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Censorship

6/4/2018

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​To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.
 — Michel de Montaigne

I hate the way pictures are censored on Instagram with stars and spirals and scribbles to black out nipples and genitalia. It ruins the pictures. Personally, I'd rather post a completely different picture than censor my own pictures that way. 

So, I make the choice to self-censor with my hands and usually I can find a way to censor in such a way that looks sensual and doesn't look quite so much like censorship.

I have a picture that I have yet to post because I can't post it on Instagram unless I censor it. So I took the picture above, which is essentially the same picture but self-censored, intending to post both. But this censored picture looks way more naked than the other actual naked picture where my hands cover nothing..

My hands just put the viewer in mind of everything I'm covering. Right? 

I think that's the way censorship works. Yes, now you can't see anything on my body that would violate "community guidelines," but as a result the picture is much more striking and memorable than if I'd just posted a picture with my hands down.

When we're told we can't have something, usually it's the only thing we want. Human nature. 

update: 
This picture was online for about 15 minutes before instagram deleted it. Way to prove my point IG...

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BorrowedEye
6/4/2018 09:41:26 am

Good points. I wonder, however, if there are distinctions to be made? Self-censoring presents something tactile, more sensual (to my mind). Possibly even more than an uncensored nude.

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Annie Savoy link
6/4/2018 10:56:57 am

I agree. Using my hands to self censor is more intimate. And suggestive. Which is probably why the conservative IG hawks flagged it. I’m not surprised it was removed but it does make me wonder what kind of person spends their time cruising IG looking for objectionable material...

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Michale
6/4/2018 10:25:19 am

It is totally absurd. American puritanical society. Other human form. Everyone has one. That’s a beautiful photo even if you did have to self censor. You can freely post anything you desire on Tumblr

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Annie Savoy link
6/4/2018 11:01:29 am

True. And I can post whatever I want here. But I do find the whole matter of nakedness and nudity quite interesting because it’s all about perception. Technically I’m not showing anything “objectionable” in this photo and yet... the spirit of it is clearly suggestive. Overall my intent was not to poke the IG bear. I’d rather keep my account active. But I intend to explore these subjects more this month.

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Kevin
6/4/2018 08:10:09 pm

As a relatively new follower of your blog, I must say that your taste is immaculate when it comes to what you post photo-wise and your writing as well; though your pics make it hard to read 😁

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