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to think it's odd to post pics of yourself in your underwear on facebook??

35 replies

nappyaddict · 14/10/2009 01:05

I have seen younger girls do it perhaps at 16, 17, 18 and though not to my taste just think oh well it's cos they are young, naive and don't know any better. Surely by 23 you should have stopped doing it? Especially when they publicly state that the reason is to show someone what they're missing

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LowLevelWhingeing · 14/10/2009 01:07

FB is weird full stop.

I shouldn't know things some things about some people.

YouLukaAmazing · 14/10/2009 01:07

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Brightonavengerreturns · 14/10/2009 01:08

I WILL SHOW YOU MINE, if you show me yours1

jasper · 14/10/2009 01:10

what a great idea.
Now where did I put my old grey pants and saggy vesy?

Brightonavengerreturns · 14/10/2009 01:27

Watch it Jasper, our Vicar@s been popping out of his yfronts a lot these days! Ie is very worrying

CheerfulYank · 14/10/2009 01:37

My mom's friend's daughter (age 14 ffs) got caught posting a ton of FB photos of herself in nothing but underpants. (And a well-placed arm) EWWWWWWWW

Brightonavengerreturns · 14/10/2009 01:45

Vicar's been known to try that one too!

jasper · 14/10/2009 01:51

I like the sound of your vicar

Brightonavengerreturns · 14/10/2009 02:06

You can meet him on Club Penguin. He has the giant pink igloo with the candelabras. He very accommodating. Online.

jasper · 14/10/2009 09:06

my kids will know him if he is on CP

sherby · 14/10/2009 09:09

i left fb yesterday

i draw the line at needing to know what family members scored on the 'how horny am I' quiz

thatsnotmymonster · 14/10/2009 09:16

A friend's teenage daughter (18) is always posting pics of herself and friends in underwear/swimwear etc. Thought that was bad enough, can't imagine anyone older wanting to do it though.

jasper · 14/10/2009 09:18

I can't get over how many pictures some people post on FB.
A young friend of mine has about 2.000

diddl · 14/10/2009 09:18

LOL at showing someone what they´re missing!!

If he´s dumped you, he knows what you´ve got & he´s not interested in it!

YANBU

PixiNanny · 14/10/2009 09:31

I don't get it either. My 'friends' from school have been doing it from 13 years old on myspace and facebook. It screams "Attention seeking slut" to me I'm afraid,especialy when paired with hundreds upon thousands of 'friends' who they don't actually know and who seem to be of their preferred gender... I have two photos of me in a bra, they stay on my computer! Though, I'm not as concerned about bikinis and things, as long as it is somewhat tasteful or just obviously of the person having fun, not pouting and posing

I have loads of photos though. I upload most of the photos I take to facebook at some point, however I also have a flickr, which has the photos I like best on for my perusal

skihorse · 14/10/2009 09:40

YANBU - I am desperately unhappy with the way in which young women feel they need to "be sexy".

My beautiful, lovely, intelligent 14 year old cousin has over 1000 photos of herself on facebook - many of them where she's gazing up at the camera pouting and you can see her cleavage. Then she tells me that she has a 24 year old man asking her out.

CyradisTheSeer · 14/10/2009 09:42

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MamaG · 14/10/2009 09:43

IT's weird isn't it. My nephew's girlfriend (about 23 I think) has loads of herself in underwear and swimwear, all pouting. She models and then posts the pics on FB.

The thing is, she's got a great body but not a great face [miaow] and it just looks odd to me. There's one of her pressed up against some tiles, body soaking wet in a bikini AND YOU CAN SEE THE LOO IN TEH BACKGROUND

skihorse · 14/10/2009 09:46

mamag that's part of the problem I think - they all think they're blinkin' glamour models - but a fake tan, fake hair & fake nails will never make up for basically lacking "beauty". I have another 22 year old cousin who has a bunch of pics of her writhing all over the floor in the world's tiniest bikini - they look professionally shot to me. But as lovely and young and bouncy as her body is - she works in an office in East London and she is NOT going to be marrying a footballer or having a ONS with Jude Law any time soon.

SolidGhoulBrass · 14/10/2009 09:50

I think some people should stop trying to mind everyone else's business for them. If people want to post pics of themselves in their underwear, it's up to them. If you don't, don't do it. But better a bit of cheerful exhibitionism than being someone who rushes round shrieking at other people to cover themselves up because their bodies or faces are in some way unacceptable.

GibbonWithAnAppleBobbingBibOn · 14/10/2009 09:54

At 23 she is no longer a child so, meh, whatever.

MamaG · 14/10/2009 09:57

Do you now what SolidGhoulBrass you're absolutely right. I'm glad my nephew's GF has enough body confidence to be able to do this and its much better than her being self-conscious. I'll stop being such a miserable jealous old bag!

(but i stand by the cringy loo pic horror)

skihorse · 14/10/2009 09:57

I'd rather be a "hideous shrieker" than devalue myself by draping my carcass over the bathroom so that some stranger on facebook thinks I'm 'sexy'.

SolidGhoulBrass · 14/10/2009 09:59

Skihorse: Well dear, if you think your body is currency, do be aware of market fluctuations and the fact that it's a depreciating asset.

harleyd · 14/10/2009 10:00

pmsl sgb

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