Rahul

I love reading articles like these that show connections in themes between authors of the past and the present. The ideas that vanity is toxic, material riches are ephemeral, and the written word will live on, are espoused, and have been espoused, since forever. But I would have never made the connection between Percy and Bukowski had this article not pointed it out.

The line “women’s bodies are political” is an extremely strong one. My basic intuition is to protect free speech unless it directly leads to violence. I do not think that offence should be grounds for censorship. However, this article has shown why the effects of deepfake pornography go beyond mere offence.

Flaccid penises make a lot of sense for portraits and statues–portraits especially. I would imagine that even if someone were to try and paint a subject who is erect, they would have a hard time doing so.