In light of yet another celebrity having her pictures leaked...
So sometimes kids take pictures of themselves (you know how to use Google...I'm not linkin' 'em) that are a little less than savory for the average audience. Whatever the reason they take them (and for whom), people tend to jump all over them with a barrage of comments like these...
- yuck, what a slut
- oh she actually has nice [insert body parts here]
- Chris Hansen is so going to get us for this
- she totally deserves it for sending those out
And it's the last one that's so compelling.
Is someone asking for it by taking pictures of him/herself not wearing much of anything? Should it just be assumed that any naked picture of anyone will be sent out to the general populace?
I'm really interested in what you guys have to say.
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I'm sure they aren't really asking for it but if you don't know the risk involved then you are definitely naive.
I don't feel sorry for them when the picture is leaked but I still think whoever leaked it is a jackass.
I think people should just have a general knowledge if they're going to take those types of pictures, that the general public may get to them.
People are sneaky and not very private sometimes. If people don't want those types of pictures running around on the internet, they should not take them. If they don't particularly care, that's their perogative.
It's a publicity stunt. You can't possibly pose nude or semi-nude and think nothing is going to happen or no one is going to see it. Seriously, beware of vengeful ex-boyfriends, frenemies or just petty girlfriends with their claws out...
You know the risk you are taking. Nothing you put online is private, absolutely nothing. If you choose to put your half nude photos out there, even if its supposed to just be for 1 particular person, you are risking them being passed around.
i think for the most part they aren't asking for it. it's like having sex without the intention of having kids yet... you want the sex and you know pregnancy is a possibility, just like how you want to take these risque pics, you know that they could be mass-distributed if they fell into the wrong hands. you have to accept the possibility, and take responsibility, that there might be a side-outcome to whatever you're doing and just take precautions so that it doesn't happen.
on a side note, there's a huge difference between POSTING these pics and having your pics LEAKED. people posting them = asking for attention. leaked = ran into an untrustworthy individual.
"Should it just be assumed that any naked picture of anyone will be sent out to the general populace?"
Yes. Especially if it's sent electronically. This is the internet afterall....naked pictures are it's dominant currency.
well they probably should have made better decisions in the first place, but that doesn't mean they're "asking for it." it (usually) isn't their intention to have pictures leaked.
One of my friends sent a naked picture of herself to one guy back when she was in high school...and the guy ended up putting it on the Internet on some site. She had to contact them to get the picture down since she was only 17 at the time. But I agree it was somewhat her fault for sending the picture in the first place.
I'm assuming you're talking about the vanessa hudgens sideshow.
honestly, I think she's asking for it. especially becauseeeeee pretty much this already happened to her. so unless these pictures were taken like years ago....when you're famous and you do this, it's not the smartest decision. EVER.
@coldfaceblush@xanga - i read today that her "new" pictures were from 2006, so after the first fiasco but...still.
I would say that they are asking for it. You shouldn't ever record any sort of material that you don't want seen by the general populace. If you do you run a risk, and that is your fault.
They did an assembly at my school about sexting, and about how a girl sent her naked pictures to her boyfriend, who in turn spread them around. Eventually the humiliated girl committed suicide.
But she was the one who took the picture, and she was the one who decided to go out with a guy who was less than trustworthy, and then send pictures to said guy. The other kids did not force her to die, she was the one who did it. It's unfortunate, but there is certainly always a choice. Still, the video we watched at the assembly made it seem like she was totally the victim, which I disagree with.
If you leak pictures like that, there's a good chance of it coming back to haunt you. So you have to either be prepared for that or just not do it at all.
Lol @ Chris Hansen.
& Oh yeah, they're asking for it. You can't do anything nowndays that people wont judge. You'll just have to live with it.
i think a lot of people do it for extra publicity. but for non-celebrity folk, i think it would be wise to consider the possibilities of what could happen to your pics if you send them. i'm just saying.
@MangoWOW@xanga - my thoughts exactly
Yes. Period.
@spidergrass@xanga - that happened to someone at my school, but she sent them to some random guy she wasn't dateing. so really, she should have known it was going to happen. he's still an ass, but she's also kinda dumb for doing that. She dissapeared after that, i was told she was doing cocaine but im not sure. That kind of stuff really messes with your mind, especially when you have people poking fun constantly.
celeberty wise...naked and embarassing sells...more than child birth.
as far as regular people go, most times it seems like more of a revenge deal
or a trophy moment. you will always come across at least one or two trophy
moments in your lifetime. just hope its not you on the wrong end of the camera,
cause no one is really asking for it. it just happens.
cellphones are surprisingly easy to hack...
whatta' coincidence, i was thinking of a similar subject not too long ago. but yeah, i just find that if you leave personal/private photos somewhere (camera/phone) or send it to someone that is supposedly trustworthy, bad news is still a probability.
Everyone knows the riskes of doing that. If they act like it's horrible for other people to get ahold of them then why did you post it online or send it over a phone? Thats just regular people though. Celebrities do it for attention or money.
Now for the under 18 kids that do that they too know the risks. What's fucked up about it is they can get arrested for having "child porn" even if it's of themsleves.
but whatever you do, make sure your face isn't in them then chris hansen can't get youu. hah.
Really people?? Someone takes a provacative photo to send to one person in particular and they are supposed to assume it's public property? Do you think that every time you write a love letter, or even just a note to your s/o that says "I want you"? Every time you say something suggestive to your s/o, do you assume that it might get out into public?
Photos, and emails, and love letters, and all those things that couples do for each other, ought not to be thought of as public property and "if it gets out, they were asking for it."
I completely disagree that a girl is 'asking for it' when she sends risque pictures of herself to her S/O.. If she was being a hooch & sending them to several different males, then what is stopping them from sending them to several other males, & on & on & on? My point is, I have been with my S/O for 4 years & during those 4 years we have been forced to spend A LOT of time apart.. & we trust each other wholeheartedly, & it is not uncommon for us to exchange pictures. Do I trust him? Hell yes. Would I be absolutely irate if he passed my pictures on to others? Absolutely. I would not only make sure the world saw his boys, but I would leave him as well :) maybe I'm too conniving? Or maybe I just believe in revenge. All I know is that my body is mine to trust who I believe deserves it with, & if I choose ONE person, I expect it to stay with that ONE person..
@whisperitloudly@xanga - @TaraMcClelland@xanga - I agree with both of you.
xo
I wouldn't say it should be assumed, but I would say that you should be aware of and willing to accept the possibility. Once you give those pictures to anyone, they could end up anywhere...especially if you and that person stop getting along.