Why J-Law's “Dirty” Photos Shouldn’t — & Probably Won’t — Make You Think Differently About Her

[big_dog]

The photos of Lawrence are explicit and NSFW, but there’s nothing to suggest anything darker than the sexual appetites of her characters in Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. Lawrence offers so much of herself for us to consume; the problem is that once that audience’s hunger is in place, it becomes increasingly difficult, especially in the digital age, for anyone — star, publicist, fan — to police and control it. Don’t mistake that for victim-blaming: Just because someone is likable and charismatic and a public figure doesn’t mean that they should, or deserve to be an open target; nevertheless, they become so.

Those roles, along with Lawrence’s mainstream turn in the Hunger Games trilogy and dozens of interviews, photo shoots, and public appearances, have constructed a star image best described as that of the Cool Girl, a type whose maxim is to be chill and don’t be a downer; act like a dude but look like a supermodel. Go crazy for pizza while looking gorgeous on the red carpet. Fulfill the most pleasing parts of femininity without any of the parts that annoy, perturb, or otherwise highlight just how difficult it actually is to be a “cool girl” in society.

These photos now exist in the world, and they’re not going away. But as feminists, fans of Lawrence, or just culturally progressive people, we can decide not to align our reactions with the hacker’s intent. In the end, it’s not Lawrence’s job to correctly “play,” and thus defuse, this potential scandal. Instead, let it be our task to perform the difficult but necessary labor of not being scandalized at all.

The only way to prevent a market for these type of photos is to stop treating them, and the “secrets” they reveal, as revelatory or scandalous. They don’t tell you anything new about Lawrence. They don’t make you think differently about her. You know why? Because sexuality isn’t, and shouldn’t be, a dirty secret. In her public appearances and interviews, Lawrence has never attempted to make it so. And just because it’s private doesn’t mean it’s dirty — but that’s an algebra that the scandal machine has labored tirelessly to invert.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/not-a-scandal

[WinkyDink]

1. Perhaps "shouldn't" should be directed to Ms. Lawrence.

[newcriminal]

11. That's pretty sick and not the least bit funny.

[NuclearDem]

13. If that post is suggesting what I think it is

Then I'd strongly suggest self-deleting.

[PeaceNikki]

15. yeah.

[LeftyMom]

16. You looked at images you knew were stolen from women who had no intent to share them?

Sick fuck.

[big_dog]

20. the whole world is talking about what is on there, good grief.

and no i didnt look at them

[LeftyMom]

23. Then why are you giggling like a teenager about them? People have sex. It's none of your business.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

26. Well, if you look at the posting history. It reads like a one man TMZ operation. So I

wouldn't expect much depth there.

[PeaceNikki]

3. What "shouldn't" she do?

[big_dog]

5. its all about pr damage control now, the current generation is a lot more 'forgiving' of J-Law

in the bad olden days of yore, poor Vanessa Williams had to wander the wilderness (show business wise) after her 'lesbian' photos came to light in the lad mags and she was Miss America. Eventually she had a hit singing career down the road

[PeaceNikki]

6. The poster to whom I responded is saying she shouldn't take pics like that.

[PeaceNikki]

10. Thanks.

[big_dog]

18. we need to loosen up as a nation

and stop making it worse

[LeftyMom]

19. Nobody's shaming her. We're shaming people who stole her private property.

Because they're sicko perverts who get off on her lack of consent, and they should be ashamed of themselves.

[JI7]

21. just because someone doesn't want to share things with everyone doesn't mean they are ashamed

[big_dog]

25. nothing is infallible, its just not realistic to think that one can upload these things to the cloud

and still keep total security

[JI7]

27. what does that have to do with whether someone feels ashamed just because they don't

want to share everything with others ?

[big_dog]

41. no shame in her game, just dont post it to the cloud

keep it on polaroids in a locked safe if she wants to have the memories secure

[PeaceNikki]

22. The ONLY 'shame' is that they were illegally obtained.

[WinkyDink]

33. Not for the computer, that's correct. Didn't say a darn thing about photos on film.

[PeaceNikki]

36. they were not "for the computer".

Maybe you should read up on the story before you comment.

[WinkyDink]

32. Look, let's all stop pretending, in 2014, that we think computers are hack-free.

[PeaceNikki]

39. You know what's stupid? Carrying money in your wallet. You really need to leave money in the bank

You are just asking for someone to steal it. Don't blame the person pick-pocketing, they are just trying to make a few dollars like a normal person. And you just have it right there for the taking.

[jakeXT]

14. They tried it on her

Jennifer Lawrence Shown Naked Photos Of Herself By Producers To Encourage Diet

...

Jennifer said: “It was just the kind of s**t that actresses have to go through. Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didn’t lose a certain amount of weight. They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked, and told me to use them as motivation for my diet. They thought that because of the way my career had gone, it wouldn’t still hurt me.”

She added in a fiery tone, ’If anybody even tries to whisper the word “diet”, I’m like, “You can go f*** yourself.”‘

http://www.moviecricket.com/jennifer-lawrence-shown-naked-photos-producers-encourage-diet-57076/

[Rex]

4. That isn't the point imo, her right to privacy was violated and that is wrong.

My opinion of her has nothing to do with it.

[WinkyDink]

37. Apple is a corporation. It claimed to offer security; it failed. There are no "rights" involved.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

7. Of course it won't...

I couldn't have told you who "J-Law" was if you had a gun to my head and I will probably forget just as quickly.

[hifiguy]

17. Same here.

I couldn't pick her out of a lineup. Heard the name/read it in movie reviews but no idea who she is apart from that.

[Nye Bevan]

28. I kept reading those headlines as "Jude Law"

and was getting very confused.

But then again when someone says "Kardashian" I still think of Robert, at the OJ trial.

[NuclearDem]

8. Chalk me up under "so what?"

Not "so what" about the violation of her privacy, but "so what" a woman took a nude picture of herself.

[cwydro]

24. Have not looked.

I find this icky.

I don't even really know who she is.

Certainly would not think less of her because of this idiocy - that some scum thieves photos of her is not her fault.

[big_dog]

29. she probably thought that the security was infallible on the cloud

why even take the risk in the first place?

[Kingofalldems]

30. What's up with the deleted posts in this thread?

[NuclearDem]

31. Some things were written that really shouldn't have been.

I'll leave it at that.

[pinboy3niner]

42. And perhaps a belated realization...

...that it's probably best to avoid more hides.

[cwydro]

34. I barely know who she is

much less think about her in any way.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

35. I for one don't care if she takes nude selfies for herself, her man, her woman....

I assume Jennifer Lawrence is pretty fucking proud of her body.

[mythology]

38. All I know about Jennifer Lawrence

Is that she's been in the two most recent X-Men movies. I have no idea of who she is, nor do I care.

What I care about is that it seems once again Apple's lax security via their "helpful" options like iCloud or remote wipe device have been poorly implemented.

It scares me that Apple wants to get into mobile payments, given that some basic security procedures have been missed by Apple.

I accept that some people like the people who did these hacks suck as human beings. But I expect that companies who have my data will protect it.

[FLPanhandle]

40. I wouldn't recognize her and don't care what pictures she takes privately.

I only think she is naive for storing them online and/or trusting that anything online is safe.

Tough and public lesson for her to learn.