A decent girl by -Lilith-
-Lilith-

A decent girl by

When I joined this wonderful and inspiring Red Bubble website, I agreed with the RB guidelines… But well, I think we would still be living in caves if it wasn’t for progress and redefining statements in history and in present time. My image “Kiss me if you’ve missed me”, posted June 8, has been removed as it “violated the RB guidelines”. I am sorry for that… (not for “violating the guidelines” but because it has been removed from my RB gallery). An image of my lower body, most of “the intimate part” covered, beautiful soft lighting, and my hand…giving the presumption of caressing and touching. Respectful and loving words were added to the image. So to me it is hard to believe anything would be wrong with that. On this broad and art-website there are lots of images showing guns, weapons, war equipment, blood dripping from people’s chins, faces vomiting blood, bodies or body parts in a state of disintegration, horror…Images that would keep your kids awake for several nights…and – Oh my! – pierced penises and even “intimate details of the vagina”. Even today I saw comparable images in RB galleries that even go so far as to display both touching and actual penetration. All ok with me by the way! But a hand reaching out to touch the (mostly covered) sacred feminine part of the body is not allowed. So are we talking about “decency” or about double moral standards?

You can still see my image HERE
But make sure you are not at work and keep your children away from your computer, because there is no safety filter there!

“Go Dutch!” someone bmailed me yesterday… :-)
Maybe it’s just the fact that I live in this small and doomed “Sodom and Gomorrah” country in Europe. Will I be banned now?

Here’s a little tribute to the dashing, daring, mythological LILITH, who has always been an inspiration to me:

“I am labeled The Damned Queen for I dare to live.
I am called by many names but my birth right is Lilith.
I am the Lady of the Night.
I was Adam’s first wife.
I taught Cain all he knows, and I gave to him the First One’s, his son’s and daughter’s.

I welcome you to my home. Any whom enter my realm are embraced with willingness.
I offer many pleasures.
But more importantly I offer knowledge.
But do not seek my wisdom though unless you are willing to pay the price of such learning.
Now child, tell me, what does your soul hunt for?”

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Comments

  • Leon A.  Walker
    Leon A. Walkeralmost 3 years ago

    You’re amazing Lilith!!! Speak your truth with your words and images!!! Brava!!!

  • Thank you Leon, I appreciate it!

    – -Lilith-

  • Jeffrey Sanders
    Jeffrey Sandersalmost 3 years ago

    Great shot…and nice write up!!

  • Arni Katz
    Arni Katzalmost 3 years ago

    Bravo!

    How true. There are macabre (and wonderful) images on Red Bubble that make my skin crawl and the hair stand up on my neck. Truly nightmarish images.

    Banning tasteful eroticism is just plan silly.

  • charliethetramp
    charliethetrampalmost 3 years ago

    lilith your pushing boundaries and asking questions
    that some people don`t understand and find unpalatable
    sadly it goes with the territory that people with narrow perceptions
    won`t understand your work and will attack it
    its there problem not yours
    you have lots of allies so don`t worry

  • Thank you Charlie. You see me…
    I don’t worry anymore now that I’ve spoken out.

    – -Lilith-

  • jacqleen
    jacqleenalmost 3 years ago

    LOL………….NICE ! LOVE the Banning method here :))))

  • JDNarts
    JDNartsalmost 3 years ago

    Oh, Lilith, you naughty thing you! ;)

    Hard to believe that such a lovely image was banned, compared to so many others I’ve seen here. :/
    Such a sad thing that finding pleasure in the human body is found obscene, but commiting violence against it and mutilating it aren’t.
    I think that type of logic goes a long ways toward explaining much of what’s wrong with society as a whole today.

  • That’s what I was thinking too JD! Thanks for you comment!

    – -Lilith-

  • Glen Allen
    Glen Allenalmost 3 years ago

    cool

  • Impassioned
    Impassionedalmost 3 years ago

    Nice Lilith!

  • clickinhistory
    clickinhistoryalmost 3 years ago

    lol comments and expectations against the role of what is art

  • Selkie
    Selkiealmost 3 years ago

    I had similar issues over at Flickr. Censorship is alive and well in America, too. I find it mind-boggling as well…
    Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, Lilith. Viva!

  • Thank you Selkie! In the Netherlands censorship on an image like mine would be almost unthinkable…

    – -Lilith-