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File:20120303 erotic zoophilia Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho India (panoramic version).jpg, featured[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2012 at 11:36:15 (UTC)
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Erotic (Zoophilia) scene, from Lakshmana Temple (954), Khajuraho, India.
  •  Info created by User:ggia - uploaded by User:ggia - nominated by User:ggia -- Ggia (talk) 11:36, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support This version has not DOF, it is not overexposed and being more panoramic gives better overview of the sculpture (comparing to the previous nomination). Please no-hate content (censorship) votes. This image has high EV, dating from 954 and it belongs to Khajuraho UNESCO world heritage site. It is a sculpture.. and it obvious that it does not abusing animals or supports the abuse of animals, neither represents some sexual preferences of the uploader or somebody who will support it. As far as I know in FPC there is no censorship and this image is not related to Futanari or any other similar. IMO it has more EV and more reasons to be featured (UNESCO heritage) rather than Futanari if this is the question. Ggia (talk) 11:36, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support High quality picture, interesting and unusual topic. Far much better than the previous nomination. High encyclopedic value. FP to me. My previous hesitations were only due to lack of technical quality, which is not the case here.--Jebulon (talk) 14:16, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Info some info about this scene [1]. Ggia (talk) 14:43, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Tomer T (talk) 22:33, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Neutral It is certainly a worthwhile picture, but the information provided on the page is rather sparse, to say the very least. Basic things are omitted: Whose temple is it (I guessed Lakshmi, but i'm not sure)? Who are depicted? What is the significance, the story behind that sculpture? Especially in images like this, context is as important as te image itself. Without it it's no more than "sculpture of guy fucking a horse"). Kleuske (talk) 12:22, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Info the image has detailed gps information.. you can see that it is south of the Lakshmi Lakshmana temple (read also the description it is mentioned that).. the link [2] has some more info.. if you want read more about this sculpure from other sources and give more details in the description.. this image is also in books about the sculpures of Khajuraho. The word "fucking" is not a word that it should be used in the description.. my description is more neutral and encyclopedic. Ggia (talk) 17:44, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The story behind these sculptures: "The Khajuraho temples do not contain sexual or erotic art inside the temple or near the deities; however, some external carvings bear erotic art. Also, some of the temples that have two layers of walls have small erotic carvings on the outside of the inner wall. There are many interpretations of the erotic carvings. They portray that, for seeing the deity, one must leave his or her sexual desires like these outside the temple." I prefer the image of File:Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG than the current nomination. Jkadavoor (talk) 06:33, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment The image that you are talking about is another image.. it can be another nomination.. the quality is not so good but why you don't try to nominate it as FPC? What is the connection of the other image with this one - why do we discuss it here? it is a comlete different image. The sculptures of Khajuraho have a lot of sexual behaviour (in all kinds).. have you been there? who says that they are not containing erotic scenes? Ggia (talk) 10:07, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The above quote is from the wiki page as reply to Kleuske; if it is wrong, the page should be corrected. Further, it says no such arts inside the temple; only outside walls. We are only featuring one best image of similar arts; so I mentioned the other one. And I said photo of that art; not that photo. ( I have no oppositions but advised to learn more about the subject before making a nomination.) Jkadavoor (talk) 15:18, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I wrote "Erotic detail (zoophilia) from the base of Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho (India)" in the description page.. it is outside the temple. Look also in the GPS info - it is very clear that it is in the south part of the temple, in the basement outside. This image is unique, due to the time that it is made, very eccentric with a lot of EV. Ggia (talk) 15:46, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Info sorry but this is a clear hate-content vote. Ggia (talk) 15:31, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm entitled to think that we shouldn't disseminate pictures of zoophilia. This sort of behaviour should be stigmatised as unethical, please do not describe my vote as a "hate content vote". --Claritas (talk) 18:06, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Do you believe that I am a person that support zoophilia or abuse of animals? Of course I am not. If you like this kind of censorship in the content please go ahead, discuss with the community and make new rules in the FPC. Ggia (talk) 18:51, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I just think this image is inherently ugly. FPs should create a sense of astonishment ("wow!") not disgust. --Claritas (talk) 21:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 3 oppose, 1 neutral → featured. /Tomer T (talk) 17:20, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Objects
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