[painterswife]

Meta 'is told to free 'the nipple' on Facebook and Instagram

Following naked protests outside Facebook's HQ, and campaigns to desexualize images of bare breasts, the social media giant's parent company is told to allow nip pics.

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Meta is 'freeing the nipple' at its Oversight Board's recommendation that the ban on bare breasts violated 'human rights' of women, transgender and non-binary people.

The board's recommendation focused on Instagram's ban of two posts by a couple, one of whom is transgender and the other non-binary, who posed topless but covered their nipples to raise awareness around top surgery.

The board said that 'the [old] policy is based on a binary view of gender and a distinction between male and female bodies,' which makes rules about baring nipples 'unclear' for those who do not identify as women.

 

[painterswife]

It is hypocritical to only allow men to show their nipples. That is the point being made. In fact, the majority of US states allow women to be topless in public where men can be topless.

 

[painterswife]

I don't disagree but if the rule only applies to trans and non binary people, no ground was gained for women.

The rule does not apply to only trans and non binary. It was just the example that proved the hypocrisy. A nipple of a trans person could be posted before top surgery but not after. Pure hypocrisy.

 

[painterswife]

Kids know that bare nipples on either sex are not obscene. It is certain puritanical societies that teach children to be ashamed of their body parts because adults foibles.

 

[painterswife]

If somebody walked up and touched your arm or your hand as a gesture of greeting or friendship you'd have a completely different reaction...proving that the 'nipple' is not just some puritanical social construct. Agreed?

If so, then we have to acknowledge that the nipple or breast is a "private part". Not the same as exposing or touching a hand or an arm. Therefore ideas of privacy and modesty surrounding breasts and other parts are not simply made up social conventions they reflect our instinctual, and natural human sensibilities.

A small arm or hand touch is known acceptable greeting or way to get someone's attention. Even then a better way should be found if you don't know the person.

Touching their butt, neck, stomach, face, etc. is not. In fact touching someone at all without their permission is never acceptable. Do you grab someone's hand to shake it if they don't offer it?

My entire body is private unless I give you permission.

 

[painterswife]

Should someone be fine with a polite tap on the stomach to get their attention? Is the stomach a private area? Should they be fine with a polite tap on the buttocks? On the face?

Why is the nipple different than the stomach or buttocks?

 

[painterswife]

Buttocks is a private area too. You shouldnt be fine with it, all of which proves my point. You want to reduce everything down to nothing and then rebuild it in an image that suites you. But the reality is nature defines our reality, not you or me.

Why is being touched on the stomach different from being touched on the breast, get touched and see your own reaction for an answer. Thats the natural effect of the human condition, not a "puritanical construct". It lies at the core of who you are and what you are, and its the reason why men are men and women are women...no matter how much you want to change that.

So you get to decide what others believe is a private area on their own body?