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The Sabbath Project

Censorship

The Sabbath represents the wild, the untamable, that which exists at the edge of society in the liminal darkness. Because it makes people uncomfortable, shows them things they wish to keep hidden, it is under attack. Companies such as Paypal and Patreon as well as various printers and social media platforms have demeaned and devalued the project, debasing it as pornography because it shows the nude male form. They have not even a basic grasp of artistic context or history. They seek to censor my project, and Patreon specifically demanded I delete it from my own photography website if I wished to continue using their platform. Every printer I contacted in the United States refused to print it due to not only the nudity, but because it is coupled with the celebration of witchcraft. Various social media platforms rejected any attempts I made to create advertisements despite making sure to censor any nudity.

This is a very personal attack by Puritan America, the very thing the project fights against. It reinforces that our society’s moral standards are defined by conservatives who are part of the various Abrahamic faiths. Because of their archaic views on nudity and sexuality, particularly when it comes to the male form, our liberties are suppressed and subjected to their unnatural scorn for the human body. We see this throughout Western society as recently as Tumblr and Patreon aggressively attacking anything and anyone they deemed to go against the “safety” of the community. The safety… their destructive campaign against the liberated form is an affront to Nature, and to free expression.This is real, and it is harmful to not only this project, but free artistic expression as a whole. Eroticism in art is as old as time and we will not submit, and we will not be silenced, and we will not be defined by their sick moral code.

4 Comments:

  • August 15, 2020

    Insignia19

    So funny I found this site from a facebook ad but I’m so glad I did. Love your work keep doing what you are doing! Can’t wait until my tarot deck gets here! \m/

  • June 30, 2023

    Student

    When the student is ready the teacher is in the garden.

  • May 26, 2024

    loureirojr

    Dear Allan,

    We think and feel in a different way from the present Western society. Let me tell you that your art has given me energy and strength to better know me and express my personality despite censorship and prejudice of society. Keep doing your art; keep sharing your faith. Shine your light!

  • January 1, 2025

    Tommy Bagwell

    I am a male boudoir photographer and recently my work has been severely under attack by the “community standards” of social media platforms where I reach my clients and gain new business. My posts are taken down almost daily, and now anything I post immediately taken down for weird reasons such as “ The post may use misleading links or content to trick people to visit, or stay on, a website.”. This happened because my caption had my website, RuggedShadows.com in the caption. It’s been distressing that my account on instagram is restricted to where it’s completely hidden from anyone who doesn’t already follow my account. That restriction has greatly impacted my ability to meet new potential clients, which affects my income in a massive way. My business Facebook page for my photography has been permanently suspended which also impacts my ability to reach new potential clients. I’m so frustrated with queer art being targeted and labeled as “explicit sexual content” when it’s just simply male form, photographed artistically and in no way “explicit”. I’m writing this to let you know that you are not alone in this targeted attack on queer art. I’d love to make more connections with artists like yourself to find ways to freely display our work and not have our income slashed my ridiculous so called “morals”.
    I can’t wait to receive my tarot deck from you. My closest friend ordered it for me as a gift after I showed her your website and raved about how beautiful the artwork of the cards is. Keep doing what you’re doing! Your talents cannot be stopped!

    Endless Love,
    — Tommy

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