What the hell is up with all of these celebrities and others somehow having nude or NSFW photos leaked on the Internet 24/7 lately? Yes, I know the paparazzi and others of their ilk (earn a living) work hard to find and publish such things for the rest of us to gawk, gush or do other things to. With that said, what is so great about taking a naughty photo of yourself with your cell phone and sending it to your significant other via Twitter or whatever and find a way to "accidentally" send it to the world? What is it called? Sexting? That is so crazy. I don't do it...never have, never will. But I don't use the camera on my cell phone anyway. Why should I? I have (better quality) digital cameras for that. But I digress.
True, nearly all A-list actresses have done a movie role where they must be topless (or worse). It seems to be almost a unwritten "requirement" to do so to win a Oscar, even if she has already had a Oscar-worthy role or two (and for some, even that is usually not enough...more comments on that in another post one day). But Rihanna, Paris Hilton (technically) and other music stars (like Madonna) have had NSFW photos and/or intimate videos "leaked" online or hacked off their phone and/or Twitter account (you can send naked photos on Twitter?). For some, it had made their "career" (Hilton, Kim Kardashian among others). For others, not so much. True, some of these ladies have already bared all in movies and/or videos and/or due to the paparazzi. But still, this has to be upsetting to have private moments all over the Internet for all to see (and/or do whatever with).
Now, this mess is happening to the men, too. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, Kanye West, Ray J and Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) of the Lakers come to mind (I feel bad for you, Metta..lol) as guys who have (partially, mostly or totally) shown their male "asset" in a intercepted or leaked photo or video. Men have it lucky in the mainstream publicity area. Men (for the most part) cannot show their penises (yes I am using the clean and correct name for it, not the d word) on (any) screen. Hence, other than comments from seeing them on the beach in a Speedo (not going there), everything is always covered. Most folk do not really want to see that anyway (that is BS, many women (and some homosexual/bisexual men) would love to see such shown at times in mainstream movies!), but for women, all is good to be shown (breasts is usually no problem), as long as the female genitalia is not shown. That is (another) unfair double standard, in my opinion.
Is that fair? Not really (that subject is another blog for another time). With all of this said, why do (famous) folk take (or allow others to take) these photos and risk such being sent over the Internet where it can be intercepted and shown to the world? Dumb. Truth be told, the nude human body is a beautiful thing to see and something not to be ashamed of. However, should the public really be seeing intimate photos and videos of celebrities having sex (excluding the usually simulated sex you see in movies and on pay TV)? I think not. I am old school, and if I were a celebrity, I would be mortified if a video or still photo of me performing sex acts with my spouse (and/or whomever if I weren't involved/married) hit the Internet.
Full disclosure, I have been told by others that I am nicely equipped. Regardless of that, I would not be embarrassed showing my assets (not bragging, just repeating what others have said unsolicited in the past) if such was unavoidable. (Women have it harder, but they should realize that some outfits should not be worn in public, especially if you cannot or choose not to wear underwear with it, no matter what your dress size is!) However, I am also old school on such things (which shows my age, I guess). Bottom line, other than (me being paid well to) being in a movie or play where the role required me to go full monty (yes, I would do it unless my spouse and/or family strongly objected) or I was a true porn star (no comment), I would not want my "assets" just out there for all to see and...comment on. Not everyone, obviously, feels the same way. I would think that ladies, especially famous ones (actresses, musicians, sports stars and soon) should feel even more strongly about such than I. Why don't they?
The fact that there isn't more backlash on such says a lot about the world today. I would have been fine without ever photos and/or videos of Kim K., Eve, Rihanna, Christina Hendricks or whomever naked or topless and/or in the throes of sexual passion, or famous men either, for that matter. Unfortunately, in this day and age, unless you choose to (mostly) stop watching TV or use the Internet and/or social media, including blogs like this, avoiding such things is mostly impossible. And I don't think that is a good thing. Call me old. But I know I am not wrong on this...and many of us, male or female, famous or not, young or old, feels the same way, even if he or she cannot or won't admit it..in public.
True, nearly all A-list actresses have done a movie role where they must be topless (or worse). It seems to be almost a unwritten "requirement" to do so to win a Oscar, even if she has already had a Oscar-worthy role or two (and for some, even that is usually not enough...more comments on that in another post one day). But Rihanna, Paris Hilton (technically) and other music stars (like Madonna) have had NSFW photos and/or intimate videos "leaked" online or hacked off their phone and/or Twitter account (you can send naked photos on Twitter?). For some, it had made their "career" (Hilton, Kim Kardashian among others). For others, not so much. True, some of these ladies have already bared all in movies and/or videos and/or due to the paparazzi. But still, this has to be upsetting to have private moments all over the Internet for all to see (and/or do whatever with).
Now, this mess is happening to the men, too. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, Kanye West, Ray J and Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) of the Lakers come to mind (I feel bad for you, Metta..lol) as guys who have (partially, mostly or totally) shown their male "asset" in a intercepted or leaked photo or video. Men have it lucky in the mainstream publicity area. Men (for the most part) cannot show their penises (yes I am using the clean and correct name for it, not the d word) on (any) screen. Hence, other than comments from seeing them on the beach in a Speedo (not going there), everything is always covered. Most folk do not really want to see that anyway (that is BS, many women (and some homosexual/bisexual men) would love to see such shown at times in mainstream movies!), but for women, all is good to be shown (breasts is usually no problem), as long as the female genitalia is not shown. That is (another) unfair double standard, in my opinion.
Is that fair? Not really (that subject is another blog for another time). With all of this said, why do (famous) folk take (or allow others to take) these photos and risk such being sent over the Internet where it can be intercepted and shown to the world? Dumb. Truth be told, the nude human body is a beautiful thing to see and something not to be ashamed of. However, should the public really be seeing intimate photos and videos of celebrities having sex (excluding the usually simulated sex you see in movies and on pay TV)? I think not. I am old school, and if I were a celebrity, I would be mortified if a video or still photo of me performing sex acts with my spouse (and/or whomever if I weren't involved/married) hit the Internet.
Full disclosure, I have been told by others that I am nicely equipped. Regardless of that, I would not be embarrassed showing my assets (not bragging, just repeating what others have said unsolicited in the past) if such was unavoidable. (Women have it harder, but they should realize that some outfits should not be worn in public, especially if you cannot or choose not to wear underwear with it, no matter what your dress size is!) However, I am also old school on such things (which shows my age, I guess). Bottom line, other than (me being paid well to) being in a movie or play where the role required me to go full monty (yes, I would do it unless my spouse and/or family strongly objected) or I was a true porn star (no comment), I would not want my "assets" just out there for all to see and...comment on. Not everyone, obviously, feels the same way. I would think that ladies, especially famous ones (actresses, musicians, sports stars and soon) should feel even more strongly about such than I. Why don't they?
The fact that there isn't more backlash on such says a lot about the world today. I would have been fine without ever photos and/or videos of Kim K., Eve, Rihanna, Christina Hendricks or whomever naked or topless and/or in the throes of sexual passion, or famous men either, for that matter. Unfortunately, in this day and age, unless you choose to (mostly) stop watching TV or use the Internet and/or social media, including blogs like this, avoiding such things is mostly impossible. And I don't think that is a good thing. Call me old. But I know I am not wrong on this...and many of us, male or female, famous or not, young or old, feels the same way, even if he or she cannot or won't admit it..in public.
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