Bloggers & Fashion Trendmeisters | The New Pornographers?
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Larry Flynt and the Rest of Us
I’ve never been one to criticize Hustler’s Larry Flynt, because at the end of the day, most of us will prostitute ourselves for page views. I guess the above is a business article?
Are we filtering these articles and images for the search engines (AOC does religiously) or are we just saying f*** it? We all know sex generates page views, but I see some fashion bloggers /trendmeisters upping the ante big time the last few weeks.
Gone is the word ‘nudity’ in an advance warming, fewer nsfw, screen captures from videos that take a fashion brand moment on the runway and make it a voyeuristic come-on for page views.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
When I look in the mirror, I must answer to myself on this complex issue: when am I cashing in on nudity for web traffic? When am I exploiting the female body, as a person who believes that physicality is not a sin? These are all questions that I explore in a new post for Benjamin Kanarek’s blog today.
I am the first person to agree that women like and pursue editorials that feature nudity. This is why I’m fighting to put more sensuality in our lives, to open Pandora’s box on these issues.
Importance of Boundaries
Do bloggers have an ethical position of just how far we will go with nudity?
I predict a sorting out between those of us who do feature nudity with class and to make an intellectual point, while abiding by search engine rules concerning the filtering of images — and those of us who cash in on nipples and naked bodies for page views.
The mantra of Anne of Carversville is ‘telling women’s stories from fashion to flogging’. The good guy/bad guy continuum is much tighter and more closely linked on these topics, than we want to admit — which is why strong support among male readers thrills me.
Perhaps the sensitivity tide will rise if we protest against our own kind? Or all we all just pornographers at heart, and let people like me get off our high horses? To be continued … Anne
