Is
Having Sex in Public Legal When It Is Called Art?
In
March 2012, a controversial video called “Street Love” spread on the Internet. At
the lane where many people and cars passed through, there was a young girl
lying on the mattress with a quilt covered. A man walked to the girl, took off
his clothes and slipped into the bed. They kissed and touched each other for
few minutes and then their bodies moved so violently in the bed that the image
looked like they were having sex. The police found the naked man, Frank Yang(楊士毅), who claimed what he did was “performance
art(行為藝術)” and was arrested on
a charge
of sex offenses(妨礙風化罪) .
How do
you define art? I think it is difficult
to define art because the way to appreciate art was subjective. The artists
convey their thoughts through their works. Frank Yang tried to awaken people’s inner
desire from subconscious. The idea had no problem but the method he used was
improper and illegal. It was also against the morality. If a child who has no
idea about sex saw his “performance art ” , he would probably imitate them out
of curiosity. Having sex in public forced other people saw the embarrassing
image accidentally. Some of them may feel nothing but some may feel sick. It
might lead to the mental wound. To catch people’s eyes, this controversial
video definitely caused a big sensation. Imagine that if a guy killed the
passersby randomly with a gun and he said it was a kind of art. Law protect
everyone’s right to create and also protect the right not to be harmed
physically or mentally.
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I agree with you that morally, making love on the street is a really offensive thing, it will bring bad impact on children who accidentally see it. But can the government charge this act as sex offenses? The law's purpose is to restrict the mass, but if some people consider this act as art or acceptable, can it still be judged wrong? Maybe this is just a performance of art.
回覆刪除I agree with your idea that it is not morally acceptable to perform such thing in the public for it will bring negative impact on the children who see it directly. I think there is still a different between art and moral existed in this world. I think you can add more arguments to support your topic to make it more persuasive.
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