My sister-in-law posted a link on Facebook today of a Huffington Post article. I usually don't spend too much time thinking about things I see on Facebook once I finish reading them. This article was different and really had me thinking, all day. I am not going to re-post the photos, article or names because if I did, I would be contributing to the further exploitation of this child; and really, that just contradicts everything that is about to follow. The article was about a photographer and his photos of his young daughter nude and semi-nude. The main idea was to artistically capture the innocence of a child.
Now that you have a brief background on the subject, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on it. I do not think this father/artist/photographer is sick or perverted or anything of the sort. I also do not find the photos to be pornographic, sexual or offensive to my eyes. I am not a sick pedophile, though. As I look at these photos, I start to think, maybe he is just clueless and unaware of the perversion and illness of some members of our society. Then I think, that can't be it. He has been pounded with negativity since people caught a glimpse of his photographs and he even made an entire art show featuring them!
As a mother, I look at the photos and I want to smile and cry!
