Disclaimer: I am not pregnant.
Disclaimer #2: I watch a lot of SVU. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming:
Am I the only person who finds naked baby pictures on Facebook (or the internet in general) to be completely disturbing? I know that there are tons of parents who think that somehow it's cute or appropriate to post pictures of your babies' junk all full frontal for the camera and all, but can we please just institute an embargo on trading your child's bag of tricks with the internet?
Lots of parents (I would argue that all parents) have cute pictures of naked babies playing in the bath tub or what not. Hell, my mom has plenty of them. IN A PHOTO ALBUM IN HER HOUSE. Not for every person in the world to see.
Sure, they're babies. The photos are innocent. You've got privacy settings on your Facebook. Yadda yadda yadda. But once those photos are out there, they're there forever. And the sexualization of children is very, very real.
Maybe I'm a total paranoid crazy for thinking this way, but it just freaks me out to no end. There are a lot of sick f*cks out there, and I personally wouldn't want there to be any chance that my sweet, innocent little baby is being used as spank-bank fodder for some sick bastard thousands of miles away (or hell, in your own back yard) all because I posted naked photos of him/her onto the vast expanse that is the internet.
Am I crazy?
11 comments:
No, you're not crazy, I completely agree. My kids junk will not be all over the internets. No way.
Hands down agree. I'm still iffy about a lot of baby pics on FB, let alone nekkid ones!
I've never really thought too much about this. But that is because I would never in a million years put my babies naked parts on the internet. Ever.
Completely agree with this! I never really thought about it until recently, but it is a very real threat. I don't even like when people post the sonos with the goods showing.
No kids here, and it really bothers me too. Cover that shiz up!! And don't put your kids nakie pics online!!
i think most moms just want to believe that those sickos don't exist or at least won't have access to their photos - but yes, I agree.
You are too funny! Unfortunately, Facebook has ushered in the Era of the Overshare.
Totally agree! Someone stole my engagement picture recently. Now I'm not sure I'll post any pictures of my little bambino when the time comes. I'm too freaked out.
Agreed. I didn't even post the ultrasound photo when we found out she was a girl - my baby's stuff is not for the world to see.
I was a little weirded out when we got the gender pic from our ultrasound and the tech put a giant arrow pointing to her goods saying, "It's a girl!" Why the arrow? Couldn't you just add the words? I dunno.
I feel the same way towards naked kid pics. I take some of Charlie in her diaper, but I only post fully clothed ones online. I haven't taken any (other than at her birth) that show her booty or vajay. It's one thing to teach her not to be ashamed of her body, it's another to document every inch photographically. I haven't taken a single bathtime pic. And while a part of me is sad to not have those "traditional" photos, it's a really small part. There's so much more to take pictures of and embarrass her with later than her nekkie little booty!
I definitely hear you on this one.
Aside from the creepy other people out there: I'd think that with the age of the Internet and photo sharing, I would try to think about my child's feelings when they grow up and see that mommy put photos like that up on the web!!! I know I would be mortified if I found out that my mom plastered tons of photos of naked baby me all over the Internet...for all of eternity. Thanks a lot mom... ;)
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