Nude New Jersey snowwoman asked to cover up

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Police in New Jersey ordered a snow sculpture modeled on the famous nude Venus de Milo to be covered up after a neighbor complained, the artist said Thursday.

Elisa Gonzalez, 44, carved the ancient Greek-c1assic torso from snow on her front lawn in Rahway and says her work was initially a hit.

"It looked very beautiful," she said. "We got a lot of attention from people in the neighborhood. Some of them got out and took pictures and spoke to us."

One neighbor clearly felt the snow nude -- headless, armless, and cut off above the knees -- was too hot.

"We had a visit from the local police who told us that a neighbor had complained about the statue and we needed to cover it up or knock it down," Gonzalez said. "We didn't want to have any problem with the police so we covered it up."

The original Venus de Milo, which is housed in Paris' Louvre museum, depicts a nude woman. She also is without arms, although her head is intact.Article

And possibly the best part of the story...The picture.

What do you think? Are snowwomen a valid source of nudity?

I think they are. Like a statue is. Idk.

I mean there are loads of ancient statues of half naked women in museums and I dont think parents cover their children's eyes when they visit them.

whats the big deal? you can see stuff like that in museums. and I don't think anyone has complain about them yet

I'm going to wait for the next snow storm, then I'll make a phallic shaped snow statue in my front yard and see how many complaints are filed.

People are too sensitive.

I think they are. Like a statue is. Idk.

I mean there are loads of ancient statues of half naked women in museums and I dont think parents cover their children's eyes when they visit them.

Teenaged

whats the big deal? you can see stuff like that in museums. and I don't think anyone has complain about them yet

TheShadowLord07

That's just silly...Art is difforent from sexual nudity

Of course not, its made of snow lol if it was a sculpted piece of ice then that would be different

That's idiotic, that think looks genuinely like a piece of art. What do these people say about sculptures in museums?Duckman5

while were at it why dont we just cover our noses since it looks so much like a penis *cough*

while were at it why dont we just cover our noses since it looks so much like a penis *cough*

Xorital

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while were at it why dont we just cover our noses since it looks so much like a penis *cough*

spazzx625

Are you sure? It has SKIN

Edit:Yeah i'm just screwing around at this point

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

I think they are. Like a statue is. Idk.

I mean there are loads of ancient statues of half naked women in museums and I dont think parents cover their children's eyes when they visit them.

spazzx625

whats the big deal? you can see stuff like that in museums. and I don't think anyone has complain about them yet

TheShadowLord07

In fact in my history books (as early as elementary school) I remember there was a picture of that painting with Liberty personified as a woman with her chest revealed fighting or something like that). In the end, its ok when something is seen as art. But we define art but how do we define it?

And in the end even if we can define it strictly, does it really make a diffence in regards to the influence a naked figure might have on a child, whether it is artsy or not?

...I mean when it comes to plain harmless nudity and not porn or something. :P

kids find out anyway. I knew about sex at a very young age..kids arent as innocent as parents think

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="Teenaged"] [QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

whats the big deal? you can see stuff like that in museums. and I don't think anyone has complain about them yet

Teenaged

In fact in my history books (as early as elementary school) I remember there was a picture of that painting with Liberty personified as a woman with her chest revealed fighting or something like that). In the end, its ok when something is seen as art. But we define art but how do we define it?

And in the end even if we can define it strictly, does it really make a diffence in regards to the influence a naked figure might have on a child, whether it is artsy or not?

...I mean when it comes to plain harmless nudity and not porn or something. :P

kids find out anyway. I knew about sex at a very young age..kids arent as innocent as parents think

Xorital

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kids find out anyway. I knew about sex at a very young age..kids arent as innocent as parents think

spazzx625

Haha...that's actualy clever!

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kids find out anyway. I knew about sex at a very young age..kids arent as innocent as parents think

spazzx625

I cant believe this. :P

I am sure he thought that that word is ultra-vulgar.

umm, seriously?Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]umm, seriously?Engrish_Major

We should start enforcing fat men to cover up their chests at the beach.. Their nipples and overall pecks are larger then some females out there.

That was not the picture I was hoping for.

That was not the picture I was hoping for.

Oleg_Huzwog

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That was not the picture I was hoping for.

spazzx625

I want to see snoobs.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

That was not the picture I was hoping for.

Oleg_Huzwog

I want to see snoobs.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

That was not the picture I was hoping for.

I want to see snoobs.

What do you think? Are snowwomen a valid source of nudity?spazzx625

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[QUOTE="spazzx625"] Were you hoping for pre-bikini photos?Jandurin

I want to see snoobs.

Snipples come with snoobs. That's where snabies get their snilk.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]What do you think? Are snowwomen a valid source of nudity?BiancaDK

Same here...... :)

Is there something in the water in New Jersey? First I hear about an NJ woman who wants to be the fattest in the world, then someone telling blacks to leave the store in Wal-Mart and now this.

new jersey is the cause of aids

Yeah, I read that article a several weeks ago. So depressing. :( It's given me an idea for the next major snowstorm though. Lots of snoobies. :)

I wonder if that same person who called the police gets offended when he sees naked mannequins? Gotta be some old fart who called the police...

I wonder if that same person who called the police gets offended when he sees naked mannequins? Gotta be some old fart who called the police...

feryl06

I'm picturing a middle-aged soccer mom who's active in PTA.

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I wonder if that same person who called the police gets offended when he sees naked mannequins? Gotta be some old fart who called the police...

I'm picturing a middle-aged soccer mom who's active in PTA.

did they not use the lumps of coal for buttons? lol

if I was the guy who made it, I would just tear the snowman down if somebody told me to put clothes on it....... thats just plain stupid

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="feryl06"]

I wonder if that same person who called the police gets offended when he sees naked mannequins? Gotta be some old fart who called the police...

Jandurin

I'm picturing a middle-aged soccer mom who's active in PTA.

Her snoobs melted after snild #3.

whats the big deal? you can see stuff like that in museums. and I don't think anyone has complain about them yet

TheShadowLord07

Breaking news: Women have breasts:
I really wish us Americans could drop our puritan views of the human body as something that is offensive.General_X

Must be an old story its currently 70 F here in New Jersey.