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Twitter at it again …

12th January 2022

As you will all know and (we hope) appreciate, what we include on the honesterotica website covers the whole gamut of what we consider to be a balanced and thoughtful artistic response to human experience included in the concept of ‘erotic’. We are very aware that not all we include will be to everyone’s taste, and that it is inevitable that some of what we include will be in the borderlands of the conventionally transgressive. However, unless there is a compelling context we will never include imagery that concentrates on deliberate and non-consensual violence or torture.

It appears that the honesterotica Twitter account is currently locked as a result of one or more of our followers objecting to the posting of Stu Mead’s work here. In response, we are clear that Stu’s work has as much right to be seen and considered as that of other ‘transgressive’ artists who have included children in their work, from Hans Bellmer and Albert Dubout to Melinda Gebbie and Anne van der Linden. If, as well as just looking at Mead’s paintings, you read the text accompanying the portfolios, especially the critique of his fellow artist Lenka Klodová, we hope you will understand why we believe that an informed and balanced discussion of the role of art in exploring adolescent sexuality is more important than blanket censorship of an artist’s work.

We have, as before, appealed against Twitter’s unilateral suspension without notice, and hope the account will be restored very soon. In the meantime we respect your right to have your say about anything we include on the honesterotica website. We just ask you in return to respect our judgement and integrity.

If you would like to get in touch with us with your considered thoughts about our editorial choices and decisions, remember that you can always email us at info@honesterotica.com.