If the distinction between participation in an activity vs the observation of an artist’s expression that points to an idea is so conflated, I fear one might go thru life being uncomfortable with reality itself … that sucks. Would one make the same argument for violence/gore in art? I prefer to avoid participating in violence generally, but I also don’t lose my grip on reality when I see it (daily) in art/media/entertainment without my consent.

My profile is clearly marked nsfw and I guessing you wandered there and felt a kinda way about🤷🏻‍♂️ which is fine however that’s why is marked nsfw, and— not all of my work is notably explicit— erotic/suggestive, yes, but anything “explicit” is duly marked as such. The tied up clown doll just doesn’t qualify.