"Someone stole naked picures of me - this is what I did about it"

[Rosa Partizan]

obviously, this is not concerning me, but the title of of a video I've seen this week, and I guess some of you have seen it, too, I saw it going viral on several video platforms and blogs.

So that's the video in question:

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I just want to know: What do you think of the consequence she draws from her conclusions? I've talked with several feminists about it and the outcome has been very mixed.

[Decolonize The Left]

As a male I support her decision to reclaim that portion of her life which was taken from her against her will as best she feels she can.

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

I just want to know: What do you think of the consequence she draws from her conclusions? I've talked with several feminists about it and the outcome has been very mixed.

I'm curious about the "mixed outcomes" from feminists you've talked to. My intuitive response is like Manoir's. What is the gist of what other folk are saying that's contrary?

[Rosa Partizan]

I've thought about it for some time and at the beginning, I couldn't point my finger on it. It really depends from which perspective you get at it. If it's about an individual one, about what makes you feel better, then good for her. I kinda understand this decision from that point and how she found that spreading these pictures with consent, it changed something about the fact that many guys were so keen to see them because they were nonconsensual.

On the other hand, I'm really not comfortable with that whole "empowered by being consensually naked"-thing because it's a thing that only works for women. Men don't get naked to feel good about themselves or at least it's not a requirement. Naked women get objectified in spaces where (clothed) men can see them anyway. They won't be like "whoa that brave empowered woman, look how she uses the same device to feel good about herself", they'll be like "fuck yeah, nice boobs".

I don't blame her at all from that individual point, I just have difficulties labeling it feminist or fighting oppressive structures, you know. Her whole message wouldn't have gotten this much attention if it wasn't for the end of the video, otherwise the things she says are really good. I mean, intention doesn't reverse structures. Look at femen, does anyone know about their political points of view? All that society knows about them is "boobs". As a woman in patriarchy, using your naked body to convey a message (to men), is just extremely tricky and most people won't get it on a structural level, especially not men. This doesn't mean we should have to cover up, this is the just the flip-side of this whole thing, like, saying "my hijab empowers me", but this is another story. These are just some quick thoughts I found difficult to capture, so feel free to dig deeper.