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History of Feminism

CTyankee

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3. I'd be surprised if there weren't.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 09:08 AM

Feb 2014

And I pointed out elsewhere, an art historian in a recently published book, referred to the pose in Botticelli's Birth of Venus as "her hand covering les belles choses! I had never, ever heard that one before, in that context! I wonder if he invented it just to get away from the awful venus pudica...

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Since it has come up in my art discussions: the "Venus Pudica" pose. [View all] CTyankee Feb 2014 OP

dance? like an Egyptian..... madrchsod Feb 2014 #1

I had to look the term up ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #2

I'd be surprised if there weren't. CTyankee Feb 2014 #3

No doubt ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #4

not just art CTyankee Feb 2014 #5

We use genatalia or genitals or perineum ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #6

It's a word I first heard from my sister who is also an RN redqueen Feb 2014 #7

Possible ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #9

Its literal translation from Latin is "shameful thing" redqueen Feb 2014 #8

Yeah I'm thinking if I looked into it I'd find it was once common usage. ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #10

It is an art term here and now. I guess it is so old no (guy) thought to change it) . CTyankee Feb 2014 #11