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Nudity and self portraits

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:43 am
by Snooz
A brief synopsis: I've posted a nude photo of myself here (with areas blocked out for obvious reasons) in a thread discussing weight and no one had a seizure looking at it, that I know of anyway.

At another, much different forum where 'adult' discussions are the norm, I was constantly being accused of being morbidly obese and smelling of cat piss and dared to post a photo proving them wrong. Well, since I obviously don't have a problem with nudity, I posted the same photo and the forum is STILL freaking out about it.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:47 am
by Snooz
Damn, I wrote 'tacking' instead of tacky. You know what I mean.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:57 am
by spot
I think you should expand on "for obvious reasons" since there are several alternatives and I suspect you only have one of them in mind.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:26 am
by Snooz
Gawd, I misspelled nudity in the title too! I swear I'm not drinking, it's only 6:30 AM.

For obvious reasons, ie nips and pubes.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:47 am
by spot
You feel the full monty be offensive to others? I can't imagine why you would. Or is it that you prefer not to release a photo that graphic? I'm quite sure the site management would have no ethical problem.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:57 am
by Snooz
It's because I was using photobucket and they have certain views on full nudity. That isn't the issue, I was told repeatedly that my photo was offensive because I'm not young, slender and muscular and that posting it was proof that I'm mentally ill. Apparently nudity is only suitable if you're under the age of 25 and your resume includes 'swimsuit model'.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:58 am
by Snooz
Could I impose upon you to fix my title? Nudity doesn't bother me but typos prey on my mind.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:03 am
by Snooz
Like this:


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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:09 am
by spot
If I could tone my stomach to those proportions I'd discover what smug really means.

You may perhaps move in more Puritan circles. For my part the drawn markings are a distraction from the message.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:44 am
by Bruv
As Eric Morcombe might have said "That's a fine young man"

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:56 am
by spot
Bruv;1385109 wrote: As Eric Morcombe might have said "That's a fine young man"


Along with "Nice out, isn't it".

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:05 am
by Accountable
SnoozeAgain;1385085 wrote: Like this:




This Rembrandt brought $200K recently

Maybe they'd prefer this Brazio:


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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:16 am
by spot
Accountable;1385120 wrote: Maybe they'd prefer this BrazioStartling, considering how long ago it was painted. His thing in the National Gallery always stops me in my tracks too.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:27 pm
by Snooz
I'd rather be compared to a Botticelli. :thinking:


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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:38 pm
by Ahso!
I'd say you'd make a good nude model. It appears you work at least a bit at remaining tone.

I find myself wondering whether or not JJ could make it through this thread before climaxing.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:39 pm
by Chloe_88
I salute anybody who dares to have a nude portrait made.

it shows you're comfy with your own body. Ignore those who say you're to old or to curvy. they're just to scared to have their own portrait taken!!

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:41 pm
by Ahso!
The artists' portrayal above of breasts is interesting, it appears as though they used coffee cups to outline them.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:32 pm
by Bruv
I find myself spending far too long in this thread with nothing to say............

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:14 pm
by spot
Ahso!;1385127 wrote: it appears as though they used coffee cups to outline them.
That's how I do mine too.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:44 pm
by Ahso!
It looks to me like both artists put the breasts of young girls on the bodies of older women. Who knows, perhaps that's what made them sell. I think it's telling.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:52 pm
by flopstock
SnoozeAgain;1385085 wrote: Like this:




Nothing wrong with that body at all. Matter of fact, I've now added it to my collection of photos I share with guys who ask for naked photos of me.

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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:01 am
by koan
It's a rather important topic, the slut-shaming behaviour of women towards each other. I'm constantly amazed by how many average looking women I've had ask me "Isn't she ugly?" when pointing at a picture of a model in a magazine. No, dear. She wouldn't have that career is she was ugly.

Jezebel had one of the better articles I found on a search for "women judge each other" though its really just a starting point for reading the work of the people she mentions. The common theory right now is:

Baumeister and Twenge [2002] hypothesized that women ‘‘stifle each other's sexuality'' as a way of maintaining advantage in the negotiation of resources. Females who make sex readily available compromise the power holding position of the group. It is therefore in the best interest of the group to punish those who violate this unspoken rule/convention.

link

The blog actually points out; bitches aren't jealous, they're threatened.

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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:08 am
by spot
I bet dwarfs are just as bad.

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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:51 am
by Snooz
Peter Dinklage is a very attractive man.


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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:05 am
by spot
If I dyed my hair and changed my tie that could be a photo of me, it's uncannily like.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:31 am
by fuzzywuzzy
remember what happened when I was going to post a self portrait of myself ??? I thought the world was going to end . And told in messages by the 'good people' that it wasn't appropriate on a "family" forum. Christ it wasn't even one tit!!!!! .....well there you go eh?

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:38 am
by koan
go ahead and post it, fuzz.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:21 am
by fuzzywuzzy
hmmm. i never even showed wendy the back of the garage when she was here. Spose i could retreive it from the cobwebs.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:02 am
by Oscar Namechange
SnoozeAgain;1385085 wrote: Like this:




Slut







































































Only joking.... good for you... well done.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:36 am
by Snooz
Fuzzy, I'm well acquainted with the 'good' people of this forum, Clancy and I call them the luvvies. Lots of garden analogies comparing us all to flowers, except us bad people that are weeds and they wax poetic about how wonderful life is in the garden until someone posts a naughty limerick and they'll descend like harpies to express their displeasure and disgust. Apparently they think we should all act like 80 year old parishioners discussing tea sets and silverware.

Fortunately there aren't many left here to clutch their pearls and gasp in horror at this thread.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:18 am
by Oscar Namechange
koan;1385295 wrote: go ahead and post it, fuzz.


You think she should post her fuzz?

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:19 am
by Oscar Namechange
SnoozeAgain;1385166 wrote: Peter Dinklage is a very attractive man.

Oh no, that's horrible.... not my type at all.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:55 am
by Snooz
He's the best looking *real* dwarf I've ever seen.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:40 am
by YZGI
Finally, a thread I can sink my teeth into. Oh, I have always liked star shaped nipples on my women.



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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:36 am
by spot
YZGI;1385317 wrote: Oh, I have always liked star shaped nipples on my women.The less naive among us recognized the Occult Paired Pentagrams of the WitchMistress and warded the bounds of our display panels accordingly.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:01 am
by YZGI
spot;1385325 wrote: The less naive among us recognized the Occult Paired Pentagrams of the WitchMistress and warded the bounds of our display panels accordingly.


Damn, I never thought of that. I'm doomed..

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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:24 am
by Ahso!
We're told it also requires the use of an acid rinse to some degree.