SEXTING in 2009

“If those pictures turn out to be hers, it will prove to me that she lacks self love…”.- Huffington Post

“Ri, you silly donut. Didn’t you think these were going to haunt you some day? Keep your knickers on, petal.” – Gawker

“She’s the perfect role model….I’d want my daughter to look up to her definitely……*eye roll*” – Perez Hilton

Women have been a strong artistic focus when expressing beauty and sexuality through art and nudity. Our earliest form of art represents the female form as a temple of fertility – that whole circle of life stuff, and from Picasso to Gauguin and countless others have all had a deep respect for the female form. That admiration dictates that the natural gifts women possess should be admired, and revered.

For all the non-women out there, it’s true, being a woman is pretty damn awesome. A woman’s curves to the softness of her skin; a real woman knows when she feels beautiful and therefore may feel free to express herself through video, film, and/or photography. Sometimes if a man is special enough, he may get the overflow of what it feels like when you truly, love your body – and your man. Flash a thigh, a nipple or a naked silhouette and you’ve just made your man’s week while he’s away traveling on business.

So the question is not wtf is wrong with Rihanna. It’s what’s up with this ever-growing list of wack people who think that these types of photos should be leaked? Nude photos are nothing new, but what is new is how complacent and desensitized we’ve become to the images that are splashed on every blog, online magazine (except of course theblvdmag.com), and etcetera, and how damn greedy we as a public has become to see more of this.

But even that is not the real gotcha in this whole situation. The bitchassness behind the release of the photos is what’s so sad and pitiful.  True enough, the line between publicity stunt and invasion of privacy are so blurred it’s easy to learn not to care, but damn, it’s hard to want to be creative for your man when jerks are using technology as a weapon. And it’s ruining it for every non-celebrity who wants to take a picture for her man. Believe That.

So, Boulevardiers, please spread the word to anyone you might suspect of a little beyotch-ness that leaking personal photos is so not what’s hot in the ’09. What’s cool in the ’09 is respecting whatever situation you are in and not succumbing to being vindictive. It’s weak to be vindictive. How many men out in the universe feel that releasing erotic personal photos of one’s lady, one-night stand, ex-girl, or wife/ex-wife is acceptable?

In all honesty, this immature behavior ruins the voyeuristic appeal of sending sexy photos to many women, which in turn, ruins what would have been a very exciting evening for you men. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT VIRTUAL NUDITY through Sexting? And HONESTLY HOW MANY GUYS HAVE SEEN EROTIC IMAGES OF GIRLS THAT WEREN’T THEIRS?

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