Posting naked pictures of your kids online?

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asyouseefit
asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
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A friend of mine just posted a naked picture of her 4yo daughter on her FB profile. I'm comfortable with nudity and I have nothing against posting pics of my kids on FB, I do it all the time. But this is crossing the line. I'm very uncomfortable with having this picture on my feed!

What are your thoughts?
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  • PBJunky
    PBJunky Posts: 737 Member
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    Reminds me of my mother that always shows my baby nudes to visitors...very embarassing.
    Guess I'm against it as it would be easy for a guy to simply download and spread the picture via other channels resulting in some sickos using it for .........
  • aa1440
    aa1440 Posts: 956 Member
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    That's something you need to discuss with your friend.
  • SoapyPonyLevine
    SoapyPonyLevine Posts: 685 Member
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    Yeah, I really don't think you should do that because any sick person could download them or view them. The Internet can be terrible and they could end up anywhere. It's a bit different to showing them to family members.
  • LemonPoppySeedMuffin
    LemonPoppySeedMuffin Posts: 302
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    I thought they stopped that. I have pictures of me in the bath when I was little but I know people who would never ever do that now. Any nudity is inappropriate on FB. Let's just hope her FB friends are innocent & trust worthy as she thinks.
  • dustcloudsmakecowsgomoo
    dustcloudsmakecowsgomoo Posts: 4
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    I think that it might be illegal :|
    it doesn't matter what age you it should be prohibited to post nude photos...especially on fb..you know, there are certain dirty minded people in this world..
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
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    I think most people do this innocently because well baby pics like that are so cute. I rmbr my sis in law taking a pic of my nephew on the toilet reading a newspaper! it was to die for but we would never post anything like this online. I think a mother has the right but keep them between family there are some real crazies out there!
  • liseylee2012
    liseylee2012 Posts: 7 Member
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    That's something you need to discuss with your friend.

    what they said.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
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    Um...no. Just no.
  • mariewithers
    mariewithers Posts: 27
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    I'm horrified, I think she may be inadvertently giving paedophiles a new piece of material. I would remind her that it's not a safe place to store a sensitive image of her child and if she doesn't remove it I would report it to FB to protect the child.
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
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    I don't know about telling her it's inapropriate. I don't know her that well and I tend to stay out of people's business.
  • LemonPoppySeedMuffin
    LemonPoppySeedMuffin Posts: 302
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    I think most people do this innocently because well baby pics like that are so cute. I rmbr my sis in law taking a pic of my nephew on the toilet reading a newspaper! it was to die for but we would never post anything like this online. I think a mother has the right but keep them between family there are some real crazies out there!

    I agree, pictures like that should be kept between family & close friends. I have pictures of me running around in just my cowboy hat. My parents keep it for themselves & to wind me up because I was quite the nudist & didn't understand why boys were allowed to be topless but not girls haha.
  • Biggipooh
    Biggipooh Posts: 350
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    I don't have a problem with that. I let my kids run around buttnaked in a public swimming place (in Europe), when they were small. And people there are not that uptight. But if you don't like it, just let her know. Maybe she changes the pics or kick her out.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
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    She can go to jail for that. I would talk with her. She is putting her child at risk for child PREDATORS.
  • PBJunky
    PBJunky Posts: 737 Member
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    "Facebook bars people from uploading anything "obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit" — a policy that translates into a ban on pictures depicting certain amounts of exposed flesh."

    Well it is against their policy, if you feel you don't want to confront her then simply ask a friend to report her...
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
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    It is illegal! You may want to let her know that before someone reports her!
  • Naomi_84
    Naomi_84 Posts: 197 Member
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    I think that anyone putting any picture on their children on FB should think first and be careful. Although profiles can be set to private, you don't know who may be able to see them (potentially 1000's could). Plus any photo you ever upload to FB they have the rights to, it becomes their property (even after its been deleted) so you don't know what it could be used for or where it could turn up.

    Everybody's proud of their children and wants to show them off but I think photos of your children should probably be kept private, they can chose whether they want a FB page when they're old enough x
  • bonkers5975
    bonkers5975 Posts: 1,015 Member
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    Rule of thumb: Don't do anything on FB that you wouldn't do in your supermarket.
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
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    I don't have a problem with that. I let my kids run around buttnaked in a public swimming place (in Europe), when they were small. And people there are not that uptight. But if you don't like it, just let her know. Maybe she changes the pics or kick her out.

    I'm in Europe too. :) I have no problem with kids running around naked (if they are protected from the sun) and I don't have a problem with swim suit pictures either. Here, it's the full frontal nudity that shocks me. If the little girl had knickers on, I wouldn't have given it a second thought.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
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    If I had kids, I would never post naked photos of them online. Too many sickos out there, and it would probably be relatively easy to track down where someone works...goes to school...puts their kids in daycare...lives etc through FB. <.<

    IDK though. I am a rather paranoid person, and I feel a bit annoyed even when people use their child as their profile photo on forums.

    I would probably not say anything though...but maybe ask another mutual friend what they felt. If the feelings of, "Um...why is this online for the world to see?"are mutual...i would prob approach the person together... <.<
  • Amybcb
    Amybcb Posts: 292 Member
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    I do have a picture of each child naked (aka butt shot of them laying on their tummies when about 6 months old). But they stay in the children's scrapbook. I wouldn't post those online. And I certainly don't take of post nude pictures of children older than that. It is inappropriate, even if she took them innocently. Even tubby pictures of my babies, had their genitals hidden under a facecloth or bubbles. Are tubby pictures cute - heck ya - but I don't need to have their genitals in it. As you said, there are some sick perverts out there and we should always protect our children. As for it being illegal, or picture places not printing them... I don't know. My 7 and 5 year old both have a butt shot as babies (about age 6 months, lying on their tummies after bath) and CVS or Walmart did print them. But I think you can tell the difference between an innocent baby butt shot and something inappropriate/sexual. Maybe if you had a ton of naked baby pictures or something, then that would flag them that something is wrong. Anyway, I agree and would feel uncomfortable too. I'd approach your friend in a nice manner and just remind her there are sickos out there and that she might not want to post those type of pictures of her children.

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