viewing stolen nude photos

[Catholic_Lady]

I'm curious to know how ya'll feel about the morality of looking at stolen nude photos of celebrities that were posted on the internet. 

One case in particular that comes to mind is Jennifer Lawrence. Her cloud account was hacked about 3 years ago and the nude photos she had taken of herself for her boyfriend were posted on the internet and got thousands of views, all against her consent. 

I'm sure we can all agree that having stolen them and posted them is wrong. But is it wrong to google them and look at them once they are out there?

JLaw had this to say about it: 

I can't even describe to anybody what it feels like to have my naked body shoot across the world like a news flash against my will. It just makes me feel like a piece of meat that's being passed around for a profit. Just because I'm a public figure, just because I'm an actress, does not mean that I asked for this. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It's my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can't believe that we even live in that kind of world. People forget that we're human. Just the fact that somebody can be sexually exploited and violated, and the first thought that crosses somebody's mind is to make a profit from it. It's so beyond me. I just can't imagine being that detached from humanity. I can't imagine being that thoughtless and careless and so empty inside. Anybody who looked at those pictures, you're perpetuating a sexual offense. You should cower with shame. Even people who I know and love say, ‘Oh, yeah, I looked at the pictures.’ I don't want to get mad, but at the same time I'm thinking, I didn't tell you that you could look at my naked body.

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014...ng-privacy

Thoughts?

[Mermaid]

I agree with everything she said.

[Catholic_Lady]

I do too, Mermaid.

What she's saying all makes perfect sense. Looking at a person's naked body without their consent is not right at all in my opinion. It's violation of their humanity and their privacy, imho. I recently listened to an interview where the guy being interviewed said he had a celebrity crush on JLaw and proceeded to say he was all excited when her nude photos came out so he could look at them. I guess I'm wondering how many people feel the same way as this guy and their explanation for why they don't think it's wrong.

[Minimalist]

Anyone who thinks that any part of the web is "secure" is simply deluding themselves.  If you must take nude photos of yourself copy them to a flash drive and wear them on a chain around your neck.

[Joods]

No question about it... it's rude to steal nude pictures of anyone and use them without permission. Celebrity or not. People who engage in this sort of behavior are ignorant and beneath low.

[brewer]

While I agree morally, I think her actions and position are a quite naive. Don't try to tell me that she had no clue this was a possibility, it's happened to so many others prior to her. Did she really think she would be the one special exception?

[Mermaid]

Anyone who thinks that any part of the web is "secure" is simply deluding themselves.  If you must take nude photos of yourself copy them to a flash drive and wear them on a chain around your neck.

I think this is victim blaming.

[Minimalist]

No question about it... it's rude to steal nude pictures of anyone and use them without permission. Celebrity or not. People who engage in this sort of behavior are ignorant and beneath low.

That really was not C/L's question though.  Yes the hacker was wrong and committed a crime but once they are out there is it then a crime to look at them?  There are 13 year old boys who need a constant supply of fresh wanking material.

[Mermaid]

I don't think it's actually a crime to look at them, but I think it's unethical and immoral.

[Silver]

I don't bother with celebrity nude photos. There's plenty of free porn online to not get caught up with that.