Talk:The Slave Market (Boulanger)

"Horror of the idea of human beings being for sale"

 * The Slave Market is a painting by 19th century artist Gustave Boulanger. It depicts a Roman slave auction and appears to be intended to show the horror, and perhaps the erotic aspects, of the idea of human beings being for sale.

I don't know who wrote this. If you really need a "factual proof" that this is an erotic painting, go see your doctor.

All the "horror" there is to be found is the same horror you hopefully feel reading "Histoire d'O" or the "Gor" bestselling series. In the 19th century (and the centuries before), erotic art was frowned upon. When someone wanted to paint "athletic, nude, tied-up male", he did it and called it "Prometheus". When someone wanted to paint "naked women with ideal (=obese at the time of that painting) bodies, presenting themselves", it was "The choice of Paris". When someone wanted to paint "unconsensual sexual objects, including a naked boy (see Pedophilia), in no control of their sexual life (see BDSM)", he called it "The Slave Market". That's it. Just jack-off-art, showing as much the "horror of the idea of human beings being for sale", as dirty magazines are "informational". The true horror, as said, is the banalisation of slavery in this picture.

Guys and Gals, how old are you? --84.165.58.128 (talk) 19:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)