# Koke Lor: Erotic Khmer Art **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880 "2009-01-12T04:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/21 "2009-01-13T02:19:34Z")
When I follow the link, my antivirus software says its found an exploit called HTML/IframeRef.gen, and then says I must restart the computer to completely clean it out. So I recommend deleting the link entirely. -Kris ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/22 "2009-01-13T02:46:02Z")
Another vote for “terrible.” Those breasts couldn’t look faker if the models had just taped big balloons to their chests. I was trying to think of the guy whose work it reminded me of from the '70s (and not in a good way) and **mbh** saved me a Google search: Boris Vallejo. The fact that it’s got a hint of Cambodian flavor doesn’t make it original. Or good. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/23 "2009-01-13T04:28:47Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Well it’s not like there’s a shortage of pics of naked people on the net. 😛 You mean there’s not??!? Holy revelation! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/24 "2009-01-31T01:54:28Z")
Update: Well, like his art or not, it’s interesting that Cambodians are so up in arms about the artist and his work, and Post and Telecommunications Ministry is investigating ways of shutting down Lor’s website. There’s a _Bangkok Post_ article here: [bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/9560/khmer-blue-has-purists-seeing-red](http://bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/9560/khmer-blue-has-purists-seeing-red). I normally don’t link to that newspaper’s stories, because they seem to require payment for viewing after a certain amount of time has lapsed, but it’s available for free at this moment and rather interesting. You can see the artist’s own comments on the hubbub here: [reahu.net](http://reahu.net). The links may not be safe for work, even though these are rather mild, especially the newspaper story. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/25 "2009-01-31T02:35:56Z")
> [@Spavined\_Gelding](#): > > Bingo! Just one more Frazetta want-to-be. No shit. He’s even got a couple Gath of Baal pictures in there. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/26 "2009-02-02T04:17:59Z")
There’s some good information on the government’s attempts to censor Cambodian artists online [here](http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/30/cambodia-artists-take-on-internet-censorship/). ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/27 "2009-02-02T04:44:09Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > When I follow the link, my antivirus software says its found an exploit called HTML/IframeRef.gen, and then says I must restart the computer to completely clean it out. Wait, is this right? I didn’t follow the link in the OP, but I clicked on the link for the samurai chick and didn’t get any warning from my virus protection. If I got a virus on my brand new computer on account of that stupid tacky thing I’m going to cry. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/28 "2009-02-02T04:49:37Z")
I can’t say I’ve received any virus warning on any of this. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/29 "2009-02-02T04:59:00Z")
Me like reahu’s stuff.He’s not sitting around abjectly worshipping the temple carvings because they are old, but is tring to relate them to his own understanding of very sexy women. I give him points for being an innovator. The temple carvings seem to me to be just as pornographic as Reahu’s work. Both are good. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/30 "2009-02-02T05:01:48Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I can’t say I’ve received any virus warning on any of this. I don’t think you _deliberately_ linked to an infected site. Did anyone other than \*\*Frylock \*\*get a warning? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/31 "2009-02-02T05:02:48Z")
Yay! Someone besides me likes him. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/32 "2009-02-02T05:11:28Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > I don’t think you _deliberately_ linked to an infected site. > > Did anyone other than \*\*Frylock \*\*get a warning? No, no, I didn’t think that’s what you thought. I’m curious, too, if anyone else received a warning. It’s worked smoothly for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880/33 "2009-02-02T05:39:30Z")
Well, I just finished running Symantec Antivirus and the Windows online [OneCare scanner](http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm#) and neither found anything. So I think/hope I’m fine. I’ve only had this computer a couple of days and I was really upset to think I might have managed to get it infected already. I am using Firefox and I only followed **Half Man Half Wit** ’s link to the samurai picture, so I can’t say anything about the safety of the rest of the site or if IE users might be vulnerable to something. I hope it’s really okay for everyone, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koke-lor-erotic-khmer-art/480880.md?page=1)