Welcome again to everybody! Happy Lunar New Year. Make yourself at home. Go ahead and stand on that inconspicuous floor tile over there. In the time-honoured tradition of our group, here is our weekly discussion thread!
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That makes sense. I know a few people who use IG to promote their work, so I can see how you could do what you do with a carefully curated feed.
If IG could be used to criticise sexualisation, that’s a good thing. I’m still a bit skeptical and think it could backfire. Partly because whatever wave of feminism we’re on today seems to be the political wing of the porn industry in the way it promotes sex work. Once some nudity is permitted on IG, there will be arguments to permit increasingly sexual images because ‘that is what women’s freedom needs’. I am probably overly cynical, though.
I think that’s a valid concern and I completely agree. Let’s hope this new policy will not turn into a sexualized movement as that’s the opposite of what it is supposed to mean.