry, but what goes on in the head can overrule that.
They just get satisfaction from what they do, so the risks to the vulnerable are high.
Keeping them locked up is the only prevention, they cannot or will not stop themselves.
February 8th, 2009 at 9:22 am
This is why paedophiles are untreatable and won’t attend sex offender courses. As soon as they are out, they are at it again. Scourge to society they are. Is there anything that can be done to stop them medically.
February 8th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Keep them inside or under stronger supervision outside? Wish I knew. A friend told me that treatment programmes sometimes may not work as offenders see their behaviour as normal, or at least normal to them. The example given to him by a sex offender was you will not turn a straight person into a gay person (or vice versa) by sending them on a programme. All we can do is make them see the harm they are doing from the victims’ point of view. The various agencies (Probation, Prison Service, Police, etc) try very hard to identify those who pose the highest risk and monitor them very closely but you can’t watch all of them all of the time.
I’ve seen a known offender looking at my daughter on the outside - he is lucky I only reported him.He was banned from being in areas where children were present - he was sat next to a beach in the height of summer! If you’re in any way suspicious, report anything to the Police, Internet Watch Foundation, NSPCC, Crimestoppers, anybody.They WILL take your report seriously. And keep an eye on your kids. I still see parents (post- Madeleine) leaving kids in cars, outside shops, pubs, etc and it drives me mad!! Believe me, if only you knew how these bastards think….
February 7th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Don’t ask…
February 7th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
So what to do?
February 7th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Paedophiles have been known to do this, for example whilst in prison. They will stick pictures of kids’ heads onto “regular” porn. And, no, I am not making this up.
When I worked in a R43 (as it was) unit, I removed all pictures of children from catalogues for this very reason.
February 7th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Whatever keeps this case in the news is ok by me.
Does anyone think Madeleine could be hurt by this now ?