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[ceal]

Is it not common sense that posting or sharing via the internet photos taken without consent (or often awareness), for the express or implied purpose of ridicule is a form of bullying? How can the same people who share kind and cute things intersperse them with humor that is so obviously mean-spirited?

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[ariel817]

Why is it I immediately cast my mind over any picture or pinterest I've posted recently -- when I don't think I've done anything wrong - but the first impulse was to worry!

You have made me curious, though.

I know a picture I saw on facebook this morning that I thought in poor taste, but it wasn't of anyone I knew -- although come to think of it, you didn't say this was a known person, just that whomever posted it was known to you. So maybe it's the same distasteful picture that you are referring to.

I agree with you. People find it all too easy to laugh at others. I don't like that kind of humor.

[ceal]

Probably the same picture.. I've seen it before. How easily could it be someone you know, how hurtful would it be to run across something like that of yourself or a loved one on the internet? Or any of the "people of Walmart" sort of things... Yknow, some of those are posed for, consented to, and I don't so much mind seeing those around on principle, but the secret cellphone snap trend bothers the hell out of me. And I think the general attitude about it contributes to the shame and mishandling of all these teen and pre-teen cyber bullying instances, as well. There's the same kind of acceptance of shame based harassment, the anonymous objectification of a non consenting party.

[ariel817]

I hadn't seen it before, and other than what shows up on FB, I don't go around to the "people of walmart" type sites. But yeah -- hadn't thought of it, but it would be horrific if you stumbled on a picture of yourself being splashed around like that.

It's not funny.

But I don't guess people stop and think.... What if that was me? What if it was someone I loved?

[ceal]

I suppose I click through humor links on Pinterest too often for my own good!