Ken, Mike, and Payn...

These opinions now are leading us to the matter of tastes and style. And that goes hand in hand, I think, with the original question presented by Ken. Each of us is governed in some way by what we percieve to be in accord with our personal preferences. I am not put off by tastefully done nudes, or photos of a sexual nature such as referred to by you Ken...I don't think any of us are. Payn has a specific audience that he caters to, but in deference to those here who may be offended, doesn't post that work in this forum. (Hey, in my Navy days I was known to look at some questionable material myself...I'm no angel ;) ). Mike you make a good analogy with your statement regarding showing nudes, and the reaction from people who think nothing of nudity on TV.
As for style, well, I'm pretty much a meat and potatos guy, but I'm not so closed-minded that I won't look at what others have to show. There's a guy who was on another forum and his gallery consisted mainly of grainy b&w photos of stairwells, subway car interiors....stuff like that. Now, to me it was just a bunch of blurred, grainy stuff--not what I'd consider wall-hanging material. He did have a large following who ooooooh'd and aaaaaaaah'd over his stuff. Different strokes/different folks. I've seen a lot of mountain biking stuff here, and although I'm not into that, some is pretty good. I do baseball, and not everyone is into that, so I can understand. This forum has helped me come a long way in how I view what others want to express in their work. Is it style over substance, or the other way around?
The one thing everyone is 100% in accord with though, is that the end does not justify the means, as displayed by our misguided friend with the gasoline art.