Yeah, the issue is Terry Richardson and working with him. And that's problematic but it's indicative only of a bad choice IMHO with who he's chosen to work with and nothing more (I do wish he'd said no because I really detest TR and everything he is)
Lolita is a classic. It's content disturbing, but it's also contextual in that many view it also as about Europe's relationship with the United States - we studied the book at school, and it's a multi-layered story.
Much as Orwell's Animal Farm or Lord of the Flies by Golding touches on disturbing subjects and sometimes the grotesque, they are never the less important works of literature.
Humbert is a deplorable creature, yet readers often find empathy with him even as they are disgusted - because the writing is so good - Alex also speaks about finding characters such as these interesting and meaty. It's obscene and it's a masterpiece. Humbert is not defined as a hero, he's pathetic - and a murderer, and a pedophilic predator.
He's been seen reading many books The Serious Game by Hjalmar Söderberg, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How It Can Renew America - does that mean he's a tragic romantic or a strident enviromentalist?
I read American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis and Dirty Weekend by Helen Zahavi - it doesn't mean I'm a serial killer...lol[/QUOTE]
And yes, the focus should be on why he made a stupid photo shoot choice and hoping this isn't something that he does again.