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AIBU - nude & topless photos on Etsy

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Branches1 · 21/06/2020 13:29

Was just browsing on etsy when the 'You may also like' section suggested full frontal nude 'art prints'. Not a prude, but now I know not to browse Etsy in the presence of DCs, let alone allow them to browse etsy.

The account I was looking at sells photographic prints, but no nudes or anything related to that - I looked through their entire shop after this and it's just landscapes etc. Nothing in my search history should have made the algorithm think that I wanted to purchase risqué photos, I have searched for cake decorations and clothing in the past. I am not a frequent etsy user at all. And no, there is nothing on the general search history either - brand new cheap laptop purchased for kids to use for school during lockdown, and yes I checked the search history :)

Am I being unreasonable for not having anticipated this? Is Etsy unreasonable for not offering a safe search function (I asked and and they don't)

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CastleCrasher · 21/06/2020 13:31

It probably just doesn't distinguish between types of photographic print.

TheQueef · 21/06/2020 13:31

Safe from what tits?

RaininSummer · 21/06/2020 13:42

Strange thing to show you but they are just nudes, does it matter if children see them.

MolyHolyGuacamole · 21/06/2020 13:46

Unless it involves dripping bits of the male or female anatomy, it's just art Grin

SeriouslyRetro · 21/06/2020 13:49

Arty nudes aren’t really pornographic.

The naked body isn’t sinful. But I haven’t seen the prints to know what the visual is.

4Smalls · 21/06/2020 13:54

YANBU. Totally agree OP.

ViciousJackdaw · 21/06/2020 13:57

Bloody hell, it's only breasts. Funny how they're only sexual when it suits people's agenda. Not sexual if breastfeeding, completely outrageous if art.

Bluntness100 · 21/06/2020 14:00

I don’t think it would occur to them that some people felt unsafe round an image of breast op or an art nude.

I think due to your extreme sensitivity maybe you could ask someone to search on Etsy for you and not use it yourself?

LastTrainEast · 21/06/2020 14:05

Nothing wrong with nakedness as such. Consider visiting an art gallery.

Alabamawhirly1 · 21/06/2020 14:08

Would you take your kids to an art gallery? Lots of tits and muffs on display there.

Children are fed from boobs, I can't really see an issue with them seeing them unless it's in a porno.

Alabamawhirly1 · 21/06/2020 14:12

Actually tbf to op, if you search erotic art in etsy you do actually get full on porn. Some of its censored, but not well and not all of it.

If she got any of those pictures I'm not surprised she doesn't want her kids seeing it.

DartmoorChef · 21/06/2020 14:12

I think you are being very precious and ott unless they were pornographic photos.

JaniceWebster · 21/06/2020 14:19

if you search erotic art in etsy you do actually get full on porn
Shock

as I always thought as etsy as a bit twee, for no reason whatsoever, I have to admit that would never had occur to me.

That said, no one should let their kids browse anything without supervision, so YABU OP.

4Smalls · 21/06/2020 14:38

That said, no one should let their kids browse anything without supervision, so YABU OP

So tired of this argument. Are parents really able to supervise multiple children every moment they are on a computer? I don't think it would occur to most parents that their children are likely to encounter porn (not just an art photo with breasts ffs) on Etsy.

TwoPlugs · 21/06/2020 14:44

Err... so I just stuck "erotic art" into Etsy and OP and a PP are right, that ain't arty pictures of breasts! That's some shocking stuff. My eyes...

JaniceWebster · 21/06/2020 14:45

So tired of this argument.

you might be tired, but that's being a parent. Take responsibility.
If your child is too young to be faced with unsuitable material, don't let them alone in a place full of it.

Pretty sure you manage to supervise your young children when they are in the kitchen cooking or baking, so why couldn't you when they are on the internet?

Ceebies is safe. "internet" is not.

Brownieinthewine · 21/06/2020 15:18
Grin
BreakfastAtLitanies · 21/06/2020 15:40

If your children aren't old enough to see a picture of a nude human, they aren't old enough to go online shopping.

BreakfastAtLitanies · 21/06/2020 15:41

Or even, if they're not mature enough go see a naked human they're probably not mature enough to be trusted to online shop.

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