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Titolo: Spock censurato!

Ricordate il libro di fotografie femminili che Nimoy ha appena
pubblicato?
beh, alcuni lo hanno ritenuto scabroso.....
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The Federation has dumped Mr. Spock.
Not the United Federation of Planets, though. The
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle has canceled an
appearance by Leonard Nimoy over a dispute concerning
nude images in the former "Star Trek" actor's new
art-photography book.
"I'm shocked by it," Nimoy said, following what he
described as an "unpleasant" conversation with the
federation's director, Barry Goren. "It may be an
anomaly. I hope it is. We have not had this kind of
reaction anyplace else."
"Shekhina" features ethereal black-and-white images of
women - some of whom are partially dressed or nude -
based on the Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism.
"It's a photographic essay on the subject of the
Shekhina, which is the feminine presence of God, the
feminine aspect of divinity," Nimoy, 71, explained in
a phone interview from his Los Angeles home. "This is
not some figure that is a foggy mist in a cloud
somewhere. I have depicted her as being a
flesh-and-blood woman."
And it's not what prospective donors at the Oct. 23
fund-raising event needed to see, according to Goren.
He describes the federation as "sort of the Jewish
United Way here in town," with about 4,500 regular
donors. It raised $10 million last year.
"When we started to get some expressions of concern, I
brought it to my leadership," Goren said.
He declined to say how many people had objections. As
for the concerns:
"I think it's pretty self-explanatory. If you were
running a charity fund-raising dinner and there were
going to be images of naked women or naked women with
Jewish ritual objects draped on them, that might be
offensive to some folks."
The book's cover, for example, shows a woman with a
nipple visible through a translucent garment, and with
phylacteries - a traditional Jewish prayer accessory -
wrapped around one arm.
But Nimoy said, "I don't think there is anything about
this work that is any more aggressive than what you
would see in any museum in the world. This is a very
reverential book. These photographs are reverential."
And he claims the images are hardly without precedent
in a Jewish mythic tradition that has a long history
of references to sensuality.
Still, he said, "There's no question that some of
these issues could be considered transgressive."
However, he maintains that the people at the Jewish
Federation knew what they were getting when they
booked his appearance.
That's where the communication gets garbled.
According to Goren: "We invited Leonard Nimoy because
he's a well-known Jewish person that would be a draw
for our donors. The truth is that we invited Leonard
Nimoy back in July, not to talk about his book but to
talk about his 'Jewish journey,' a speech he has given
in Jewish organizations before. That's what we
contracted for."
Neither Nimoy's publicist nor the Jewish Federation
would release a copy of the contract.
One way or another, Nimoy said he volunteered to
negotiate with the federation on which images in his
slide show would be acceptable. (Copies of the book
were to be available at the event.) But the two sides
couldn't reach a compromise and called it off
Wednesday.
"This is a shutout. Don't come, don't show," Nimoy
said.
Goren said comedian Al Franken, author of "Rush
Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations,"
will replace Nimoy at the fund-raiser.
"Shekhina" is Nimoy's first published book of
professional photography, a project he said he worked
on for six or seven years. After enjoying fame and a
massive cult following over his long career as an
actor and director (and also - less publicized these
days - a singer), Nimoy said he has "withdrawn" from
show business to concentrate on photography.
"I'm withdrawn from both - I'm not accepting any
acting or directing offers. I've had enough of that.
This is what I'm doing."
The Seattle experience - one of many on his
promotional tour for "Shekhina" - has left him
frustrated.
"Rather than simply apply a word to it like censorship
- which it probably is, I don't know, I'm not a First
Amendment specialist - I think at the very least it's
some people determining what a lot of other people
should be exposed to or not. That's the issue that
concerns me. Somebody's making a decision that these
other people should not see this, should not be
exposed to it. And that saddens me, frankly."
But is it censorship?
"Not at all," argues Goren, who says he's never
encountered such a hassle in his 18 years with the
federation. "But we find ourselves in an unusual
situation. We have a purpose and a goal for this event
that has nothing to do with this book."

negotiate with the federation 
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