Warning! Careful of your Pictures!

[tweety]

Hi everyone,
i may have posted in the wrong forum but i found another members photos posted on the web on one of those SCAM diet websites.
I am in NO WAY promoting this at ALL but I clearly know that this woman pictured on teh website (it was a banner w/ her pictures on My Space) and she was a member who posted pictures here in Raw Food Talk.


http://www.thisgirlsweightloss.com/?t202id=8522&t202kw=B3Ban15

I dont know if this girl is aware of this... it could be none of my business, however... take heed and might want to consider blocking out your face so that your pictures/face is not used on a scam diet website.

Just a Warning!! So be careful everyone!!!

[Crazy Healer Lady]

Ack, that's so bad! So they just stole her pictures? Maybe she consented and this is her? Oh dear :(

[juliebove]

Not again! This happened before. They even used false testimonials. I don't know if it was the same place or not.

[oai]

#1 she's hott! congrats to her! boys, be shamed! :p

i read about some sites using raw foodists pictures for selling their weightloss products before! that is so unethical! they even used angela stokes' pictures!!!! :eek:

the site is for acai berry. so it's possible that it's her site or she consented to that one. it doesn't look too fishy. since this thread is here and if her pics are being used without her permission, i hope she gets to see this!

[RawHeaven]

Thanks for bringing this to our awareness. I'm just going to put the intention out there that my pictures are safe and will not be used without my consent to promote anything but the raw food lifestyle and my beliefs. Fear is a strong energy but you can counteract it with your own power to create and manifest whatever you want. I trust my photos are safe and my testimonial will be available to inspire anyone considering the raw food lifestyle and so it is. :)

[Allie]

Oh, I know who she is, she posts on here, her name on here is britaniefaith. Wonder if she knows about the webpage?
According to her Profile she isnt even from TX, it says Mass

[jacsam]

YIKES!!! That's crazy that people would that.....and scary to think they are looking around the forum.

[Pking]

Wow! thanks for sharing

[SwishTN]

I just tried to contact her and leave her a message.

THAT way, at least she knows ; )

Thanks for pointing that out!!

I will LOVE the day I have to yell at someone for using my before and after photos for their weight loss get gorgeous product!!!

: )

Ciao!

Lauri

[Corbeau]

I'm pretty sure that under copyright laws the pic is automatically copyrighted by the person who TOOK the picture... if it's true that the photographer didn't consent to the pics being used this way, then something could be done.

btw, this whole Acai berry thing is really annoying... it's just like the hoodia thing, and the green tea thing. I mean, when are people going to accept that you have to do more than sit on your bottom and take a pill?? :mad:

[Calirawqueen]

It's a nice idea, but unfortunately, it doesn't work. I once believed that a few pictures of myself were totally safe on my boyfriend's computer. His roommate was mad at him for whatever reason and posted them, as well as a lot of his other personal pictures, to questionable sites on the internet. I had to go remove them myself by reporting the violations.

This is frightening that someone could use anyones pictures and use them for false means. The worrying thing is, it could happen and the majority of people wouldn't know about it, because its unlikely that I would visit these questionable sites and just stumble across it. That said, I have very little sympathy for someone who sent risque photos of themselves to their boyfriend/girlfriend, those type of things always come back to haunt you.

[oceanee]

Crazy but strange things do happen in this world of putting ourselves out there on the web....

Raw Heaven, I'm with you in trusting the process and the power of not living in fear.

Being aware and sticking together is wonderful & powerful energy.

Oceanee

[Crazy Healer Lady]

Raw Heaven, I'm with you in trusting the process and the power of not living in fear.

Being aware and sticking together is wonderful & powerful energy.


Same here. I am putting positive vibes out. On a lower level, I will still be keeping my pics up because if I did stumble across my picture being used, I'd raise such a fuss that they'd be put out of business. We're talking media attention, police reports, court dates...

[hawaiigal]

Here is a similar link ~~

http://www.kellysdiet.com/?t202id=11075&mkt=us&t202kw=weightloss%20diet

[Green_Woman]

That said, I have very little sympathy for someone who sent risque photos of themselves to their boyfriend/girlfriend, those type of things always come back to haunt you.

Only if you believe that your body is a haunting image....! *laughs* :eek:

[oai]

I mean, when are people going to accept that you have to do more than sit on your bottom and take a pill?? :mad:

Deep inside, everyone knows. :)

[Calirawqueen]

Calirawqueen...why? And, further....why bother to even comment to express your lack of sympathy?

I see nothing wrong with two consenting adults being able to exchange intimate pictures.

And let me reiterate that it was his ROOMMATE and not he who did things with the pictures. Neither he nor I did anything wrong here.

And the only reason I knew the pictures were on the websites was because of an anonymous tip-off from a friend.

I suggest you be a little slower to judge.

You see nothing wrong with two consenting adults being able to exchange intimate pictures??!!?? I notice from your previous posts you are in your early twenties, what happens when you split up and he has all these pictures of you on your computer? Especially if its a messy split up, what is to stop him from posting these pictures of you, or showing them to his friends. Doesn't it worry you that these pictures would come back to haunt you? Or are you that immature? I think you need to have more respect for yourself as a woman if you think its okay to send pictures of yourself in that way to anyone. I've been married 5 years and I have never done anything like that, but then again my husband probably has more respect for me than your boyfriend does for you.

[Crazy Healer Lady]

For X-Mas, my girls and I are doing a photo shoot :) and giving the risque pics to our men, framed.

My man has the utmost respect for me, and I feel very grateful to have a man I trust so dearly. I would never date a man who would post pics of me after a break-up.

Calirawqueen, I greatly respect your choices.

[ArcturusXIV]

I would never do anything like that. :( I don't know what kind of guys you girls are dating, but seriously, they would have to be a total jerk to show off naked pictures of you after the breakup! Any man who is decent wouldn't want other men ogling naked pictures of his ex... That's just wrong.

[Eva]

I am over here so far away from my husband and thought about sending him a few shots. I never did... but... you two have excellent points about the photos!

Calirawqueen -- So true that you have to know it's a possible outcome to have the photos show up on the web! but ...

iamacranberry -- I totally respect that you're an adult and can make your choices as you wish, even if they're different from the decisions someone else might make! I've seen most of your posts and have a pretty good idea about your analysis and decision making, research etc... I would be surprised if you just shared some candid photos "willy nilly"!!

[freshlight]

things like that can always happen but it shouldn't stop people from posting their pictures here. This section is both important and inspiring: keep up the good work:D

[Xanadu]

Because he wouldn't ever do something like that. He never did that to his ex, whom he hates with a passion. He's not that type of guy. Perhaps you should stop assuming that somehow your 5-year marriage makes you more the authority on all relationships, or that you have the right to criticize the choices of others when you don't even know the facts. Perhaps you would also do well to stop assuming things about other people in general and judging based on those assumptions...."but then again my husband probably has more respect for me than your boyfriend does for you" Really? You are very clearly assuming things that you do not know and trying to somehow elevate yourself in the process...which gives me reason to think that your accusation of immaturity would be better directed at yourself.

Well, I've been happily married 37 years and have seen all kinds of unexpected, unpleasant things happen to people who put things out there that unscrupulous people get hold of through amazingly convoluted methods. Best bet is to keep private stuff private....and therefore all that much more special. :) Oh I don't mean weight loss pics by the way - just the nude ones that were mentioned previously. At certain times or situations in life that kind of thing can really create regret - not to mention the suffering it causes the opposite sex who may be trying to resist temptation for one reason or another.

[vigilant20]

things like that can always happen but it shouldn't stop people from posting their pictures here. This section is both important and inspiring: keep up the good work:D

My old college friend lost over 100 pounds, and the same thing happened with the befores and afters she made of herself. But I agree, it is inspiring and I'd hate so see a few scammers stop people.

[Alexandria]

This kind of thing really gets to me I'm afraid. I'm no prude or conservative, but its 2009 and women are using their bodies to satisfy men. I think this kind of thing encourages sexist behavior. I'm sick and tired of walking down the street in Albany and being looked at like I'm nothing and being honked at by guys in cars. Looking at it from the perspective of a sexist guy, he's probably thinking - if she has no respect for herself, then why should I have respect for her! and I think they have a point. There is no doubt that when a guy has a pic of a girl its turns them into a sexist, and turns her into a sex object or a piece of meat.

I'd defend any one's right to do something as long as its consented, but this sexual objectification of women, and the normalising of it, is just wrong. Surely there is more to us than just our bodies. I think the alarm bells would be ringing if any of my partners wanted pics of me in that way. It'd make me think is that the only reason they like me for my body? Surely there's more to a relationship than that. Why cant guys let us have our dignity?

Rant over :(

[jurence]

I dream of the day I am honked at by guys in horns.

Until there are gay utopias though, not gunna happen. lol.

[adiebabe]

Going with the direction this thread has moved...and in response to one post in particular;

Why on Earth would someone feel that an intimate photo of yourself, given to someone you are in a relationship with, is sexist, or that it makes the viewer of that photo a sexist?

When you are in a relationship, taking pleasure in each others bodies, in love....how is that sexist and something to be ashamed of? So what if you want to give your lover a token of yourself? That THAT attitude abounds is what I find frightening! It perpetuates the attitude that we should be ashamed of our bodies. If people weren't so ashamed of their natural bodies and stopped thinking it was all so dirty and to be hidden away, it would no longer be an issue of sexism!

Would I send a naughty pic? Most certainly! And have, more than once :D I also made sure it wasn't something I'd be ashamed of if it ever surfaced. Simple as that.

[SekhemNefer]

This kind of thing really gets to me I'm afraid. I'm no prude or conservative, but its 2009 and women are using their bodies to satisfy men. I think this kind of thing encourages sexist behavior. I'm sick and tired of walking down the street in Albany and being looked at like I'm nothing and being honked at by guys in cars. Looking at it from the perspective of a sexist guy, he's probably thinking - if she has no respect for herself, then why should I have respect for her! and I think they have a point. There is no doubt that when a guy has a pic of a girl its turns them into a sexist, and turns her into a sex object or a piece of meat.

I'd defend any one's right to do something as long as its consented, but this sexual objectification of women, and the normalising of it, is just wrong. Surely there is more to us than just our bodies. I think the alarm bells would be ringing if any of my partners wanted pics of me in that way. It'd make me think is that the only reason they like me for my body? Surely there's more to a relationship than that. Why cant guys let us have our dignity?

Rant over :(

Of course there is more things than our bodies, but since the average boyfriend and husband is...let's get real here...stick their penises in our hoo-haas, think women giving sexy photos to their men is the least of sexual objectficiation that is going on in a relationship.

If you can't handle being physically admired, you can't handle intimacy at all. If getting a compliment is being treated like a piece of meat, then good lord...there is something else going on like some kind of sexual trauma and issues with men going on.

Sexism is more than liking how someone looks and commenting on it. Sexism is holding a gender back by thinking that the gender is inferior and not worthy of having certain opportunities in life. A dude whistling at you is not preventing you from not doing anything in life. It ain't stopping you from getting a college education, being a lawyer or an intelligent woman.


And once you have sex with a man, you can't get anymore sexually objectionable that exchanging sexually bodily fluids...I think giving your man a cute photo of you in a swimsuit or lingerie is cookie crumbs after all the licking and sucking you do in bed with your partner on a daily basis.


I think it is kind of prudish. We are talking about what women do WHILE IN RELATIONSHIPS and you call it being sexual objectified. It is just called being sexual, which people do in any relationship. Unless....you just have intimacy issues caused by some life experience that makes all forms of intimacy, flirtatious interaction, admiration, etc a negative, vulgar and grotesque thing. Or have issues with men period...which quite frankly, many women do and disguise it as odd Feminist rant by trying to make women feel guilty for wanting to sexually interact with men.

[freshlight]

wonderful posts, adibabe and SekhemNefer :) I couldn't have said it better. iamacranberry didn't do anything wrong at all and if the others did by using her photos,-it's their problem.

[Crazy Healer Lady]

I just want to say:

My best friend and I did a photo shoot, naked. We framed the final photos after putting them in black and white with an awesome woodsy background, and gave them to our boyfriends for Xmas.

It was the most empowering, female-bonding experience ever. And I am damn proud of my naked photos, and my boyfriend was TOUCHED, honestly touched, that I would do that for him. He wasn't and isn't getting his rocks off with it. It means something to him. It also has a poem that says: "Here I am. This is me, unmasked, uncovered, open and naked before you. All that I am. All that I'm not. This is me, and I am yours." written by my friend.

I have never felt stronger as a woman than doing this project with my best friend. I know my man sees sexy pics I may send him on the phone as a reflection of endearment. Again, he's not using them to get his rocks off. He's not objectifying me or seeing me as less. He is honoured that I would share myself with him. Like having sex, every time I share my body with him - in a picture or in lovemaking - I am saying to him, "I trust you. I love you. I honour you, and in this moment, I share myself with you. It is my gift to you."

Honestly, after having that photo shoot, I wouldn't even be ashamed if my photo ended up on the internet. I'm proud of my body, proud of my self, and I am stronger than to think the limited minds of a few men could threaten that.

[freshlight]

what a beautiful post! Thank you CHL.
May the eternal love surround you for ever.
Eva xxx

[Crazy Healer Lady]

Thank you, Eva, and you, too! I love your posts. They are always full of such love and sweetness.

[RawHeaven]

Love your posts & insight SekhemNefer, Freshlight, CHL & adiebabe, Alexandria, Eva and everyone else.

So true. Love your body. No shame in it & sharing the love.

Let's be real though, there are also shady characters out there that do, in fact exploit and for whatever reason choose to inflict harm on others by posting crap on the internet. It happens. It happens quite a lot. I think it's actually two different things that are being discussed - or at least this is my interpretation. Free expression of yourself as an individual & woman and perhaps just being aware of how rapidly stuff can get transported on the internet these days - lightening speed. I think all points raised are valid.

The only reason I won't let my man have any sexy shots is because he's forgetful and leaves stuff laying around. He may just leave me & my naked photographed self on his parent's dining room table, his work desk or at the grocery store. LOL. just kidding...but not really. :D

One day maybe I will gift him with one. I'm thinking about a naked shot surrounded by strategic, colorful fruit. Raw Vegan Naked Lady. What do you think?

CHL, I love the story of your shared experience with your girlfriends.

Beautiful.

[adiebabe]

Raw Heaven,

LOVE the raw-naked-vegan-lady thing! LOL! Just don't wear the 'chiquita' fruit hat.....too cheesy :D

[Crazy Healer Lady]

I also love the Raw Vegan Naked Lady bit! Has a great ring. You make a valid point, also.

[RawHeaven]

Raw Heaven,

LOVE the raw-naked-vegan-lady thing! LOL! Just don't wear the 'chiquita' fruit hat.....too cheesy :D


I also love the Raw Vegan Naked Lady bit! Has a great ring. You make a valid point, also.

Thank you ladies! I think I'm gonna do it. It will be fun. I will be sure not to wear the chiquita fruit hat - that would be too cheesy!

[BestofKiah]

Hi All,

I do not know if this was mentioned in another post (I did not read all of them) but you can put a BIG watermark on your photos from corner to corner with your name or the site that you are posting it to or even put "Raw Food Diet" or something to this effect. That would stop them in their tracks.

God Bless
Ki