Fappening: Jennifer Lawrence’s Daring Vanity Fair Photo Sends Mixed Messages
The ruckus created by the nude selfie leaks of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence refuses to die down, especially since the Hunger Games star spoke about the incident and had a pictorial with Vanity Fair which includes daring photos.
One such photo is that of Lawrence who posed with a sulphur-crested cockatoo on her left hand while submerged in water up to her chest, revealing parts of her upper breast. The series of shots by photographer Patrick Demachelier was the subject of a commentary by business writer Bruce Kasanoff, who eventually removed the post published Wednesday on LinkedIn Pulse, reports Time.
The commentary, originally titled Why Jennifer Lawrence's Breasts Confuse Me., was later retitled Why Jennifer Lawrence Confuses Me. Time said the article was "riddled with ill-considered and outmoded ways of thinking about bodies, nudity and ownership of our stories."
Quoting the article which he deleted on Thursday, Kasanoff explained, "If someone outraged me by publishing naked photos of my body, I'm pretty certain my next move would NOT be to then pose semi-naked for a national magazine, especially with a cockatoo."
Time explains the different perspectives to a male view of the leaks by Kasanoff and a female point of view by Lawrence. The magazine pointed out that Kasanoff, being a male, "will never know what it's like to be a woman whose nude photos were stolen and leaked for the entire world to see."
It added that when male celebrities have their nude photos leaked, such as reality star Nick Hogan who was part of Fappening 4, the situation is less problematic since they are under less scrutiny and the commentary of Hogan's leaked images focused on the underaged women who were his ex-girlfriends.
Read: Fappening 4 Includes Nude Selfie Leaks Of Male Celebrities Such As Nick Hogan
In the Vanity Fair article, Lawrence insisted that merely looking at her naked images online is considered "perpetrating a sexual offense." She said such people, including those whom she knows and loves, "should cower with shame."
Read: Jennifer Lawrence Says Nude Selfie Leak Not A Sex Scandal But A Sex Crime
Time pointed out that in her Vanity Fair photo, Lawrence had control over could see the photos, particularly readers of Vanity Fair, unlike the nude selfies which were shot in private.
Kasanoff wrote that by posing topless, Lawrence sent confusing signals, but Time countered that the actress was clear in her message that stealing her photos and looking at those stolen photos made available online are parts of a crime that was committed.
Time concluded, "Whatever Jennifer Lawrence decides to do with her breasts and the rest of her body, they still belong to her - even if she's letting us look at them."
However, the incoming European Commissioner for Technology seems to share Kasanoff's outlook.
Read: Twitter War Erupts After EU Commissioner Calls Celebrities In Nude Selfie Leaked Photos 'Dumb'
Here's a peek at the controversial pictorial for the Vanity Fair cover.
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