> If people don’t want to be associated with these videos then perhaps they shouldn’t be uploaded.

I don't often use the word privilege, but there it is.

What’s privileged about suggesting you shouldn’t upload videos of people without their consent. It’s often illegal for very good reason.

> What’s privileged about suggesting you shouldn’t upload videos of people without their consent.

You're suggesting that people shouldn't upload videos of themselves with the consent of everyone involved unless they are willing to attach their full name in a way that could plausibly lead to their employer or entire extended family discovering it.

This is a serious concern for people in conservative religious families or who work for people who are. It increases their risk of unjust retaliation or violence and impairs their ability to express themselves when the increased risk induces self-censorship.

What you said looked more like "If women didn't want videos of violence against them uploaded, they shouldn't do that."

How can you twist: “If people don’t want to be associated with these videos then perhaps they shouldn’t be uploaded.”

To what you just said?

The entire thread is about people uploading videos without other people’s consent, so I really don’t understand the mental gymnastics involved.

The entire problem is that people don't want to be associated with videos which have already been uploaded against their will.

It seemed like your comment missed that point.

The proverbial horse is already out of the barn, and it sounded like you were suggesting closing the proverbial barn doors.

So I take it Retric is your full legal name? Or are you posting under a pseudonym? If you don't want to be associated with your comments maybe they shouldn't be made.

Is that the point you are trying to make? Why is porn "special" in this regard?

It’s video that’s special in this case not porn. Comments come from one person, video can include hundreds but only one person needs to upload it.

In the cases of Mainstream movies you can trace consent before they end up on the big screen. But, online it seems like people want anyone with access to a file to be able to do anything with it. Hacker find some cool footage, wow let’s post it to everyone!

If society weren't bunch of puritanical prudes walking around with sticks firmly implanted in their rectums whether someone created pornography or not wouldn't be an issue at all.

This entire "problem" is the result of society's backwards thinking towards sex and sexuality.

People not wanting videos of them being raped to be uploaded has nothing to do with them being prudes.

I wouldn’t want someone to upload a video of me being mauled by a Tigre or suffer some other horrific event being posted online without my consent.