Greetings fellow deviantARTists,
If your a fan of comic book art you're probably aware of J. Scott Campbell already. If you're not, then go check out his dA gallery! Do it right now - then come back and read this.
As I write this he is doing a "Too Hot for Facebook" event. Why you ask? Because his amazing art is being flagged as inappropriate and banned from facebook.
His art is available for purchase not only online, but also at comic book shops, book stores, pharmacies and grocery stores across North America (and no doubt elsewhere). However, apparently some of his artwork shows too much skin for the gentil world of facebook.
Rapunzel FF 2011 -
fav.me/d3aovbjWarlord of MARS 4 Dejah Thoris -
fav.me/d3am43uIn my opinion, there is nothing obscene about this artwork. This is nothing you can't see on primetime tv or in a PG-13 movie. Heck, I've seen just as much skin in some friend's vacation photos. Don't you have to be 13 to sign up for fb anyway? If you walk into an art gallery you can see full nudity and any age can get in.
What's next? Banning his Spider-Man work because Parker's tights are a little too tight around the groin area?
This is the same facebook that allows applications that will tell you what kind of sexual lover you are, what sex position you should try or in which public place you should have sex. Porn stars and prostitutes have facebook pages, but this artwork is apparently too obscene.
Why should you care?
Right now this is just about Mr. Campbell. However, if you're an artist like I am, then you ought to be concerned that this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. This could develop into a disturbing trend of art censorship on facebook.
If you feel like doing so, I would encourage you to spread the word about this and even to contact facebook and express your concerns. Now it's almost impossible to contact facebook via facebook (weird I know) but you can send them a quick tweet! twitter.com/facebook (
facebook).
Will they read them? I don't know, but it only takes a few seconds.
Cheers,
Matt
UPDATE: This harmless Spider-Man cover by J.Scott Campbell is one of 2 Marvel covers banned from facebook, and he received a 30 day suspension! That is ridiculous! Children can buy Spider-Man comics for crying out loud! People need to know what facebook is doing to artists! Spread the word!
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