#scandalous — Public Fediverse posts
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"Madame X," John Singer Sargent, 1884.
Y'all know Sargent by now.
It's funny that this picture, now sometimes called "the American Mona Lisa," almost ended Sargent's career. He pursued Paris socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, wanting to paint her, and it took almost a year to complete. Originally it featured a shoulder strap sliding off her shoulder, which, when combined with the lack of jewelry and gloves, and the gown's plunging neckline, was seen as too sexual and salacious; some thought it hinted at an affair between artist and subject. Not likely, Sargent was a very active gay man.
The New Orleans-born Gautreau was one of the great beauties of Parisian society, and was pursued by several portraitists. Although it's often said her reputation was ruined by this painting; it really wasn't as most of the backlash was directed at Sargent. She did become more choosy about which functions she would attend, and she had several more portraits done, one almost identical to this but was greeted only with praise.
Now it's regarded as one of the great classic works of American art!
Happy Portrait Monday!
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
#Art #JohnSingerSargent #AmericanArt #MadameX #PortraitMonday #Scandalous #WomenInArt
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Top ten posts in October 2025
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Anything we search for on the internet seems very scandalous if it is done on the family computer, haha.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #internet #theinternet #computer #computers #familycomputer #family #myfamily #scandalous
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Anything we search for on the internet seems very scandalous if it is done on the family computer, haha.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #internet #theinternet #computer #computers #familycomputer #family #myfamily #scandalous
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What’s Happening in France in Diet Drug Mediator Scandal? https://www.diningandcooking.com/1992421/whats-happening-in-france-in-diet-drug-mediator-scandal/ #CardiometabolicRisk #crime #criminal #DiabetesMellitusType2 #DiabetesMellitusTypeIi #diet #ethics #francais #france #fraud #fraudulent #French #FrenchDiet #Grant #hands #heart #HeartFailure #Hospitals #hypertension #injury #Insurance(malpractice) #LipidManagement #lipids #malpractice #MalpracticeInsurance #PulmonaryHypertension #scandal #scandalous #toxicology #Type2Diabetes #ValvularHeartDisease #WoundManagement
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New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
The #Royal #Family's #Scandalous #Christmas #Climber
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Woot! ProPublica earns a #Pulitzer for their reporting on #Secretive, #Sleazy , #Scandalous activities by various #SupremeCourt justices who accept lucrative gifts from über-wealthy oligarchs. Sure smells bad….
https://www.propublica.org/series/supreme-court-scotus -
The #truestory behind #MaryAndGeorge, the latest #period #drama packed with #sex and #scheming.
If you love a good #perioddramas with loads of #sex, heaps of #socialclimbing and a whole lotta #debauchery, then boy have we got some wonderful news for you: Mary & George is set to be your newest #bingewatch that's as #steamy as it is #scandalous.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Streaming #Representation #Culture
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If You Thought #Saltburn’s #Sex #Scenes Were Too #Scandalous, Don’t Watch These #Movies.
From #Shortbus to #TheHandmaiden, #graphic #LGBTQ+ #sex on #screen certainly aren't new.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Movies #Sexuality #Representation #Culture
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After a night of drinking, Tam o'Shanter was unlucky enough to chance upon a coven of witches dancing down by the churchyard. The witch chasing him is Nannie, and she's dressed in naught but a 'cutty sark!' #scandalous! Tam escaped only after his horse's tail came off in Nannie's hands, freeing Tam to drink again.
Thanks to Robert Burns for the poem.
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Don't use "Meta" to refer to the Facebook company, ever, or "Alphabet" for Google.
Don't help companies to re-brand themselves out of #shitty #reputations and the legacy of their #scandalous #actions.
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The #Need for #Trans #Girl #trash.
When I say I want good trash, I’m asking for something that is #melodramatic, #sexy, or #scandalous in ways that don’t ask me to engage more than the simplest parts of my #brain.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #TV #Movies #Representation #Culture