Okay, I’m forgoing SWW (sorry Shannon) to get on my soap box for a minute.
This topic of discussion is really non-negotiable with me. You can argue with me in the comments all you want, but I am not going to ever see this as okay.
Parents. Stop posting nude pictures of your kids online. Just fucking stop it.
I get it. I really do. Bare bums are cute. So are little baby toes and chubby thighs. Bath time is adorable. It’s hard to not take a photo and immediately post it for all to see and share in the cutes.
But people. Come on. You cannot post full frontal nudes of your kids and expect that to be okay. Baby wee wee's and who-haa's do not belong on Facebook, or your blog, or anywhere that has a goddamn IP address.
I won’t even go to the pedophile argument. You guys should know better by now. We don’t live in a 1950’s sitcom where it’s all sunshine and rainbows. People download these pictures and use them for sick kinds of enjoyment. Why the hell would you want to take that risk? Take two seconds to google your home and see how many registered sex offenders live around you. It’s terrifying.
But here is the other side. My generation was the one that was born growing up with the internet. We barely remember phones with cords and the annoying dial-up of AOL is a distant memory. Our lives have become so integrated with technology and the internet that we completely forget that what we are sharing with the world may be completely inappropriate.
Sure, our parents took those naked baby photos of us. But they stayed in a box. Or a drawer. They were brought out to embarrass you before the prom or to show your fiancé when he meets the family.
That cute photo you took of your kid standing up in the bathtub? That’s going to stay on a server.
We as adults have the right to consent to having our photos put on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, so it doesn’t matter. We give ourselves permission to share our lives in as much detail as possible.
But you’re forgetting about your baby.
Your baby is not an adult.
Your baby likely cannot form the words, “Mom I don’t want a naked picture of me on the internet.”
Your baby can’t object to the reality that in 20 years, they can google their names and find a photo of themselves in their birthday suit.
That’s why this enrages me and why it isn’t fair to your child. It’s dangerous, it’s reckless, and it shows a completely lack of respect and regard for the person your baby will become.
A young baby cannot fathom the consequences he or she might face having a photo like this made available to the public. With the way things advance, their very dignity could be at risk for a choice you as a parent made because you wanted 'likes' on Instagram.
And let’s be real while we’re at it. I don’t need to see your baby’s nether regions. My day is fine without it. When I have my own kids, I am sure I will appreciate and laugh like crazy when they are running around naked in the comfort of my own home. But not on the internet.
It’s just not okay.
6 comments:
I agree!
People seriously do that? I mean, I've seen the naked (but all parts covered) pictures, but nothing showing parts. That just seems too far.
PREACH IT GIRL. I absolutely agree. The whole "respecting the privacy of your child" thing is the reason I also don't post a crap ton of photos of my daughter on my blog. I do a few (always watermarked) but I don't post many because she doesn't need her whole life online (and for that matter, I don't either, but that's a whole other story).
Totally agree! It makes me uncomfortable when people post their babie's little hinies online. If I was at their house and their kid was running around naked, I would try not to look. But putting it in someone's face online. Yikes.
May I add my own soapbox issue which goes along with this one? It's breastfeeding shots. I get it, breast is best. It's natural. If someone chooses to feed their child in public, cool. I disagree with having to hide out in a bathroom. No one wants to feed their kid perched on a toilet.
BUT... the in your face, boob shots with nipple out, kid latching or not. I just can't handle it. AND taking it another step... just because Kim K brought this up this week... I don't care if people breastfeed their friend's/sister's/neighbor's kids. But posting photos of that to me is wayyyyy too much.
I agree 100%
Yeah, I so agree, your kids naughty bits should stay private! I wouldn't want nudie pix of myself on the web, so why would I put nudie pix of my kid up? I can't believe stupid people do that!
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