How Do You Define "Graphic Violence?"

My daughter had a picture of herself and another girl at the Zombie picture shoot on MySpace in her personal pictures. They were side by side with their arms around each other, looking at each other and laughing, partly in Zombie makeup. t wasn't her avatar or on her home page; it was in the pics section.

MySpace deleted the picture and sent her a letter warning her that she could not post pictures of "graphic violence." But they left the other Zombie pictures.

Now, today, a friend of mine posted that his animated avatar of a STICK FIGURE banging its head against a wall was pulled, and he got that same warning letter.

A STICK FIGURE.

What's your opinion? Can a stick figure be graphic violence? Are two partially zombiefied girls laughing graphic violence?

Comments: 10

David C. Jul 25, 2008, 3:44pm EDT

I guess they believe that sticks and stones can break bones and therefore violent. LOL. Sorry, it just popped into my head and I had to get it out.

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Rhetta A. Jul 25, 2008, 4:29pm EDT

Ha ha, David. Maybe that explains it:)

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Ginny H. Jul 25, 2008, 4:29pm EDT

Here is "A 10 For You!"

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Debby C. Jul 25, 2008, 6:08pm EDT

I'm thinking that someone is slightly off their rockers if they think this kind of stuff you have just described to us is graphic. I think graphic is more in the realm of someone actaully beating the crap out of someone or ones self and posting it.....

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Rhetta A. Jul 25, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

The letter says, "We have members as young as 14 on here.."

Do you think 14 year olds would be upset by stick figures and girls in unfinished zombie makeup?

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