Men: Stop leaking your girlfriend’s photos

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I disagree with the way Essence Magazine’s blog post, Real Talk: Ladies, Stop the Sexting implies it is a woman’s fault for unwanted eyes falling upon their pictures. Perhaps they are even implying the act of taking a nude picture of oneself is sinful.

When a nude photo one doesn’t want out there does get out, I can confidently say it is mostly the fault of the person who put it out, as opposed to who took the picture. I find this paragraph particularly sexist:

“Many women who take nudie flicks have been with their man for a while — they trust him completely. Taking these kinds of pics seems like a great way to keep the relationship exciting, especially since men are the very visual creatures that they are. I guarantee you that Rihanna, Amber Rose, Jennifer Williams (“Basketball Wives”), Evelyn Lozada and Cassie thought the same things, and yet we’ve seen pictures of bare tushes/breasts and/or birth canals all over the gossip blogs.”

The writer, Demetria L. Lucas, blankly says that the women are usually in long-term relationships, trust the men, and take pictures to keep their love lives going. I did not hear one thing bad about women in the paragraph, although she is making it out to sound that way. If the women are taking pictures all for the right reasons, then what are the reasons men are giving them out? To brag? To boost their egos? To act tough? Typical reasons–bad reasons.

Recent victim of nude photo phone-hacking scandal, Scarlett Johansson, shows her opinion on the matter through direct action:

“TMZ also reports that her lawyer has sent letters to websites stating that Johansson owns the copyright to the pictures and threatening legal action if they are not removed.”

This proves that women do not want the photos out. Unfortunately it is still a man’s world, just more subtlety. Let’s look back on some of the biggest celebrity nude scandals. Paris Hilton, an underage girl’s sex life is violated by a much older man she felt she could trust; her family felt they could trust. In her documentary, ‘Paris, Not France,’ she talked about how she felt so horrible and embarrassed that people were laughing at the most personal thing one can do in their life. More recently, Vanessa Hudgens. She lost so many fans over an ex-boyfriend leaking some private photos. Fans were interviewed saying, “if she keeps doing that, we’re not going to like her anymore.” Some fans those are! Kids, the media is telling you that the picture-taking is wrong, when it is the sharing outside of boundaries that is wrong. And let’s not forget, Chris Brown. Did Chris lose fans though, over his full body nude? I think he gained them.

This bluntly says one thing to me; the men who leak the girl’s photos, or when the men’s photos are leaked, they get no where near the amount of hate the ladies do. Women get called all sorts of vulgar names, but when a man does it, he is considered “cool.” I wrote this, so next time you get a text about the super cool new nude photos floating around the internet, delete that text. It is someone’s private life, and they are not a “slut.”

See: Real Talk: Ladies, Stop the Sexting
Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities response to photo leaking

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Johansson latest victim of celebrity phone hacking

Photos surfaced on the internet this morning of singer-actress, Scarlett Johansson. The 26-year-old sex symbol has asked the FBI to find out who hacked her cell phone and leaked the few pictures. She is the most recent victim of the celebrity phone hackers, others being Vanessa Hudgens and Jessica Alba.

Aside from the journalistic take, let me say this: taking nude pictures of yourself and having them accidentally leaked does not make you a “skank,” dearies Learn your vocabulary.

Scarlett Johansson
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Aniston’s estranged mother in hospital

Emmy-winning actress, Jennifer Aniston, visited the hospital to see her estranged mother, Nancy Dow this Saturday. The 42-year-old and her mother have had a rocky relationship since the release of Nancy’s 1999 tell-all book, From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir. Dow suffered a severe stroke, leaving her in critical condition, including the loss of the ability to speak. Good luck Ms. Aniston and mother!

Jennifer Aniston
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Reese Witherspoon’s misfortune

One of America’s Sweethearts, Reese Witherspoon, was hit by a car while jogging Wednesday morning. The Oscar-winning actress, 35, who runs as a hobby, was hit by an 84-year-old woman. Thankfully, Witherspoon was briefly hospitalized, suffered minor injuries, and is now resting to recovery in her home. I will pray for you, Reese!

Reese Witherspoon
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Citizen Journalism

I set up this blog for a course. My posts will probably be mostly celebrity-related so bare with me if that is not your interest.

I took this course because I want to be an actress but trying to become famous is not a paying job. So while I try my luck at acting I will pay my way in journalism–writing about who inspires me to become an actress.