Posted by bluedog on January 10, 2003, at 23:29:20
In reply to HEY I thought id make another cam thread woooooooh, posted by kid a on January 10, 2003, at 19:52:27
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> whoopdee f'n doo!
>I know I will probably be PBC'd for saying this but I couldn't agree more!!!
I once commended you and others for having the courage to post pictures of themselves on PSB and it is obvious that you received a whole lot of admirers for doing so.
However I don't think it is a good thing that you keep posting pictures of yourself on the public forum.
I am all for someone posting one or two of pictures of themselves BUT I still have some reservations about the whole exercise.
Look at it from another perspective. If for instance I was female and I looked like the following very lovely lass and I posted one pic of myself on PSB as follows
http://www.christy.org/pictures/b/default.htm
I am certain that I would gain a whole set of male admirers, but the thing is the people on this board would probably see me in a completeley different light than if people didn't know what I looked like and likewise MAY (not necessarily will) interpret my future posts in a completeley different light. If I was insecure about my looks I would probably feel relieved and gratified if I got some positive comments about how I looked and some encouragement and that would be a good thing.
Being encouraged I could then start posting whole galleries of pics of myself on this board as like the following: http://www.christy.org/pictures/d/default.htm
and this is where I think a line should possibly be drawn. What would be my motivation for continuing to post pictures of myself. Would I be fishing for more positive comments? Would I be simply be feeding my ego? I don't know!!
But I am certain that there would be females on PSB who have issues and insecurities about their own looks and perhaps have issues with poor body image or weight/diet problems that might start feeling pretty insecure about themselves and perhaps even start feeling unsafe on this board!!
OK, in summary if someone wants to post a picture of themselves I have no objections and applaud that person for doing so. BUT I think that to continue posting picture after picture could become rather gratuitous.
The above thoughts are my personal opinion only and I'm sure that others will disagree with me.
I know I am only speaking from the viewpoint of my own insecurities because I suffer from social anxiety, do not consider myself at all attractive and have all my life had to deal with the fact that I have a brother who happens to be rather attractive and was always the centre of attention with the females while I was ignored.
I hope you don't take offence at my post but perhaps it is something you can think about.
You always have the choice to completely ignore what I have said but please think about it!
warm regards
bluedog
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