I'm with you Bet. That is the most disgusting thing I have seen on this site. I have a grand daughter about that age. What were the mods thinking?

While the content is questionable as to this site's purpose of skinning.

She in fact is not a minor but a 30 year old Japanese Bikini model called "Yuko Aoki". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Aoki

What you find offensive is more a reflection on perspectives and cultural differences.

I didn't say it was obscene - just inappropriate....the subject appears to be much, much younger...and that is the problem I have with this.

Culturally, from Adult Anime to models, the Japanese seem to offer a lot of 'young' looking women and don't have a problem with this. I don't know how many times I have googled harmless stuff and some Anime image came up in the midst of it all that made me wonder exactly what their perspective was.

The pose is suggestive. She looks young and when you compare it to other photo's of her on some websites I just checked out, she almost looks to be intentionally young here, or is this a very early photo?

It's not porn, though I think that there were far less suggestive photo's of her to post that are more 'mature' in appearance. Since this seems to be the author's first submission, perhaps some helpful criticism would go further than coming down on him aggressively.

It may be considered by some to be inappropriate for a family site, but it has been said many times by the site owners that WinCustomize is an adult site.

My personal opinion is, as a photograph it has no artistic merit whatsoever. As a screenshot it doesn't display either an interesting, or innovative desktop - hence it's low rating. It's just another dull and pointless glamour image.

Such 'glamour' images may well be considered to be exploitive of the female gender and devalue the individual as a person. Opinions and moral stances will always vary on such issues.

WinCustomize as a matter of policy has always rejected images which may either exploit or devalue individuals. I suspect this particular image's acceptance is borderline in this respect.

 

I agree with Fuzzy, but as all the vital parts are covered and nothing is showing, I let this one through.   

I guess there is some confusion as to wether she was Yuko Aoki or Yuko Ogura. (She is the latter) There is a 6 year age difference (30 and 24) but both do some 'modeling' as it were.

What bugs me about it, and I think the picture kind of confirms it, is that her disc site is run through www.starchild.co.jp and the name of her latest CD is Popo-Porn. Which, to my best ability to research is either Police Porn or Porn Police. Perhaps someone who knows something of the Japanese culture or language can clear that part up?

Wikipedia goes onto to say "is a popular Japanese idol and model who typically aims for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look."

From what I read on other sites, she sounds like a flake, who constantly reinvents herself to purposely appear 'odd' and/or 'quirky' to her fans, and who is willing to degrade herself for the popularity she seems to enjoy in Japan.

I have no problem if your buck naked on your wifes desktop or her on yours. The question is - would you post it here on WC ?

While the shot may have barely past through moderation..what ever happened to
the rule guidelines of the " Wall must be sufficiently obscured " ??

I recall having to put a items smack in the middle of a screen shot to get it past moderation..

But - we already know your eccentric Po'
we have come to just accept it.

( Most of us would NEVER post a real picture of ourselves with you and Skinnit around anyway- we have all seen your handiwork and his )

absolutely.

I do hope you all never go to public pools.  I think your eyes may burn out of their sockets.  LOL

I looked at the screenshot again and I'm missing something.  No nudity, no "come hither" look, nothing but a woman in a pool.  Maybe I'm desensitized . . but while I see no artistic merit . . I don't see anything anything that warrents "some things should be censored for integrity's sake"

Once again - its a matter of taste. I guess everyone Zooms in on the ass end of a person when taking a pic in a pool. I dont care if you remove it - leave it and give it a 5 star rating.

I asked about the WC Guidline rule " A Wall must be suffiently " OBSCURED "
Has that rule been tossed in the toilot ?

How true.......