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Crotch Shots

Journal Entry: Wed Jun 3, 2009, 8:48 PM
  • Mood: Annoyed
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I'm getting pretty sick of them -- even from people I've been watching awhile. (Though there is/was one person I watch who I laughingly would tell people I admired for his ability to make just about every shot -- even a head shot -- a crotch shot in some way.)

It's not pushing limits, it's not making a statement that the whole body is beautiful, it's not about the "bravery" or "courage" of the models. It's about porn & page views. It's about getting _GRAPHIC_ in the sleazy sense not the "impact" sense.

Seems when page views get low, shoot a crotch.

And, why not spread it wide, and include the anus too? Two for one. Give it a derogatory title and make sure the expression is pained or worse. Art?? Bullshit. Just porn.

Putting porn in a pretty package doesn't make it any less porn.

A crotch shot in a well exposed image is still a crotch shot.

It's not "erotic art". It's simply porn. There's nothing erotic about it. There's nothing "art" about it. There's no larger idea, bigger picture, or overriding theme. It's just a crotch shot, with pulled labia, and often an anus. Usually in the "booty shot" position, though some get more creative with it.

Maybe it's point of view. We don't crawl around on the floor looking up skirts or legs. After age 3, we don't "view" people that way, in general. Most people I've known over the years don't bend over just so you can see their labia from behind, nor spread their cheeks no matter how "creatively" it seems. Similarly, they don't sit/lay/stand so that they expose their genitals as the point of focus - or way of saying "hello".

Yes, the body is beautiful, but when it comes to porn, as the good Justice said, "I know it when I see it."

And, I'm seeing a *LOT* more of it lately. Waaaay too much.



Scott

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:iconkassandria:
im sorry... :looks in her gallery: i think i only have one... well shit... gotta go search now

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:iconbodyartist:
Wasn't referring to stuff already in the galleries, but what was being posted in the past few days/weeks.

And, to just "crotch shots" not to the basic "full nude" or to full nudity in general.

Like a "booty shot", a "crotch shot" is a fairly specific type of image, though it has gotten quite creative in the variations.
:iconkassandria:
k, i was thinking of my self portrait with the girl on my chest and youre right lots of porn popping up on here

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When you got your piercings/mods did it change your feelings about your body, especially in how you felt about showing it/them off. 

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12 deviants said Yes, I felt less self concious and more confident showing it off.
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7 deviants said Yes, I found I liked my body more, more comfortable in my own skin, but not showing it off to others (much).
15%
6 deviants said No, I stayed about the same.
12%
5 deviants said Yes, I felt like showing it off to everyone, anywhere.
12%
5 deviants said All of the above, and none of the above.
10%
4 deviants said Yes, I found myself exposing my parts at the weirdest times.
2%
1 deviant said Yes, I got more self concious and less willing to show it off.
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1 deviant said I haven't made up my mind yet, or thought about it much.
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No deviants said I went a little wild at first, and somewhat regret doing so.
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No deviants said I got a breast job, and just had to show them off, at least once.

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