[Clipart] Clip art suitable for kids

Nicu Buculei nicu at apsro.com
Tue Sep 20 07:30:05 PDT 2005


Jonadab the Unsightly One wrote:
> 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.

You forgot the clown, we have at least one clown image :p

> 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).

Avast! Kill the Clown! Arrr...

>>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.

-- 
nicu



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