The painting that only recently broke auction sales record in New York City has been censored by an affiliate of the most iconic conservative news channel in the United States, causing a world of controversy after seeing Picasso blurred in what's considered one of the masterpieces of the world's most famous cubist.
A few days back, Food World News reported on the sell of Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers," which turned the painting from the mid-1950s into the most expensive one sold in auction at $179 million - but another news outlet, particularly a Fox News affiliate from NYC, has now been accused of censorship after showing Picasso blurred.
According to CBC, the controversy began earlier this week, when the outlet first reported on the painting being sold in Christie's with a warning beforehand, saying they were showing Picasso blurred in the nude portions so "that [they] could show it to you on air," as said by one of the station's anchors Dari Alexander.
According to Metro, the blurred picture ended up becoming viral, with social media users taking to Twitter to vent over the case of censorship from Fox5NY, as many spoke about the sexualization of women's nipples to the point of needing to blur out an abstract piece such as Picasso's.
The Picasso blurred case brought back the wave of #freethenipple in social media, an ongoing movement against censorship and over-sexualization of women's bodies in social media that intends women to reclaim their bodies, as many (such as Chelsea Handler) wonder why it's okay to post pictures of men's nipples but not women's.
According to Sydney Morning Herald, the Fox News affiliate has been under fire from media all week after the Picasso blurred picture became viral, including heavy reproach from a New York Magazine senior art critic, Jerry Saltz.
"How sexually sick are conservatives & Fox News?" tweeted Saltz, posting the Picasso blurred picture using the hashtag #SickMinds.
