The Fappening

[feather]

The hacking and pseudo celebrity nonsense aside, help me understand this:

When did it become the norm to take nude pictures with your phones?

I asked my friend today if this is a generation gap. It looks like I missed out on a boat or trend or phenomenon.

Or is this a celebrity thing?

[gerald wb]

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It's all scam imo. Good way to stay in the news. I mean, if I am Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Rihanna... would I really store nude pics of myself on my phone or on iCloud - if I did not want them to get public anyway??? I doubt it. Besides, is anyone out there who has not seen Rihanna (and others that are now 'oh so upset') naked? Just check their facebook, instagram etc...

To get back to your question. I think it's not all a celebrity thing. Check instagram for example. (Especially teenage) girls and boys are posting loads of (semi-)nude pics there. I doubt you wanna see that as a parent. It's obvious though that they are copying what they see on their idols pages. I am feeling like an old cunt but I think this whole "look how good I look nude" pic phenomenon is weird.

[thebanned1]

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the fappening is no longer

[Kamal]

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I've seen the photos, someone else took photos of her from her phone

[threehills]

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[threehills]

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[threehills]

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[feather]

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I am feeling like an old cunt but I think this whole "look how good I look nude" pic phenomenon is weird.

Yeah same here

[threehills]

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It's all about the power of the "like". Bunch of research shows that getting likes and thumbs up highly triggers the pleasure centers in the brain, even to the point bordering on inducing addictive habbits. Posting the noods is just another way to generate the virtual thumbs ups.

[KiwiTollway]

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Of course this thread had to readily morph into gross derogatory comments about women.

To answer your question Feather, the practice of intimacy with others for young/teen people has evolved into nude cell phone pictures being sent to whomever a person desires a closer/intimate relationship. In today's world, if you aren't willingly participating in this activity, your prospective partner can simply "get" pics elsewhere for their intended purpose or be lured away from being on your radar at all if you don't provide pictures. It's just a form of intimacy through technology, which has been used as such since the invention of telephones, cameras, etc.; nothing new, nothing weird really.

Finding a spot of vulnerability in the 'my iphone app' and hacking into people's phones to get pictures to publicly display against the owner's will is a crime against one's privacy, celebrity or not. I tell my teens not to ever send a picture thru their phones they wouldn't want the whole world seeing. But, I understand why they probably don't heed my advice.

Coining this incident using a cute catch phrase is a significant issue/problem I think.

[KiwiTollway]

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It's all about the power of the "like". Bunch of research shows that getting likes and thumbs up highly triggers the pleasure centers in the brain, even to the point bordering on inducing addictive habbits. Posting the noods is just another way to generate the virtual thumbs ups.

Yep! "Our brains are designed to more easily be stimulated than satisified. Consumption renews the appetite." Kent Berridge, about the seeking parts of our brains:

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2009/08/seeking.2.html

[♫♫♫♫♫♫]

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I've seen the photos, someone else took photos of her from her phone

Jennifer Lawrence Leaked Photos (13 pics)

[KiwiTollway]

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sure, that's why the FBI has gotten involved.

always the victim's fault.

[floridaorange]

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that chart above is beyond stupid

[DIDI]

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I've seen the photos, someone else took photos of her from her phone

I haven't seen the photos but apparently the someone else was her husband. They had deleted them , but with all this auto syncing shit they were on the iCloud .