[Clipart] Clip art suitable for kids

Jonadab the Unsightly One jonadab at bright.net
Tue Sep 20 07:21:03 PDT 2005


Open Clip Art Library Feedback Form <noreply at openclipart.org> writes:

> I would like to use the clip art releases but I need to know if
> there is objectable material that I would not want my kids to
> see. 

Yes, there is potentially-objectionable material.

There's at least one gay pride flag; there's an (heavily stylized,
non-explicit) image of a pole dancer, as well as several simplistic
anatomy-book-like images depicting the human body with practically no
detail (almost like silhouettes, but not quite); there's a collection
of current and historical flags, including the current flag of Taiwan,
the historic Nazi flag, and several pirate flags; there's a darwinist
image depicting an ape->man transition; there are various religious
images related to various faiths; I think there's at least one Santa
Claus; there are images depicting body parts, including faces, heads,
eyes, hands, and feet, not attached to a complete body; there are
images depicting people of various ethnicities, including some
parody-like images of historic figures (notably, cartooney busts of
three well-known musical composers); there are weapons, including
firearms, swords, and tanks; there are pictures of cats and kittens;
there are "smileys", including some mildly rude ones, e.g., with a
tongue sticking out; and a lot of other stuff.

If any of that concerns you, I suggest that you preview the clipart
yourself first, before showing it to your children.  That is what I
would do in your situation (and yes, some of the things in that list
would bother me; others would not).

> If there is that objectable material in these releases, can we get a
> release that does not pose a risk for anyone to get upset over?

The resulting release would probably contain zero images.

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