Goal reached: Family horrified.

Dear Fitness Pals,

For reference, the removed image was the scene from the hit comedy, "Old School" (2003, rated R), wherein character Frank (The Tank) as portrayed by comedian Will Ferrell removes his garments and goes "streaking" (running nude) down the street.

The road was slick with rain as oncoming headlights illuminated his corpulent, pale physique. We see the actor from behind as his flabby buttocks bounce and jiggle.

Toward the oncoming vehicle, Frank raises his arms in a triumphant, nearly hostile gesture indicating victory, success, or superiority.

I would describe the nudity as tasteful, albeit 'raw'.

If anyone would like a copy of the image in question, I would be happy to private message it to you, or to reinact the scene privately on videoteleconference software such as skype.

I do see in "hindsight" however, that the image was explicitly against the community guidelines - - it did prominently feature a man's nude posterior. I concede that a line must be drawn somewhere . . . and sometimes the line is vertical, and between two butt cheeks.


Thank you,

D. Cocktail

It's all very well removing the picture/video but now I want to see it!! How is a naked butt shot against the rules?
And, actually, it totally doesn't explain the title of the post, unless it's just the photo. Are you so skinny now, that they hate it?

To be fair, it was fairly clearly against the rules. MY mistake was in thinking that because it was silly, rather than titillating, that it was not subject to the following guideline:

12. No Profane, Vulgar, Sexually Explicit or Illegal Images

All images on the site, including all profile pictures and images posted in the forums, should be work-place friendly. While we reserve the right to remove any photo we feel is inappropriate, here are some partial guidelines as to what is not acceptable:

- no nudity
- no underwear, thongs, g-strings, or banana hammocks
- no pants or shorts worn mid-hip or below (no saggers)
- no photos in which hands or objects are the only bodily covering
- no excessive cleavage (if you would wear it to work, it’s probably OK)
- no close-up shots of cleavage, butt, breasts or crotch in any state of dress
- no hateful or violent imagery
- no images containing profanity or vulgarity
If you are photographing yourself to demonstrate successful weight loss, tight fitting spandex is a great way to show the change in your shape, while still abiding by these guidelines. Photos altered to present inaccurate weight-loss results are prohibited. Please keep the experience at MyFitnessPal encouraging by keeping your "success" photos authentic.