Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Stone Age Statue Was Too Racy for Facebook - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Album / Oronoz/NewscomStone Age Statue Was Too Racy for Facebook - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"A pudgy little figure with wide hips and ample breasts, the Venus of Willendorf was discovered in 1908 but originally dates to the Stone Age. 
One of the oldest surviving art works in the world, the limestone sculpture now resides in Vienna's Natural History Museum, where a woman named Laura Ghianda snapped a pic last December and then posted the image to Facebook.
It was promptly removed.
A notice from Facebook explained that the naked figure was inappropriate for the social site..."

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