Really, the uproar is because of the seemingly circular logic that posting an avatar picture of genitalia is forbidden because of the number of people who don't want a cock in their face when they sign on to the forums or posted on their profile in the recently viewed section, but when you hit the "return to BodyMod.org" link from the forums, it's there.

 

I have no issues with the picture in and of itself displayed on the homepage, nor do I take issue with genital avatars, but I do see a glaringly obvious discrepancy in the logic, and it seems that if you're going to mandate one, you should be consistant with both. That way, these inconvenient little debates won't be an issue.

 

As for the old "this site isn't meant for kids" it is true, but it's also used to excuse unacceptable behavior. There are those of us who are very open about the human body and don't rear our kids with physical and sexual taboos. I, personally, view modification as an artform, and just as I wouldn't shield my children from images such as the Venus de Milo, the statue of David, or Michelangelo's God Creates Adam, I'm not going to shield my children from any form of modification. I *do* take offense to obscenity that has been posted on the forums and in the mods, since it's clearly against the terms and conditions that Adam has brought forth.  So I take offense to the "this isn't a site meant for kids" adage being thrown out when the poster is indisputedly in the wrong. This may not be a site meant for children, but there are rules and accountabilities that have been put in place that are blatantly disregarded. I consider myself an extremely openminded person, but I don't want to see some guy sticking his fist up his ass in a picture that is supposed to showcase his mods, or a picture of someone pulling a chick's panties out to photograph her shitting herself. If I wanted to look at something like that, I'd google fettish porn sites, but the last time I checked, this site isn't porn, it's "art that we would hang on our walls."