I saw it on Tumblr and came straight over here to tell you how much I agree with you, on all counts, even though you probably knew that already and it generally goes without saying. Still!
I am Team Mimmi, thank you very much.
It in turn is based on a novel by Ann Eliza Young (a huge PDF copy is available at [en.wikipedia.org] that isn't exactly fiction, but is more vintage 19th-century scurrilous mudraking semi-autobiography. Parts of it are a hoot; parts are... not so much.
Catharine Cottam Romney's letters come fairly close, though 1) she never intended her personal letters to be read by anyone other than her family, and 2) she lived in the late 19th century. (She was Mitt Romney's great-grandfather's second wife, but he's descended from his great-grandfather's first marriage.)
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Noted researcher Joan Jett is a pioneer in this field.
Parents are also frequently involved in statutory cases and are often the ones who instigate the suits, but not so much with sexting. Agency is a huge issue here.
I think it's unnecessarily harsh and distracts from actual child porn busts. It also blurs the line between pedophilia and ephebophilia, which is what we're really talking about here: pictures of sexually mature individuals who are legally children. A pedophile is not going to be interested in a picture of a 15-year-old with boobs and hips.
Actually, in some states, they are. California allowed minors to sue each other for statutory rape a while back (and still may); Idaho allows anyone under the age of 18 to sue for statutory rape regardless of who the other party was. Those are the two I'm most familiar with, and there are probably others.
I think that's about 95% of the appeal, actually; it's something that fits much better with the stereotype of girls giving something up and guys getting something than honest-to-goodness sex. Which is twelve kinds of problematic and creepy all by itself.
Yes, and I can't respond to that comment, either. Stupid Gawker Network, harshing my righteous ire!
Could we also maybe shame the guys for asking for pics and forwarding them, too?
I have a theory that the stigma is actually what's driving the whole phenomenon. If it wasn't such a dangerous and potentially life-destroying thing to send a nekkid picture of yourself to a guy, it wouldn't prove that you "really like someone."
And that is precisely the sort of conversation we should be having with our sons on this topic. However, I'd also like to see a whole lot more articles focusing on guys and their responsibilities in this regard, as opposed to the endless drumbeat of OMIGOD SHAMELESS NEKKID HUSSIES! The way that guys seem to vanish out of this topic is incredibly disturbing.
And doing something would result in potentially upending our entire societal definition of sex, masculinity, and femininity, and heavens knows we couldn't possibly do anything like that.
And why the hell aren't we talking to boys about 1) asking for pics and 2) resending pics?
I hear you. My research center has a ~6% hit rate on proposals. We're actually doing better than a lot of other departments, too.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Charlotte's sister Anne. Even better than Jane Eyre, in my opinion.
And the cool girls are shown to be vapid jerks, too. I love ND.
The second movie is better than the first in terms of pacing, character development, plot twists, and cinematography, as well. I thought it was the best of the three (and also thought it was the best book, too). #Groupthink
It really, truly is. Once you get down by San Diego, it's not so bad, but in the Bay Area? Hell naw.
