Samira wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
I don't use that example to mean that those students who sent photos of themselves should be charged with pornography but that "Oh no, someone has my photos!" isn't a strictly female thing.
Fair point, and of course girls talk too. I was just repeating advice I received from my mom at one point (about the "don't expect him not to talk" thing especially).
And as to whether it constitutes pornography or not - can we please just get past the point where we think a picture of a nude body is OMG ****?
Am I nuts in thinking that pornography has to depict a sexual
act of some sort?
That's generally the case, but the problem has been with child pornography where the pictures of children that look innocent but become objectified by pedophiles and predators.
There was a federal case a couple of years ago that flew under the radar and I wish I could find it to link. But the main defense being used was that the pictures of the children were not sexually explicit in anyway, but the prosecution was arguing that because these pictures were in the possession of sexual predators, the intent of these sexual predators were to exchange these pictures for some kind of sexual gratification. I don't remember if there was a conviction, but it's clear that intent and reason of why these pictures are being passed are a factor.
This is a common concern with child entertainers. Let's say that my daughter did a photo shoot in her swimsuit. The pictures are harmless for our uses, they are for her portfolio. But if a sexual predator somehow got his hands on those pictures, I certainly would be flipping out. Look at what happened with Miley Cyrus with her Vanity Fair shoot. It started a debate as to whether those pictures were appropriate for a 15 year old girl, even though she, her father, the photographer and others thought the shoot was fine.