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'''Artist:''' Cradle of Filth  
'''Artist:''' UK Metal Band "Cradle of Filth"


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Police of Invercargill, Bill Hastings, .
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Police of Invercargill, Bill Hastings and Internal Affairs.


'''Dates of Action:''' 2008, 2011
'''Dates of Action:''' 2008, 2011
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'''Location:''' Invercargill, New Zealand  
'''Location:''' Invercargill, New Zealand  


'''Description of Artwork:''' "Vestal Masturbation (Cradle of Filth) Band T-Shirts. An image of a nude nun masturbating is placed on the front of the shirt, with the words Vestral Masturbation beneath. On the back of the shirt is the sentence, "Jesus is a Cunt" .  
'''Description of Artwork:''' "Vestal Masturbation (Cradle of Filth) Band T-Shirts. An image of a nude nun masturbating is placed on the front of the shirt, with the words Vestral Masturbation beneath. On the back of the shirt is the sentence, "Jesus is a Cunt".  


'''The Incident:''' In 1940 the PCA disapproved the film over the implied rape of Rio by Billy and the open sexual relationships she shared with both Billy and Doc. Above all, the last third of the movie featured Rio (played by Jane Russell) in a low cut blouse, exposing cleavage. The PCA denied giving Hughes their seal of approval.  After numerous meetings with the PCA, Hughes went to the MPDDA, who agreed to give him the PCA seal if he deleted about a minute of footage from the movie.  
'''The Incident:''' In June 2008 police raided the South Invercagill clothing shop "Impuls'd" and seized Cradle of Filth "Vestral Masturbating" T-Shirts. Certain community members were upset by the language and images on the shirt and lodged community complaints.  
 
'''Results of Incident:''' Later in the month, a teen wearing the shirt in Australia was arrested for wearing the explicit and decidedly distasteful material on the street. He was charged with offensive behavior under the country's Summary Offensive Act 2005. New Zealand, Australia and the U.K. are continuing to seize shirts and arrest patrons with obscenity laws and hate speech codes.


He did not release the film until 1943. Promotional billboards read, "SEX HAS NOT BEEN RATIONED," and "How would you like to tussle with Russell," while showing Russell wearing her famous blouse. Critics quickly deemed it immoral, but the movie was a major success.  
'''Source:''' Censorship: Price, Steven. "T-shirty." Media Law Journal. 2 June 2008. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.  


He re-released the film in 1946 and again it was a hit, even in religious areas such as Kansas City.


'''Results of Incident:''' In 1947 the film was blocked from all PCA theaters due to Hughes not holding up the agreement. However, he still played the film at art houses and independent theaters, as well as seeing an easy, uncut release in Europe. ''The Outlaw'' continued its success, despite lack of a PCA seal.
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'''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 17 December 2011

Date: 2008

Region: New Zealand

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Profanity

Medium: Clothing

Jesus is a cunt tshirt.jpg

Artist: UK Metal Band "Cradle of Filth"

Confronting Bodies: Police of Invercargill, Bill Hastings and Internal Affairs.

Dates of Action: 2008, 2011

Location: Invercargill, New Zealand

Description of Artwork: "Vestal Masturbation (Cradle of Filth) Band T-Shirts. An image of a nude nun masturbating is placed on the front of the shirt, with the words Vestral Masturbation beneath. On the back of the shirt is the sentence, "Jesus is a Cunt".

The Incident: In June 2008 police raided the South Invercagill clothing shop "Impuls'd" and seized Cradle of Filth "Vestral Masturbating" T-Shirts. Certain community members were upset by the language and images on the shirt and lodged community complaints.

Results of Incident: Later in the month, a teen wearing the shirt in Australia was arrested for wearing the explicit and decidedly distasteful material on the street. He was charged with offensive behavior under the country's Summary Offensive Act 2005. New Zealand, Australia and the U.K. are continuing to seize shirts and arrest patrons with obscenity laws and hate speech codes.

Source: Censorship: Price, Steven. "T-shirty." Media Law Journal. 2 June 2008. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.




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