i think its very suggestive. but i don't think it's distasteful, either. kids his age are bursting with sexuality, and the photographer just captured that.

yes, as cim has so aptly shown, the crotch is the focal point of the picture. but can you really SEE anything? no.

i dunno. its a fine line. personally i dont see anything here to start a scandal over. "fourteen-year-old pubescent boy has crotch, isn't afraid to show it! news at eleven!"