Just had to hear what everyone think about this...

[NoodleSnack]

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5683243


I do think the comments are people projecting. In my country, children run naked in public, it's natural, people simply don't think of that as bait for paedophiles. When I came across the concept of paedophilia in a novel, it shocked me so much I wondered how the author could think up such things, but of course it happened in real life. But is it fair to subject people who are not as sensitive to this fear with suspicion/negativity like that?

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I think the comments are OTT.

 

[Debi]

Ugh... sometimes I despair at the world our poor LO's have to grow up in! Pictures/ paintings of naked kids are nothing new- and to me, they are a beautiful symbol of the innocence of children. Why should fear of the horrible few taint something so natural and beautiful? So upsetting reading those comments!

They only thing I would say is it's perhaps not fair to the little girl having naked pics splashed all over the web with all the controversy. However, if she is as artistically minded as her father i'm sure she'll see them for how beautiful they are and what they represent.

 

[staralfur]

I have to think none of the people freaking out over this are parents...

My LO is naked 80% of the time so I get a lot of naked pictures. It's never once crossed my mind that taking a photo of my own daughter naked could be perceived as inappropriate. I would be absolutely appalled if someone suggested it were. I think THAT is where the problem lies; people projecting sexuality on young children where there is none.

I wonder if the outrage would be the same if it were a mother that took these photos? People are so cynical.

 

[WelshOneEmma]

we have a couple of naked pics of our daughter (not posted them or anything) but she's just playing. Surely its the epitome of innocence? Not being hung up about your body?

As for ones's where she's topless? I really dont see what the issue is.

People who find children sexually attractive will do so whether they are clothed or not. Its in the mind of the people here.

people are getting stupid and those responses are ridiculous. To compare him to someone who beats his child or pimps them out for drug money?? god help anyone who deals with that social worker.

 

[HoneyBee144]

I think they are only pornographic if you perceive them in that way. When I look at those pictures I see an innocent little girl, happy and carefree.

I agree with staralfur, the problem is other people projecting sexuality onto an innocent picture. That is their issue, not the photographers.

I think the comments are way over the top, let children be children. Having said that if I'm honest I wouldn't want naked pictures of my child online for everyone to see but I'm not a photographer and it's a personal choice.

 

[MommyJogger]

I had several thoughts reading the comments and the articles:
1. I don't think it's pornographic. I also don't think it was right to show the photos to the general public because it disrespects the little girl's right to her own body. There are people out there who will use her photos in a pedophilic way. Those same people would probably also use clothed photos, but more specific attention is likely to be drawn by the nudity.
2. I see no reason to expose any minor in a permanent media (meaning I don't have the same issue with a child nudist in public) with private parts showing. When she's old enough to understand, she might object (for whatever reason she chooses to object) and the choice has now been taken away.
3. I absolutely hate the arguments in the comments saying that to see it as pornographic is to be aroused by it. There's a difference between being aroused by something and understanding that there are people out there who will be aroused by it and wanting to protect the little girl from that. I personally find anal sex off-putting, a boner-kill if you will, but I would still find an image of anal sex to be pornographic.
4. So overall thoughts: not wrong to have your kid in the nude, not wrong to take innocent pictures of your kid in the nude, wrong to then spread the images far and wide.

 

[Eleanor ace]

If I didn't take photos of my DS when he was naked I wouldn't have any photos of him. The child just loves to be nude! I think the comments on that article are way OTT. Describing photos of a happy little girl playing as "disgusting" and "sick" just because she's naked is crazy! What is disgusting and sick is the fact that there are some people out there who would see those photos as sexual. But the father taking the pictures just sees his little girl being cute and wants to capture the moment, whether she has clothes on or not. I wouldn't post the fully nude photos online personally as I do worry about what other people might do with those photos but I don't think it makes someone a bad parent if they do chose to.

 

[emyandpotato]

It is a child being a child. It is in absolutely no way pornographic and I think the insinuation that a child doing anything a child would naturally do could be considered pornographic is dangerous.

Yes it is likely the photos would be interesting to paedophiles. But honestly so what. Paedophiles will find material no matter what. They aren't able to hurt a child through a photograph. It isn't going to 'encourage them' because it simply doesn't work like that. And a lot of paedophiles are found with pictures of fully clothes kids just being kids anyway, so clearly nudity and poses have little to do with it.

 

[Mooshoo]

The comments are all way too far about the photos

Personally i wouldnt have published them but each to their own.
Unfortunantely the way peadophiles think they will see anything sexually if they really want too.

 

[steph.]

No, they are not pornographic. BUT he should not have published them on the internet. Unfortunately there are paedophiles out there, and they will perceive the photos in a different way.

 

[Natsku]

There's nothing wrong with the photos and those comments the people made are horrible. But I wouldn't put photos like that online though, doubt Maria would appreciate it when she's older if I did!

 

[staralfur]

I think the only one I wouldn't have posted is the one where she's standing in front of the door and her vagina is actually quite visible. The rest of them don't strike me as being potentially embarrassing or in breach of her privacy any more than a clothed shot would be.

 

[Tiff]

I think they're adorable

Although I would never have posted pictures of my daughter like that to the Internet, for the same reasons as others mentioned, you never know the sick people roaming around on the Internet.

 

[minties]

My thoughts?

I've met a couple of pedophiles. They would find the pictures a bit too tame (not saying that for all pedos, just the two I met). It wouldn't be hardcore enough to do anything for them.

My mum has naked pictures of me as a baby and toddler on Facebook and I don't care. That me isn't the me I see in the mirror and I don't feel at all bothered by it.

My kids ran around on the beach with naked lower half's on the weekend.

 

[HBGirl]

I would not post naked pics of my DD online but I don't find those pictures offensive. People are weird.

 

[Kate&Lucas]

I think the comments are WAY too far and incredibly narrow minded. The photos are very cute. They're not appropriate, though. There are half naked pics of me and my sisters as children, they're lovely pics but growing up I felt embarrassed that they were even in our family photo albums, I'd have been really upset if I'd known all of my school friends and their parents could get hold of them too.
I think we forget sometimes just how wide the web is. I can't help but cringe when I see parents post completely naked pics of their kids. Yes it's beautiful and you want to capture every bath time and every blink, but I don't understand the need to photograph a LO's foof, never mind posting it up for everyone else to have a look at.

 

[Bex84]

I can see the photos are completely innocent but for me I wouldent post naked photos of my lo on the internet just due to its her body and I wouldn't post out of respect to her though she probably not be bothered. I have a few naked pics of her as a baby as she loves to run around naked lol. My dh was very vocal he didn't want naked photos from photographer when lo was younger, they seem to have obsession with cute naked photos as seen as artistic lol. I have lots of friends who post in the bath photos etc of their los and to be honest its never shocked me just not something I would do personally