:thumb24130276: - click it. View it. Fav it. Join us in asking for fair and equal treatment and an end to the rampant discrimination.

Well...

It seems the pro-female nude/anti-male nude forces are alive and well, and keeping a diligent look out for any pro-male art to remove.

Our male study deviation was deleted! For those of you who have never had a deviation removed, here is what we received:

m-a-l-e,

An administrator has removed your 1 deviation as being a violation of official deviantART policy.

Title: M-A-L-E Study
URL: [link]
Submitted: 2006-12-26 11:18:01 pm

Your 1 deviation may have been judged to be:
&nbps;   1. Racist, or bigoted.
&nbps;   2. Anti-Semitic or other otherwise directly offensive to a philosophy or religion.
&nbps;   3. Directly insulting to an individual or group.

Alternatively it may have featured:
&nbps;   1. Underage nudity.
&nbps;   2. Sexual acts or "adult toys".
&nbps;   3. The gratuitous display of genitalia.
&nbps;   4. Real life self-mutilation or injury.

It is also possible that the content of your deviation did not match one of the above suggested reasons but was still judged to be in violation of one or more of our policies. If you routinely submit offensive content you may have your account suspended for a period of time or banned.

If you feel this removal was in error, or have questions regarding it, then please visit the deviantART Help Desk in order to submit a Policy Violation Inquiry. Be certain to include the above link and title of your deviation in your inquiry for a prompt response.

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Thank you,
deviantART staff

For those of you who have not been afforded the opportunity to see the work in question, we are seeking a NON-DEVIANTART space to post it on so that it can be seen and compared/evaluated fairly by everyone. I don't know if this thumb link will work - :thumb45419238:

It seems a little heavy handed and sexist to me for our deviation to be removed when works such as the following are deemed as acceptable and artistic:

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Now - do not misunderstand us - we are NOT saying anything negative about the above thumbnails! We ARE however wondering why they are considered artistic and acceptable while a similar image of male genitalia is removed!!!

To our knowledge - sexual discrimination is illegal in most 1st world countries... so why is it practiced here where we PAY for the service?

Art sometimes will push the envelope. Make people think. However, we're not even trying to do that! We just seek EQUAL AND FAIR treatment of both genders!!!

How do you feel?