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Famous DJ Natalia Paris has once again turned social networks on through a photo she posted on her Instagram account, in which she invited her followers to visit her website where they can find her new book, as well as exclusive content for the businesswoman.

In the shot, the model is shown wearing a white blouse with one of her open breasts open and without a bra, defying Instagrams privileged censorship of content deemed explicit by the social networks algorithm. It is worth noting that Paris covered part of the nipple with a label in Spanish, censorship or censorship.

In addition to the shot, the artist announced the launch of her new book, which she described herself as: A collection of Erotic Photography Made with the best photographers in the country. A piece of art to collect, and according to her, it is available on her website http://www.nataliaparis.com.co.

Look here at a picture of Natalia Paris:

The post that was shared two days ago on the official profile of Natalia Paris on Instagram already has more than 152,250 copies, exceeds 16,600 likes and garnered about 160 comments, of which the artists beauty stands out with qualifiers such as Beautiful and Beautiful. precious.

I want one like this for Christmas, Beauty should never be restricted or censored, I love you, Why are men allowed to go shirtless naturally and women are forbidden, The most beautiful thing of the day is Natalia, Always beautiful , Do not change, every day is better, Book? What is Natalia planning, The most beautiful woman in Colombia , She has always been beautiful, blessed and abundant for her , Among other things.

It is worth noting that the artist topped the news on various occasions due to her statements about the Covid-19 virus, vaccination, and the various theories that she deals with in her life. One of them was when he asserted that young men became gay due to eating chicken, stating that the hormones injected into the animals and their subsequent human consumption affected sexual development.

Regarding these statements, Natalia Paris referred to this in an interview with Diva Rebeca, a character played by Omar Vazquez, where the DJ confirmed: Suddenly it was said wrong, but it has a lot to do with hormones, the truth is I still think so.

However, the case went further, after Antioqueas statements the interviewer laughedly stated that she had a slightly far-fetched theory, alluding to the fact that the food was of a different kind, alluding to the masculine male organ. With a term used in Spain.

On frequent occasions, Natalia Paris has been called stupid for her statements and tone of voice that characterizes the 48-year-old model, by users of social networks.

However, she recently made reference to the issue and strongly demanded that prejudices be put aside, through her Instagram Stories where she highlighted her accomplishments as a businesswoman with skincare products, as well as being a model, DJ and now with his book.

I know it was hard for a lot of people to think that women who are notoriously stupid are not able to do things well, The model noted and added, These are biases that we really should let go, because if we have a sophisticated, open mind, connected to abundance, we understand that. A woman is capable of many things.

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Removing books from library shelves is not what America is supposed to be about.

Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are two of our countrys core ideals. Writers are free to express themselves as they so desire. Readers are free to read a book, or not.

Yet every year, we read or hear the news that parents or citizens somewhere earlier this week, in west suburban Downers Grove are clamoring to have a book they deem offensive taken off the shelves of their childs school library or their local public library.

It happens scores of times every year, when words or stories make people uncomfortable and Americas culture wars flare up. The American Library Association publishes an annual list of the top 10 Most Challenged Books those most likely to be condemned and targeted for removal. In 2020, 273 books were targeted and among the top 10 were three acknowledged literary classics: John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men, Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird and Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye.

In case readers are not aware: Morrison and Steinbeck both won the Nobel Prize for literature. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.

On Monday, as the Sun-Times Nader Issa reported, the issue flared up in Downers Grove when about 200 people packed a school auditorium to demand that the book Gender Queer: A Memoir be removed from the libraries at Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South high schools. According to protesters, the book exposes children to homoerotic or pornographic content.

The book is the story of author Maia Kobabes journey of gender identity and sexuality as a teenager and young adult. A few pages include illustrations of sex acts, but the books publisher says it is appropriate for high school-aged students.

Gender Queer: A Memoir has come under fire elsewhere too. Virginias largest school district removed it from its high school libraries earlier this fall while it considers parents concerns. A Florida district banned it altogether. Schools in New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington have had the book challenged. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster told the states education department to investigate the book, which he considers sexually explicit and pornographic.

Its worth noting that Gender Queer is not mandatory reading at either Downers Grove high school. In fact, theres only one copy available for students to check out at each schools library at Downers North and Downers South high schools.

Lauren Pierret, a senior at Downers Grove North, said at the meeting that she didnt even know Gender Queer existed until last week.

This isnt being forced upon your kids, Pierret said, but it gives kids who would be interested in this story a choice to read it.

It is not the job of this editorial board to judge whether a book is too sexually explicit, profane, violent or otherwise unfit for a child, teenager or another adult to read.

Nor is it the job of conservative culture warriors or anyone else.

Some of the past attacks on Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird, it should be noted, came from people who were bothered by racial stereotypes and slurs they said would have a negative impact on students, according to the ALA.

Good literature can sometimes make us uncomfortable, for any number of reasons. Censorship is never the right response.

Besides, once it starts, where does it end?

Consider the case of Texas Rep. Matt Krause, who is running for attorney general in his state and made headlines when he compiled a list of about 850 books that might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex, as the Texas Tribune first reported. Most of the books on his list were written by women, people of color and LGBTQ authors.

Weve got to ask: Did Krause bother to read all 850 books? Or is his list just for political theater?

Books in our schools and libraries must be protected. Even when we dont approve of them.

Send letters to letters@suntimes.com.

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A Sandown Town councillor has accused the Mayor, Cllr Paddy Lightfoot, of censorship and an unreasonable response to effective councillor scrutiny.

Cllr Emily Brothers says that at Mondays Town Council meeting the Mayor prevented her from making a statement, and also refused to allow for a hard copy of her statement to be circulated to fellow town councillors, as well as members of the public or press who attended.

Reason for investigation unknownCllr Brothers told News OnTheWight,

This is a form of censorship.

During the meeting the Mayor confirmed that an investigation into me is underway, but to date I have not been informed as to the terms of the investigation, why it has been initiated and who will be conducting the investigation.

News OnTheWight has emailed the Mayor and the Clerks of Sandown Town Council a series of questions in relation to the incident and will update once we hear back.

Brothers: Willing to co-operate with a fair and transparent investigationCllr Brothers went on to say,

I am willing to co-operate with a fair and transparent investigation, enabling me to move forward in representing residents and ensure accountability for the electorate of Sandown.

Thats why I would like to make my statement clear and available for them to read.

Cllr Brothers statementThe statement that Cllr Brothers had intended to share at the meeting reads:

I received an e-mail on 10/11/21 from the Town Clerk notifying that I would be subject: to have 2 members of staff present at any future meeting, and a note taken of any discussion and future action, and this note shared with the mayor.

What power is being applied by the Town Clerk?

No apparent process has been applied in reaching this decision.

This is an unreasonable response to effective Councillor scrutiny.

I am grateful to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor agreeing to meet me on 11/11/21 despite no resolution being reached.

The Mayor agreed to clarify by 15/11/21 the status and authority for the Town Clerks decision, which he endorses. No clarification has been received, so I now ask for clarification. Therefore, I will not adhere to the sanctions as no justification has been given for this action and I do not believe them to be lawfullyimposed.

I referred the matter to the Monitoring Officer, who advises that his powers are limited to member conduct not the process applied by a Town Council. Thus, no intervention is offered.

I will continue to observe the Members Code of Conduct, whilst not accepting the Town Clerks unfair restriction.

I remain determined to speak up for positive change in Sandown and will not be silenced by bullying and intimidation.

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Viennas museums are putting their works on view in a place where few world-class institutions have ever shown their art:OnlyFans. On that site, visitors can now see an account set up by the citys tourism board where suggestive works from Viennese institutions like theAlbertinaand theLeopold Museumare being posted.

The Viennese are very open-minded, Helena Hartlauer, head of media relations at the Vienna Tourist Board, said of the unusual move.

OnlyFansis an app where viewers can pay a subscription fee to access exclusiveand often eroticcontent from a creator. Now, for $4.99 a month, people can view painted nudes and risqu statues culled from the collections of Viennas finest museums, which maintain that these artworks are not necessarily sexual in nature. The citys tourism board said the move to post artworks on the platform came after repeated censorship on other social media platforms.

In July, the Albertinas TikTok account was suspended and then blocked for displaying the art of Nobuyoshi Araki, whose photographs often feature sexually explicit images of nude women. Then in September, when the Leopold Museum promoted its 20th anniversary by posting a work by Art Nouveau illustrator Koloman Moser, the campaign was flagged as potentially pornographic by Facebooks algorithms. To avoid any repercussions, the museum switched out that image for a less objectionable work. That warning recalled Faceboooks deletionof a post by the Natural History Museum of Vienna showing the Venus of Willendorf, an ancient fertility talisman depicting a naked woman with enlarged breasts.

In migrating these offerings to OnlyFans, Hartlauer claimed that Viennas museums were enacting more than just a publicity stuntthey were also aiming to start a conversation about the necessity of social media and the problems associated with it. According to Hartlauer, while some might argue that these museums could use other pieces to promote themselves, the matter is not quite so simple, given that it is growing harder and harder to tell what will be labeled explicit. These platforms arent transparent at all, Hartlauer said.

Museums, of course, arent alone in this frustrating struggle with social media platformsartists have also voiced concerns about the guidelines for social media like Instagram. In a recentop-edforARTnews, artist Clarity Haynes described repeatedly trying to post nude self-portraits by photographer Laura Aguilar, only to have them deleted each time. This kind of censorship does not exist in a digital vacuum, Haynes wrote, describing the deletions as homophobic, racist, fatphobic and misogynistic.

The Viennese museums new OnlyFans recalls another attempt at launching a platform for sexually suggestive art. This past summer, Pornhub started theClassic Nudes guide, an app that allowed users to find images of nudes in the worlds most renowned art institutions. Museums didnt respond well to that initiative. The Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid all threatened to suePornhub for its recreations of famous paintings in their holdings, among them TitiansVenus of Urbino(1538), which is held by the Uffizi.

By contrast, Viennas tourism board said it was making no pretensions about the sexuality and nudity of artworks in its collection. We also wanted to do this to show solidarity with artists who are censored, Hartlauer said. If you cant show your artwork on social media this can really be an obstacle to your communications efforts, and even to your career.

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A new private university in the states capital will be dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth in response to the culture of censorship that its founders say is plaguing higher education.

But leaders for the University of Austin are still working towards getting the school accredited, creating an undergraduate program and securing land for its campus.

Scholars, activists and entrepreneurs teamed up to start the university, to be known as UATX, because they were alarmed by the illiberalism and censoriousness prevalent in Americas most prestigious universities and what it augurs for the country, according to the schools website.

So much is broken in America. But higher education might be the most fractured institution of all, said Pano Kanelos, the incoming president of the University of Austin.

He announced the nonprofit universitys creation Monday in former New York Times journalist Bari Weiss newsletter, who is also one of its founders. Kanelos is the former president of St. Johns College in Annapolis, a small, private liberal arts school.

Self-censorship is pervasive across colleges and universities because the institutions chill speech and ostracize those with unpopular viewpoints and lead scholars to avoid entire topics out of fear, Kanelos wrote.

The universitys announcement garnered national attention for its team of journalists, artists, philanthropists, researchers and higher education leaders involved in the project.

Its founders also include former Harvard President Lawrence Summers; David Mamet, a playwright; former American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen; academics and other former university leaders.

The universitys headquarters are located in central Austin, just a short walk away from the University of Texas nearest building.

Unlike several new universities that opt for teaching courses virtually, school administrators plan on having a physical campus with as few screens as possible. But land for a campus has not been secured.

The schools founders chose Texas because of the states boom in talent and capital and Austin, in particular, because it is a hub for the kind of people our university aims to attract and from whom we want to receive guidance, according to the universitys website.

The school which will focus on humanities, social sciences and natural sciences is seeking initial accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission and authorization from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Heather Berg, a spokesperson for the commission, said the accreditation process can take between one and seven years.

But the University of Austins website says it will not wait for accreditation to get started on its programming.

The institution will offer a Forbidden Courses summer program in the coming year for college students to discuss the most provocative questions that often lead to censorship or self-censorship in many universities.

Next fall, it will begin offering a masters program on entrepreneurship and leadership with plans to launch its undergraduate programs in 2024.

Its not easy for a new university to compete for undergraduate students who are often seeking well established schools based on reputations, Niall Ferguson, a historian, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, wrote in an essay for Bloomberg.

(Students) go to college as much for the high-prestige credentials and the peer networks as for the education. Thats why a new university cant start by offering bachelors degrees, Ferguson said.

University leaders have secured the seed money necessary to launch the institution but are in the process of securing $250 million.

A new financial model that streamlines administrative costs will allow the school to have a tuition rate thats about half of the average cost for a private university, Kanelos told The Texas Tribune. The average annual tuition for a private, four-year university is about $28,500, according to the latest federal data.

The university is not taking student applications yet.

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