Revenge porn is the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos of individuals without their consent. The sexually explicit images or video may be made by a partner in an intimate relationship with the knowledge and consent of the subject at the time, or it may be made without their knowledge. This term generally refers to the uploading of this sexually explicit material to humiliate and intimidate the subject, who has broken off the relationship.
Some time ago in Italy some, thing like that happened when an elementary school teacher was fired because her ex-boyfriend sent her nudes around after they broke up. When she found out, she told him to delete them he and she asked him why he would ever do something like that. He replied that he felt entitled and justified in doing so since their relationship was only based on physical attraction, not on love or respect. Since she wanted to report it, he threatened her by saying he would have released more images like that if she'd decide to do so. When the news got out some parents decided to remove their children from the school.
The principal of the school publicly shamed her in front of the other teachers and then asked her to resign since she wasn't considered suitable for that school anymore. She was almost forced to leave the job if she wanted to be able to work again and if she didn't want this to leave a mark on her for her entire life. Her behiavour was considered irresponsible and not appropriate for an elementary school teacher by the public opinion. She was insulted and shamed and many people were saying it was her fault, since she was the one who sent those pictures and videos in the first place.
In my opinion she cannot be held accountable for what happened. The fact that someone decides to share sexually explicit content with somebody else doesn't give them the right to send it to other people. She sent those images and videos to somebody she trusted and she was intimate with, I think it's absurd that she lost her job and that many people think she deserved what happened to her and that it's her fault. In my view her sharing nudes with her boyfriend shouldn't be considered inappropriate behaviour for an elementary school teacher. She's a victim and the school principal should have been on her side and tried to help her instead of being against her and making her lose her job.
Do you think that her and the women or men in her situation deserve what happens to them since they voluntarily sent those pictures?
Do you think it's right to shame people in her situation or it's just the other person's fault?
Do you think that since she's an elementary school teacher she shouldn't have done that?
Do you think that the way the principal decided to handle the situation is right?
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Interesting topic and very well written Chiara! Be sure to check back on Thursday as you could have replied a bit more.
No girl deserves this to happen to them. he shouldn't have sent them out if she trusted him with them. Although sending explicit pictures isn't good he shouldln't have sent the pictures around.
I don't think her intent was for it to spread out and shown to everybody besides who she sent the pictures to. Shaming her in this situation is very bad because she was definitely most likely not the first and only person to be sending explicit photos and it only shows how terrible the principal really is. Another point is that her work life and her social life shouldn't combine in the way that hers did. And the principal definitely handled this in a very publicaly humiliating way that was not very professional.
I do not think that she deserved this to be happened to her. She is the one who sent the pictures to him, but he definitely should not have sent them out to other people. I do think the principle did the right thing. I understand why parents wouldn't want there children with her but all in all it was a awful situation.
I don't think sending nudes is ever a good thing, and if you send them, you should make sure the person you're sending them to will not distribute them. I don't think it is right to shame people who are in her situation because the situation itself is a bad enough consequence that she has to live with. I think since she is an elementary school teacher she isn't being a very good example and shouldn't have sent them in the first place. I do not think the principal handled the situation correctly, and he should've just asked her to resign without publicly shaming her.
I don't think those kind of pictures should have been sent in the first place, because those pictures can be used against you in the future. I know she trusted him but a break up can happen, he had those pictures and he was flooded with bad emotions towards her. When you heart is broken like his you tend to do some unforgivable things.
I think that if they got sent in the first place that it would be because they have trust in you. I think it wasn't her fault for his actions and what he did and it ruined her job. I don't think that she should have sent them in the first place but that is my opion and I dont think the person who got them should even keep them in the first place. I think that it was her choice to do it.
I don't think those types of pictures should be sent at all, this just adds to the reasons why you shouldn't do it because it will just come and ruin your life later. It was all consentual though, so therefore the boyfriend shouldn't have shared them with people other than himself.
It is absolutely disgusting how she was treated, and she didn't deserve what she got at all. Revenge porn is a disgusting crime that I wouldn't wish on anyone, and I hope that the poor lady involved gets her justice in some way or another. Adults should be able to live their lives without doing anything harmful or heinous in peace without repercussion, and it's disgusting that now because her nude body was shown to everyone against her will she's being blamed for it.
I don't think you should send nudes to people as a whole. If your relationship with someone is only based on having sex and sending nudes. That relationship is almost guaranteed to fail. Nothing good comes out of sending nudes because something like this is happening. So yeah, I think she can totally get held accountable because the only reason her ex had those images was that she sent them in the first place. However, It's ridiculous that her ex didn't get in trouble because he was the one who sent them out. I also agree that the principal went too far by making her resign. They could have solved the problem with other solutions.
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