# Am I the only one who finds the NSFW thread kinda creepy? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 7, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538 "2008-09-07T22:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/181 "2008-09-09T22:42:28Z")
That thread is utterly legendary. If I ever want to cheer myself up again I’ll just have to look at the picture in the OP. As others have said, the fact that claims of an artistic vision are being made just makes it even funnier. In all honesty though, I do find that most artistic photos have the date burnt in by the digital camera in bright orange digits. ---
**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/182 "2008-09-10T01:40:04Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > That thread is utterly legendary. If I ever want to cheer myself up again I’ll just have to look at the picture in the OP. As others have said, the fact that claims of an artistic vision are being made just makes it even funnier. > > In all honesty though, I do find that most artistic photos have the date burnt in by the digital camera in bright orange digits. …and only the classicly trained have any chance at producing art :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/183 "2008-09-10T02:24:13Z")
I like the thread. I find nudity interesting. Whether a person looks like a model or not is irrelevant to me, because my interest is not sexually motivated, even if the poster’s intention was to arouse. I agree with **NinetyWt**. My purpose in being on the Dope is to explore and learn more about myself, my reactions to things, etc. Practically every thread here does that, so I don’t mind any of the threads, even the ones I refuse to open. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/184 "2008-09-10T07:07:04Z")
> [@eldowan](#): > > …and only the classicly trained have any chance at producing art :rolleyes: And where did I say that exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/185 "2008-09-10T07:55:31Z")
This message is for the idiot who sent me an email containing naked Doper pictures. I applaud your civic sensibilities and all the effort you put into labelling those five photographs (Comic Sans, no less!). I’d mentioned somewhere that I hadn’t clicked on any of the images, and boy, you sure showed me, huh? Cheers on a job well done. You may now proceed to (a) grow up, (b) get a life, and/or © fuck off and die. I’ve heard Option C works exceedingly well for people like you. On the plus side, I had no idea my email was visible to all and sundry, so that’s been disabled. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/186 "2008-09-10T13:31:16Z")
Well, that is certainly depressing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/187 "2008-09-10T15:54:10Z")
> [@aankh](#): > > This message is for the idiot who sent me an email containing naked Doper pictures. I applaud your civic sensibilities and all the effort you put into labelling those five photographs (Comic Sans, no less!). I’d mentioned somewhere that I hadn’t clicked on any of the images, and boy, you sure showed me, huh? Cheers on a job well done. You may now proceed to (a) grow up, (b) get a life, and/or (c) fuck off and die. I’ve heard Option C works exceedingly well for people like you. > > On the plus side, I had no idea my email was visible to all and sundry, so that’s been disabled. I don’t have my email posted, if I did, I would not have been surprised if someone did it to me too. Asshole, whoever sent that. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/188 "2008-09-10T17:48:24Z")
With apologies to the Potter Puppet Pals… [Oh, Snapikins, let them have their flapdoodle.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTHmzMk0Cw) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/189 "2008-09-10T17:59:43Z")
> [@aankh](#): > > This message is for the idiot who sent me an email containing naked Doper pictures. I applaud your civic sensibilities and all the effort you put into labelling those five photographs (Comic Sans, no less!). I’d mentioned somewhere that I hadn’t clicked on any of the images, and boy, you sure showed me, huh? Cheers on a job well done. You may now proceed to (a) grow up, (b) get a life, and/or (c) fuck off and die. I’ve heard Option C works exceedingly well for people like you. You’re fucking kidding me!! Someone did that? :mad: I (obviously) support the thread, but that’s largely because of the “you don’t have to look if you don’t want to” thing. The fact that someone “made you look” is inexcusable. Truly jerkish. I certainly hope you forwarded the email to the powers that be. I hope they ban his (or her) sorry ass. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/190 "2008-09-10T18:02:42Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > You’re fucking kidding me!! Someone did that? :mad: > > I (obviously) support the thread, but that’s largely because of the “you don’t have to look if you don’t want to” thing. The fact that someone “made you look” is inexcusable. Truly jerkish. > > I certainly hope you forwarded the email to the powers that be. I hope they ban his (or her) sorry ass. Ditto. What a jerk! ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/191 "2008-09-12T20:53:01Z")
> [@aankh](#): > > This message is for the idiot who sent me an email containing naked Doper pictures. I applaud your civic sensibilities and all the effort you put into labelling those five photographs (Comic Sans, no less!). I’d mentioned somewhere that I hadn’t clicked on any of the images, and boy, you sure showed me, huh? Cheers on a job well done. You may now proceed to (a) grow up, (b) get a life, and/or (c) fuck off and die. I’ve heard Option C works exceedingly well for people like you. > > On the plus side, I had no idea my email was visible to all and sundry, so that’s been disabled. Thirded–ban 'em, that’s jerkishness. As for my feelings on the NSFW thread: > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I like the thread. I find nudity interesting. Whether a person looks like a model or not is irrelevant to me, because my interest is not sexually motivated, even if the poster’s intention was to arouse. > > I agree with NinetyWt. My purpose in being on the Dope is to explore and learn more about myself, my reactions to things, etc. Practically every thread here does that, so I don’t mind any of the threads, even the ones I refuse to open. This. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/192 "2008-09-13T00:23:16Z")
> [@aankh](#): > > This message is for the idiot who sent me an email containing naked Doper pictures. I applaud your civic sensibilities and all the effort you put into labelling those five photographs (Comic Sans, no less!). I’d mentioned somewhere that I hadn’t clicked on any of the images, and boy, you sure showed me, huh? Cheers on a job well done. You may now proceed to (a) grow up, (b) get a life, and/or (c) fuck off and die. I’ve heard Option C works exceedingly well for people like you. > > On the plus side, I had no idea my email was visible to all and sundry, so that’s been disabled. Wow. That’s bordering on cyberstalking. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538/193 "2008-09-13T00:34:41Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > posting nude pics of yourself on the Web is such a foolish thing to do. There’s no taking it back, either. It’s all very well to say “I’m not ashamed of my body and I don’t care who sees it”, but there is a possibility of serious real-world consequences. If people are willing to take the risk then it’s their choice, but I’m uncomfortable with the fact that there’s a thread _encouraging_ them to do so. I’d feel much the same about a “What’s your street address?” thread. This is precisely how I feel. Especially those who haven’t even bothered to change the URLs to get their names out of there. I don’t particularly like the fact that the SDMB is Google-indexed, but I’m pretty careful not to post things that would identify me, nor have I ever posted any truly outrageous confessions. I did end up in some DopeFest shots—clothed, mind you—and I’m well aware that anyone who saw one would recognize me and could well search my posts and find out all sorts of things about me. Adding nudity to the equation just seems short-sighted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-nsfw-thread-kinda-creepy/462538.md?page=9)