[alyasa]

I apologize, I'm not implyng that you're the one who is taking the pictures at face value... I do believe that the picture in question, 'Klara and Edda Belly Dancing', has some sinister overtones; this has become a debate of what the public and society in general is willing to accept as art, and no longer that of the artistic integrity of the artist or the work of the artist. That is what I believe, and that is what I believe happened with Nevermind, though albeit on a less darker level, with regards to the context in which the cover has been placed. Accept or not, the picture in question has high value in the framework of art, which begs the question, how much is art worth? What role does it really play in society and if any, how important is that role for people in general, non-artists included? Or is art, ultimately, beneath the surface and veneer, skin deep?