What is the deal with faceless body part profile pics?

sapalee
sapalee Posts: 409 Member
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I get that people are proud of their abs, arms, legs, etc. But if they are really that proud of it why not post a picture that includes thier face. Just seems a little odd to me, it's not like they are explicit photos that are going to get anyone in trouble. Anyone care to explain?
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  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    For me personally, I don't want my identity linked on here. It's also the reason I don't list where I live or what my real name is.


    Buuuuut, when I get to goal, I might post my face pic. :happy:
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    Strange,I get a lot of requests to not post mine but I ignore them.:smile:





    Hey,wait a minute! :angry:
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    I sold my head for a bag of magic beans sorry...
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    Worked hard for these abs, very proud of em, if you want to see what my face looks like, friend me and thumb thru my pics, :)
  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
    Some people don't want their face all over the interwebs...it's a personal choice. Google your username and you might be surprised.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I don't see where you get the idea that being proud of something means putting your face on it.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Well, maybe it's a bit of an MFP thing...the size of the pics isn't all that great, so if you want to showcase your abs, letting your head be in the picture would probably not allow people to see the definition of the abs...
  • dieseljay74
    dieseljay74 Posts: 376
    Put my grill on here
  • JThomas61
    JThomas61 Posts: 892
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    some people prefer to highlight something they are proud of in an artistic way.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I actually have my face in mine, but in the forums it crops it so you can't see it. I've seen a lot of other ppl's profile pics like this to where if you actually go to their profile you can see their face/whole picture, but the thumbnail version in the forums chops it off.
  • jeaninemckinney
    jeaninemckinney Posts: 191 Member
    All i know is if i was super proud of a certain part of my body from all my hard work i woul put a zoomed shot of it up for everyone to see bcuz id be super proud and not ashamed anymore! To each there own! :tongue:
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
    my phone wont let me take pics of my face..... always blocks it out
  • healthyliving_girl
    healthyliving_girl Posts: 290 Member
    I sold my head for a bag of magic beans sorry...

    LOL. Thanks for the laugh.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Some of us are ugly.
  • HotBodUnderConstruction
    HotBodUnderConstruction Posts: 420
    I don't see where you get the idea that being proud of something means putting your face on it.

    Me neither.

    Seeing a picture of my stomach everyday...especially given the frequency in which I log into MFP forces me to see what I've accomplished thus far, and what I have yet to accomplish. It motivates ME...that's why it's there.
  • MrsORourke
    MrsORourke Posts: 315 Member
    Some people don't want their face all over the interwebs...it's a personal choice. Google your username and you might be surprised.


    I googled...and I WAS surprised.
  • cardiokitten
    cardiokitten Posts: 401 Member
    Because it wouldn't be fair to all the other girls here to post a pic of my body AND face ;) jk
  • daisyverma
    daisyverma Posts: 234 Member
    its a personal choice and we are in an era where anyone can search you and find out things about you

    which is why I dont post my pic..I work in an educational setting and would be weirded out if a student came up to me and said, "I saw you on MFP. Friend me!" :laugh:
  • Priincess_Natalie
    Priincess_Natalie Posts: 367 Member
    Well, maybe it's a bit of an MFP thing...the size of the pics isn't all that great, so if you want to showcase your abs, letting your head be in the picture would probably not allow people to see the definition of the abs...

    ^^^This^^^. Even though most of my pics are of my face I do understand all of the reasons others don't put their face on here.
  • amiehampton29
    amiehampton29 Posts: 17
    Could it be because their body is more motivating to them as it changes than their face? Maybe... :wink:
  • HotBodUnderConstruction
    HotBodUnderConstruction Posts: 420
    Worked hard for these abs, very proud of em, if you want to see what my face looks like, friend me and thumb thru my pics, :)

    Your abs are my goal!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    People are here to improve their bodies and not their faces, I guess.
  • Tall_E
    Tall_E Posts: 182 Member
    Some people are already public figures and value some privacy. And the internet is the last place to get it...
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    My face is actually visible in the full photo, but like Mer said, it gets cropped in the forums.
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    its also hard to get a full Body shot if you are taking the picture of yourself.
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Well, maybe it's a bit of an MFP thing...the size of the pics isn't all that great, so if you want to showcase your abs, letting your head be in the picture would probably not allow people to see the definition of the abs...

    This...They just want to show what they are proud of on here...It's more motivation probably to see what they are working so hard for on their thumbnail this way...I will do the same when I get some great abs again!!!

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  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Some people don't want their face all over the interwebs...it's a personal choice. Google your username and you might be surprised.


    I googled...and I WAS surprised.

    Same here...
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    my future employer might find me on here, and then judge me unfairly because I used to be fat...or because I replied in the 'manscaping' thread and are offended by fact that I don't like hairy chests.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    I don't see a problem with wanting some semblance of privacy on this world we call Web.
  • RyanDanielle5101
    RyanDanielle5101 Posts: 533
    I got hit with the ugly stick...It hurts and isn't very pleasant:(

    Now you've just reminded me of that awful day! I'm going into the corner to cry now, cry tears of ugliness :(

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