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Barnes & Noble and Borders censor image of androgynous male model Andrej Pejic "in case customers think he is a woman"

I am not sure what is the alleged reasoning behind this. I guess it's the obvious difference between clean, decent male chests that could not possibly appeal to anyone's prurient interest and filthy obscene female chests, but other conjectures are welcomed.

Thanx to [livejournal.com profile] andrewducker

Date: 2011-05-21 06:17 pm (UTC)
the_future_modernes: a yellow train making a turn on a bridge (Default)
From: [personal profile] the_future_modernes
God forbid that kids learn that gender is much less rigid than society would like them to think

Date: 2011-05-21 07:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] matgb
With the hairstyle and demeanor, people might mistake him for a topless woman. He gets work for being androgynous after all.

Yes, he obviously misses the rather important attribute most women have, but on a newstand from a distance that wouldn't be as obvious.

Daft? Yes. But..

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