Update: Is Vancouver “Whale Bone Porn” All Fake?

Last week we posted, “Vancouver Maritime Museum, Stephen Colbert & Whale Bone Porn,” about a controversy over an exhibit at the  Vancouver Maritime Museum, Tattoos & Scrimshaw: the Art of the Sailor.  One Vancouver mother and schoolteacher was offended by the erotic depictions … Continue reading

Vancouver Maritime Museum, Stephen Colbert & Whale Bone Porn

The Vancouver Maritime Museum has an exhibit which opened this month, Tattoos & Scrimshaw: the Art of the Sailor, which has generated a surprising amount of controversy. It seems that some of the scrimshaw on display features explicit erotic scenes. … Continue reading