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The photographer was hired to do a job and he did it. I doubt his reputation will be damaged by this. Nevertheless I think he showed poor judgement. I doubt he

The photographer was hired to do a job and he did it. I doubt his reputation will be damaged by this. Nevertheless I think he showed poor judgement. I doubt he could pretend that he didn't know that the teddy bears were sexually themed as BDSM styling is not that obscure. And it really feels to me that he should be paying attention to what he is photographing. So I stand by my point that I hope that other professionals pay attention to what they are being asked to do and decide whether they will do it.

chrischen 4y ago
The photographer literally posted on instagram saying they had to say something because they were receiving death threats... Imagine getting death threats for a photo of a child holding a banana because some people in the world happen to be fruit-sexuals and like to have sex with fruits, only to be overcome by shame and trying to deflect it onto someone else when seeing their banana butt plug in the hands of an innocent child.
- badcppdev 4y ago
  You stated, "I don't know what BDSM looks like so it looks innocent enough to me". So you're stating that you're not informed about the background context of the imagery. It's really unfortunate that the photographer also did not know, research, or think about the imagery in their photoshoot. And specifically the juxtaposition with children. At the risk of going close to Godwin's law I would say that a photographer publishing pictures of anti-semitic symbols is going to face negative feedback if they don't understand what they are photographing and present it appropriately. I'm not justifying threats of violence but criticism is definitely valid. I was trying to talk about the photographer not having shown good judgement and how we should learn from that. If it involves sexuality, race, ethnicity, children, disabilities, or politics then professionals should probably think about whether they are qualified to do it appropriately.

chrischen 4y ago

The photographer literally posted on instagram saying they had to say something because they were receiving death threats... Imagine getting death threats for a photo of a child holding a banana because some people in the world happen to be fruit-sexuals and like to have sex with fruits, only to be overcome by shame and trying to deflect it onto someone else when seeing their banana butt plug in the hands of an innocent child.

badcppdev 4y ago
You stated, "I don't know what BDSM looks like so it looks innocent enough to me". So you're stating that you're not informed about the background context of the imagery. It's really unfortunate that the photographer also did not know, research, or think about the imagery in their photoshoot. And specifically the juxtaposition with children. At the risk of going close to Godwin's law I would say that a photographer publishing pictures of anti-semitic symbols is going to face negative feedback if they don't understand what they are photographing and present it appropriately. I'm not justifying threats of violence but criticism is definitely valid. I was trying to talk about the photographer not having shown good judgement and how we should learn from that. If it involves sexuality, race, ethnicity, children, disabilities, or politics then professionals should probably think about whether they are qualified to do it appropriately.