Teens 'sexting' sending nude pics...

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xbrookecorex

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I'm doing a project and research presentation on teens taking and sending naked photos. It's a topic of academic interest now thanks to the whole sexting thing. I'm looking to talk to/get some input from anyone who has taken naked photos of themselves and then had them shown around (via the internet, phone, whatever!)

If you feel comfortable discussing this here, or want to comment on the issue in general, feel free!

Basically just tell me your story:
-Why you took them
-How they got out
-How you handled it
-Anything else you want to offer or say!

You just have to have been in middle school or highschool at the time that the pictures got out (you can be older now obviously). Please include your current age, age when photos got out, and gender.

It's anonymous and for academia, I have to sign off on a bunch of consent forms for the IRB so don't worry. Thank you SO much if you participate, I'm hoping this turns out to be an interesting project!
 
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X4biddenxLustX

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I'm 18 now and I think I took the first pics when I was 14?

I had very low self esteem back then and still struggle with it. The way I dealt with that was to try to get as much attention from guys cause that would make me feel as if they were interested in me cause I was pretty, hot, whatever. They all were pervs and wanted naked pics or I'd offer them some and yeah it just kept happening. I made the mistake to not make my mobile photo album private ( I thought it was not a public album) and some strangers had seen them. I've deleted as many of the pics as I can as the years went by when I realized how dumb that was. Idk if there floating around somewhere online now, who knows?
 

florabundance

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I think people just overreact to absolutely anything, and it doesn't help that the media feeds off of the emotional reactions the general public show to issues, as opposed to straight facts. I think maybe that should be an idea you include in your project too.
 

OfficerJenny

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Why I took them? Cause I was bored. I like taking pictures of myself in general, and I take all kinds.
I never had them "leaked" but I have sent them to some people. Purely for the praise. I wasn't pressured or anything, I just like attention
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Considering I sent them out, I didn't really care, so handling it wasn't really an issue. I'm pretty open with my body and it being exposed really isn't a huge deal to me.

I was 16 when I sent photos out, I'm 17 now. And a male
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florabundance

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I have personally sent many pictures because I'm kind of a slut. I don't have a high self esteem and I pretty much do whatever.

First I lol'd at this comment, now I'm kind of saddened by it. I don't really know what to say, because I don't want to sound patronising, and i'm sort of shocked nobody else has picked up on it....but there is just so much wrong with your entire statement.

But, um, sex isn't something you should be doing in order to feel beautiful (hot, sexy, whatev), it should be something you do BECAUSE you feel beautiful. Again, that's just me.
 

X4biddenxLustX

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I would like to add that I no longer and have not taken any nude pics of me for like 2 years now. And that I do seriously regretting doing it in the first place. I've heard of things like this happening and it getting out and ruining people's lives. It's crazy.

Why did I stop? I kind of got involved with a guy (still am currently). We have a very turbulent relationship but I have found him to be a good influence in my life in some ways. I have learned to have more respect for my body and what I do with it. And I've also stopped craving attention from men to fill that void I have from low self-esteem. I really don't even care what men think about me now a days.
 

Mrs_crowcupcake

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I've done that with my bf. I'm in a long-distance relationship and I've known my bf for 2 yrs now.
It's not as shocking or scandalous as the news makes it out to be(except those girls that send their nudes to everyone they know....effing stupid)
I did it before cause its like "spicing up a relationship". I'm sure its not that different than what you would do with your bf/husband(or maybe you dont do that maybe you write secret notes or make videos.)
I mean we havent been together for a year and wont be with each other until this summer, so we're gonna want to see pictures or remember the "good times".

We don't put it out for the whole world to see either, we keep it to ourselves, and yes he sent me some pictures too.

BTW i would NEVER do that if I didnt know him well or felt bad about myself. I wouldnt take that much of a risk lol

Also I have to rant, its pissing me off, how the H3LL are they gonna charge a teenager for CHILD porn and then charge them as an ADULT. Oh yeah they're gonna protect "the innocent children"(nearly adults) from themselves by making them pay for it for their lives. And possibly endangering them by having all their info on the Sex Offenders list for some nut to track them down and threaten them "for the children".

Just ridiculous. Most American laws are so .... FRIVOLOUS!! (I think thats the word I'm looking for)

Hope I helped you out too, since I am a teenager.
 

X4biddenxLustX

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^^ I totally agree. Does the kid need to be punished? Yes, but nothing severe like that! It does not make any sense. Those creeps who are adults and get off from their pics should be punished. Wasn't that the whole point of child pornography laws and protection?

I think it's a bit different when we do sexting with someone where involved in a serious relationship with. BUT it still runs a risk of those pics or whatever somehow getting out there, even on accident. So just be careful.
 

NutMeg

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I've been with my bf for four years. There are no naked pictures of me in existance, in my bf's possession or otherwise. I prefer to keep a very tight level of control over who has access to my body. I'm not comfortable not knowing who sees me naked. Therefore, no naked pictures. I love my bf and I trust him completely, but I'm also realistic.
 

kaliraksha

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Good luck on your project it sounds really interesting and it does seem to be a big "trend" recently. Damn you, Hannah Montana.

Yeah, I've been with my bf for 7 yrs since high school but no one has naked pics or videos of me... simply because goodness knows I've been angry and out of my mind enough to do something dumb after a break up and I don't want to give anyone any ammunition. Like it may sound like a good idea at the time, but there is no way to predict what the possible end of a relationship will be like or if he can properly store them.
 

IDontKnowMomo

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I took a picture of my butt about two days ago and send it to two of my friends as a joke. I'm 18.
If the pictures got out, I honestly wouldn't care. Nobody's going to see a picture of an ass and assume it's mine.
 

X4biddenxLustX

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^^ Sorry but that made me LOL.

I'd actually would of been embarrassed if my friends seen my butt or anything especially nowadays lol.
 

LoveMU

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I have taken pictures at an older age (24) about a year ago i guess and sent them to 2 boyfriends that i trusted. i sent 2 dirty pics to another guy i was dating through texting, but u can't see my face on them. i did it to have fun and be exciting. sex is about me and yes, i do like to please the man, but it's important for me to please myself. I was a bit conservative when i was younger, and i did it to "spice things up" and get excitement in my life. I don't know if those guys thought it was trashy or what not, but I definitely know that standards of behavior are totally different for men and women in our society.

Frankly, I can have sex and have fun too. no, i'm not a whore, and i don't do it with just anybody. anybody who would think that of a person is foolish and lacks the ability to understand that all people are multidimensional!

I also have nude pictures of myself that I haven't shared taken by a professional photographer. i had them taken for me, cuz i love my body, and it is a work of art!
 

cupcake_x

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I was 13 or 14 when I started doing shit like taking pictures of myself and sending them to guys for attention. I used to do it A LOT. I think it had to do with feeling power and control. But really, I was just stupid. -shrug- I know a lot of them "leaked" and got passed around from different people. It was so embarressing, and I even got made fun of a little, but I ignored it.

My worst/lowest moment was when I was 14 or 15 and took a picture of myself naked and it sent it to nearly every guy in my cellphone phonebook on Christmas. I'm still ashamed years later for it.

I'm nearly 18 now. I'd be happy to talk with you for your research. I'm comfortable enough talking about it openly here, since I think Specktra is an accepting and wonderful community.
 

vocaltest

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I got a new phone/number in October, so I decided to take a picture of my boobs (in bra) then send it to my best friend with the title 'Guess who?' as she wouldn't have my new number. Her reply was 'I'd know those tits anywhere'.

Good luck with your project Brooke!
 

IDontKnowMomo

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I got a new phone/number in October, so I decided to take a picture of my boobs (in bra) then send it to my best friend with the title 'Guess who?' as she wouldn't have my new number. Her reply was 'I'd know those tits anywhere'.

Good luck with your project Brooke!


This is similar to my sexting situation

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^^ Sorry but that made me LOL.

I'd actually would of been embarrassed if my friends seen my butt or anything especially nowadays lol.


Only one of them thought it was funny haha, the other one didn't get it.
 

LMD84

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honestly it saddens me that kids - yup i said it- kids are sending sexual messages to each other. i understand what it's like to have a low self esteem as a teen. from the ages 14-18 i have no confidence whatsoever. but did i take pictures of my body to send to others - be it lads or girls to make myself feel better and wanted? hell no i didn't.

i honestly can't see how it makes people that do this feel better. sure you get some compliments from guys but then the 'whore', 'cheap' and 'slut' comment soon follow. why would you want to cheapen yourself like that just so you feel better for a day? plus the fact it's actually agianst the law to take a photo like that and distribute it - you're distributing child porn. plain and simple. even if you don't see it that way.

i'm 24 years old. do i send sexy pics out on my phone. yes. to my husband who i have an adult relationship with. and sure i've even sent a cheeky pic of my boobs to a mate to make her laugh. the difference is i'm not doing it to make myself feel better and i'm certaintly not a child.
 

Calhoune

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I was probably around 13 the first time I took some pictures. I was chatting to guys online and at the time I was chubby and just... socially awkward so I was overjoyed by the attention. It didn't take long for any guy I talked to to ask me to "show them stuff". Dumb as I was I didn't realize that's what they wanted all along, I was really against it at first because I hated my body, still do, but I took some semi-nude ones anyway.

I sent them, they were well recieved and that was that, I was hooked. I couldn't get attention from boys in real life so I sought after it online. I think I all in all sent nudes to... 5 different guys.

There was this one chatroom I frequented where I gave a couple of pictures to a guy (no full on nudes, pictures of me in a bra and such) and we talked for a while then I kinda forgot about it. Later I met my boyfriend in that same chatroom (were togheter for 4 years) and one day I remember sending him some face shots and he said he recognized them... he looked through his folders and had the same pictures, and also some semi-nudes of me that I never sent him. Long story short, that guy leaked to some girl that leaked to him and.. yeah. Since that day I got my act togheter.

I'm 18 now.
 

X4biddenxLustX

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Originally Posted by IDontKnowMomo
This is similar to my sexting situation


Only one of them thought it was funny haha, the other one didn't get it.


I usually don't care at all if my girlfriends see me naked or nude like if were in the changing rooms together trying on clothes. But now I'm just meh about it. My body is not in the best shape and not something I would like to be flaunting around right now lol.


I sort of have a crazy and super embarassing story that involves nude pics I had taken...not sure if I'd wanna share or not.
 
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