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Ok, time to talk about hipocrisy, but this time in our own site. One would think that a site that only has adult people who voluntarily join to be among free thinkers and non believers, who are by now free of the usual hang ups that religion loves to ingrain in our brains, would have some akin tolerance on posting photos, for example. After all we live in the 21st century, in a society that espouses and defends freedom of speech and expression, in a site that supposedly "encourages discussion", yet in the area of sex, we are still here, it seems, still in the dark ages of puritanical origin. And no, I am not advocating we become a porno site showing photos of people copulating or even other worse things like bestiality or underage photos, not at all. But if we talk about nudity, why is it forbidden here to post naked women or naked men for that matter, who are not engaged in a sexual act of copulation, oral sex or any type of sex, I'm talking about just nudity, like an old Playboy or Penthouse spread would show a few decades ago??? And I am not even talking about of close ups of female or male genitalia showing in full graphic splendor the labia or any openings that we all have seen in Hustler or alike, NO. I am just talking about nudity where you post a woman or a man just like they came to this world, that we see every day of our adult lives without religious guilt of any kind??? Specifically I am referring about the prohibition in this site to post the photo of a nude man with his equipment, or cock and balls, either flaccid or erect, and the prohibition of posting photos of a woman that shows her bush or lack thereof as is now more prevalent??? Again, I'm not advocating for showing copulation, sex acts of any kind, close ups of genitalia or anything like that, just a full shot of a man or a woman, do not even have to be in the same photo, let's just say clearly, a full shot of the full body of a normal healthy woman naked like she came to this world showing her pubic hair or lack of it, not even showing anything forcefully or fakely being held open, just your regular run of the mill decades ago style used by Penthouse or Playboy in their photo shoots, or the same of a man for those who prefer seeing the male figure?? Why is it forbidden here? In this particular site of "free thinkers". Are we all really free here? Or are we just as hypocrite as those who we sometimes mock for being so closed minded as a result of their religious brainwashing? Anybody care to comment? We did not come to this world like Ken and Barbie.

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Answer 1

Why would you expect to find nudity on this site, just because we are "free thinkers"? If that's the case then I'm free to be thinking I don't want to see cocks, balls, bushes or breasts over my morning coffee..there are a ton of other sites you can go to for your visual pleasure. Let those of us who would rather have some intelligent, thoughtful exchanges do so...what would we discuss in your world? All I come up with is the physical characteristics of the person in the picture.. really?

Answer 2

I'd like to welcome you to America.

>Why is it forbidden here?

Because America is a nation of prudish people. When people bought Penthouse, Playboy, Hustler, etc., they didn't read them on the bus. When showing great art on educational TV, the producers won't show certain paintings and statues because it makes the broadcasters nervous. The fun part is there are no hard and fast rules about what makes us gringos uncomfortable. It doesn't stop us from inventing a few rules like thou shall show no close up pictures of rectums. Us crazy gringos are willing to break the rules against gals spreading their butt checks as well in the name of artistic freedom.

Moderators/administers need an excuse to boot yer ass off their groups and rules against butt holes are as good as any other excuse. Not that they need excuses. You might have farted against the wind that day.

When we retire to surf the web, we get nervous who gets to look over our shoulders. We got to save the children in case they sneak up behind us. In my case it's save Petunia if she looks over my shoulder and says "For shame!"

Welcome to America. We're crazy shits.

On the far extreme for most of human history, we didn't care. People had sex with whores, leaning them against the walls by the main drag to do the dirty. People went "meh" my little pony fucked the goat in front of nine year olds. Then they moved to America and things got screwed.

In America you ought to be ashamed you had to ask.

Answer 3

I think this topic has been beat to death without adding anything new to the issue. It's their site, their right, end of story. So what if its hypocritical. their call. Philosophically you may have an argument, but it would cause you much less grief to let it go. You voiced your concern. Move on, or don't, your call.

Answer 4

Why would you even feel a need to be able to post nude pictures here. Are you not aware that if you do want to post naked pictures you can go on a web site that is ok with it. I myself are not interested in your naked body or anyone else's for that matter. Let us keep it that way.

Answer 5

Nudity and the reactions to it are often embedded in our past experiences, not just a religious background. To have a nude photo pop up in unexpected places can be disturbing to some (like a quarter of the population) not due to being a prude, or religious puritanical nonsense, but very real, disturbing, or traumatic memories. I see no reason to introduce nudity where none is expected. A good number in my aquaintance and family have had experiences that unexpected nudity would be disturbing for them. Why would you want to? Have you forgotten what the human form looks like?

Answer 6

I can think of few reasons to post pictures. But, I have had threads/posts deleted because i was promulgating a concept of the need for women to have regular vagina stretching to ensure their continued use, which is based in scientific research and medical practice.
I was silenced, i figger, because i was a male talking about women's needs, and it was "obvious" to those women who were ignorant of the science, that i should be censored.
And then a few days later a women posted essentially the same information, and the heavens parted.
So it goes.

Answer 7

Phil Spector invented the Wall of Sound. You have invented the wall of text.

Answer 8

Ahhh, the old gratuitous naked barbie ploy.

Answer 9

I agree with you that a lot of folks here have attitudes toward sex which are quite provincial and definitely reflect the influence of the church in this country. As for the photos, I don't care one way or the other.

Answer 10

The amount of effort required to moderate such a board and make sure photos didn't cross whatever the appropriate line is would be exceedingly taxing on site resources.

We already have groups for photos of the type you are describing.

Making certain said photos aren't of underage models or inappropriate according to rules (whatever those rules are that apply to nudity online) - that's more for a paid site with advertising - with a team dedicated to reviewing content.

People wanting more of that are free to go offsite.

Just as I have a group who goes off site every Sat. night to watch YouTube movies. Because we can't run a movie on this site.

It's the same thing for gamers too. They can't game on site - but they can arrange to meet up off site.

It's allocation of resources pure and simple. And most likely a concern over being libel for anything that isn't lawful. Who needs that headache without an entire team dedicated to reviewing it.

Answer 11

Admin. does the work, and those who do the work have a right to say what they want to work with. Plus it would serve no useful purpose that I can see, while if it drove away just one member who I like to read and correspond with, (even if they are a prude ) then I should be sorry.

Answer 12

A lack of agreement with you, does not equal hypocrisy. Perhaps that's the definition of "hipocrisy".

Answer 13

Got to browse/groups, click the search icon, type in "sexy", and enjoy.

BTW, that pic of Ken and Barbie either pre or post coitise is HOT

Answer 14

What a "lovely" excuse for you to post all those words you think are titillating. You are exactly like those "frotage" asshats in crowds.

Answer 15

As far as I know, there are already groups that exist on the site (or at least used to exist), where posting nude photos is permitted.
I am not a member of any of those groups because I'm not interested in that type of content.
I'm not a prude or a hypocrite, I just have no interest.

Btw, @Admin has every right to specify what kind of content they will allow.
This site is NOT a democracy. They are the sole arbiter of what is permitted and
what is not. Members may comment on what they do like, and do not like, but beyond registering an opinion or a complaint, members don't make the decisions
about what content is allowed, or not.
If you, or anyone else, doesn't like that, no one is forcing you to stay.

There are plenty of other sites that permit that type of content.

Answer 16

First of all, paragraphs are your friend. I really wish people would use them more.

Personally, one of the reasons why I like this site is because of the lack of nudity. Even though we're all freethinkers, most of us believe there is life beyond sex/nudity. It's refreshing to be able to come to a dating/meeting site without having a person's privates staring at me.

If I want to see nudity, I'll go somewhere like fetish.com. When I want to talk/hang with intelligent people I come here.

Answer 17

Why? Why? WHY?

Well, why NOT?

If we are free to look at porn then we are free to not look at porn. And to understand that a choice not to see porn isn't indicative of prudery or a need to control others.

There are sites for porn. This isn't one of them. And I appreciate that. That is an expression of one of the most-overlooked human rights: the right of freedom of association. If I want to be with nudists I'll go to a nudist colony.

And yes I understand that nudity <> porn, however, if you want to be the arbiter of good taste and red lines in that area, be my guest. I have zero interest in it.

Answer 18

No thank you. There are places for that on the internet. This isn't one of them. You see when it comes to naked bodies, other things need to be considered, firstly does the person want to see someone's bits or has someone been coerced into showing them. These things can be very subtle. However as someone who has been sent 'dick pics', I have to say they do NOTHING for me. Penises are not attractive and I have no desire to see women's parts either. In fact I have 3 of each in the back of my car (anatomical models from teaching catheterisation!).
I do not think of myself as a prude, but human sexuality is better within a loving relationship. It is too freely available and too extreme. We wear clothes because we are mostly hairless, live in areas where we need to be covered and really because we look better dressed!

Answer 19

Don't get your point. As you say this site is for discussion not ogling at naked bodies. Plenty of other sites on the internet for that if it's your thing.

Answer 20

First off... They are called paragraphs....

Second... I have no wish to see a picture of your cock and balls with my morning coffee.


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