Oversized genitalia on Maori carvings

**imdying** · 17th April 2010, 11:12

The penis... most men have one... most cultures value virility... the carving just makes sense... what a moaner

**Oakie** · 17th April 2010, 11:16

Originally Posted by scumdog

Likely to get myself busted if I follow THAT advice!

...said the man who became internationally famous for running naked down a street not that long ago ...

**peasea** · 17th April 2010, 11:51

Originally Posted by Genie

why is it that people in general do find the naked body so abhorrant they need to hide it and make it a dirty thing to be hidden and never to be discussed....

Don't tell me, you're going to take up riding naked?

Personally I think the carvings are in poor taste and Speedo's should be fitted to all such carvings without delay. Whatever happened to modesty and chastity?

Seriously though folks, how come a minority group can place such carvings in public places but if you get your willy out on a Saturday night in some bar (oh, bad pun) you get arrested?
Weird...

**peasea** · 17th April 2010, 11:52

Originally Posted by Oakie

...said the man who became internationally famous for running naked down a street not that long ago ...

...and was a baton in his hand or......?

**Smifffy** · 17th April 2010, 12:12

Strange, I never thought they were out of proportion before, I wonder why that is.

**MIXONE** · 17th April 2010, 12:30

Here I was thinking that they used the small size models...

**Oakie** · 17th April 2010, 12:51

Originally Posted by peasea

...and was a baton in his hand or......?

...or was he just pleased to see you?

**=cJ=** · 17th April 2010, 13:23

Only thing that bugs me is that you put up a pic of a nekkid person and watch the uproar...I mean hell, the uproar over boobs on bikes is a good example of the reaction to partial nudity.

Carving/picture/person what's the difference?

At least be bloody consistent...

**Swoop** · 17th April 2010, 13:32

Where are the carvings of a female with an oversized vagina???

Huh?

Where is the equality in this country!

**rainman** · 17th April 2010, 14:08

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

He said it was not easy to explain them to his 3 under-10 year old children when they came across them in the garden display. I thought one of the kids response "Is that a penis?" very mature for someone that age

Some people really do need parenting licenses. The kid asks what it is, you tell them. They ask if it's a penis, you tell them yes. I mean what other options are there?

Originally Posted by Bikernereid

Maybe the dad complained because he doesn't feel comfortable about talking to his kids about sex and appendages. Some people are just up tight about the human form and all the other 'icky' stuff. So when they see these pieces of art it puts them in a potentially awkward situation. Or it could be that he is insecure or that he is a puritan or it could he because of his religion, who knows.

What I thought too. Amazing how some people think a god that allegedly created the rest of the animal kingdom (bonobos, f'rinstance) is going to be all precious about human sexuality.

Time we collectively got comfortable with our bodies, there would be a lot less trouble about if we did.

Originally Posted by Swoop

Where are the carvings of a female with an oversized vagina???

Perhaps you should carve one and display it in your front yard. I do wonder what would happen...

**XxKiTtiExX** · 17th April 2010, 16:23

Originally Posted by Genie

Personally, I dont' see what the fuss is about, it's a beautiful Maori carving and you know what they say about the darker skinned males members of society.

That they have a warrior gene that no one else has?