The Long, Naked Arm of the Law

So, it’s been two weeks since Twitter Nudes launched properly (although I consider us still in Beta really as there’s still functionality to add) and while it’s a long time coming, due to me being busy and ill, there’s a few things I need to cover.

Nudity Vs Porn

I find it interesting how many people have been shocked or ‘disturbed’ by the creation of Twitter Nudes. Some people have gone as far as to contact my partner behind my back, to check if she knew or was worried about the project.

I don’t mind if people don’t want to take part or have even no interest in the project at all, but some people’s reactions have bordered on ridiculous. The most common one is that I am doing this for sexual gratification etc.

People, this is the internet. It’s already full of porn. If that’s what I/you wanted/want, there are plenty of places to get it. This is, clearly, not one of them.

I understand some people might see nudity as synonymous with sex, and have hang ups based on this, but if you do, that is not my problem.

Wang Wars: Revenge of the Cock Shot

While all the ladies out there are welcome to keep reading, I need to take a second to speak to the men.

Hi men.

Have you looked at the latest photos being added? Do you see how most of the women are actually showing their naked bodies, rather than a close up of their crotch? This seems to come from a common misunderstanding:

The truth is, we’re not going to stop putting up pics which focus only on a certain part of a man’s body, but it would be nice to see some more creativity from the Nude Dudes!

Legally Nude

So yes, this is real meat of the post. Some of you may have noticed that a couple of shots have been removed from the site. This is basically due to the fact that we are trying to establish what out legal obligations are.

The pictures in question both featured an erection, and my current understanding of the Australian law on this issue equates to if the content would be restricted (sealed n plastic etc) if sold in a magazine, it must be restricted online as well.

This would mean age verification with a credit card for all visitors and that the site would actually have to receive a rating.

Going forward, we’re still trying to sort out the nitty gritty details. We received a picture the other day involving a woman tied to a bed, and while it is not graphic, it has been placed in the same pile as the removed pics. We’re using a ‘better safe than sorry’ mentality at the moment, and I apologise if anyone feels they have been discriminated against.

If you are a lawyer who can advice us, or know someone who can, please contact us. Help in the guidelines relating to how pictures may be classified would also be most welcome.

As always, feel free to sound off in the comments below with your feedback, contact us on Twitter or send us an email to TwitterNudes@gmail.com.

A Twitter Nudes poll

Hey hey,

This is more meant as a discussion post than anything else. You may notice that the latest nude on the site, which goes live at 1 PM, AEST, is hidden behind a cut.

(Note: Obviously the pics NSFW. Just sayin’. Also, I believe that’s water from a tap, it’s bouncing off her.)

I really wanted to put the photo on the site as is but the team at Twitter Nudes (read: friends whose opinions I consulted) mostly agreed the photo was more graphic than our previous entries. It’s not shocking, and I’m not being a prude, but I decided to put it behind the cut and have a vote.

So: would you like to see such pics added directly to the site as is, or should they be always hidden behind a click through? What do you guys want this site to become in terms of content?

I feel that pic in question is perfectly at home here but please let me know what you think below.

~Warlach

Cheese it, it’s the Nude Police!

Today was the first day when I chose not to put one of the submitted photos up online. The one in question included the persons face, but that wasn’t the reason it’s not on the site.

While I’ve obviously put a bit of work into making sure the submission process was as anonymous as possible, I don’t actually mind if people want to ‘claim’ their photo. Hell, you can post a tweet with a link saying “Check me out here, I’m nekkid!” for all I care.

The reason I’m not putting the photo up is because other than the face it only showed bare shoulders. Photos with face and a naked body - completely fine. Photo with just face and a hinted at nude body? Well, it just seems a bit like cheating. The last thing I want is to take away from the people who have taken part in the project so far by baring it all.

The rule of thumb at the moment, and this is of course subject to change, is that if it’s a picture which would not be that unusual as a Twitter avatar, I’m not putting it on the site.

To the person who sent the pic, I apologise, and encourage you to resubmit, and we’ll hold onto your photo for when we launch www.TwitterNakedShoulders.com ;)

Feel free to comment and discuss below.

~Warlach

G’day from Twitter Nudes

Services like Twitter have highlighted my hatred of the cliche’d first post. You’ve seen them, the “trying to figure Twitter out” or “signing up for Twitter.” At least with Twitter each individual tweet isn’t usually that important. I mean, I’d really hate myself if I wrote a blog post like that…

This is, however, unfortunately, exactly what this is.

Basically I want to have a blog post to look at while I sort out and write the About, Contact etc pages and thought I’d use it to welcome y’all.

The ‘The Pics’ link above will lead you to the main Twitter Nudes site, which is (how many times will I have to say this?) not really safe for work. I mean, if someone gave you a cup that said “Horse Poop” you wouldn’t drink it and then complain they didn’t point out it’s not good to drink, would you?

Then again, why are you friends with someone who carries around cups of horse poo? I think you need to review your social circles…

Long story short, if you don’t want to see nude people, don’t go to a website with ‘nudes’ in the URL. That said, this subdomain http://blog.twitternudes.com will always be nude free.

Hope you enjoy the site, so get involved and spread the word!

~Warlach