Genderless Nipples exposes Instagram’s double standard on nudity

[Danee]

 Genderless Nipples exposes Instagram’s double standard on nudity  Account uses closeup photos to remind us that nipples are nipples

A new Instagram account is using closeup images of nipples to test the photo-sharing app’s notoriously strict policy on female nudity. The account, @genderless_nipples, publishes user-submitted photos of both male and female nipples, drawing attention to what many see as a clear double standard in Instagram’s moderation policy.
“Men are allowed to show their nipples, women's get banned,” the account’s bio reads. “Support ALL genders! Let's change this policy!”
Instagram and Facebook have come under strong criticism in recent years for aggressively censoring female nudity — sometimes to the point of absurdity. Facebook has used its policy to censor famous works of art, historical images, and photos of women undergoing mammograms. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, even removed a photo of a cake because it looked like female breasts, as The Daily Dot notes.
The social media sites are entirely ambivalent about male nipples, however, as activists have been quick to point out. A 2015 campaign encouraged women to photoshop male nipples on their topless photos, in a test of Instagram’s censorship policy, while the #freethenipple movement calls on women to post topless photos in an ongoing effort to destigmatize the female breast.             
     All of the photos on @genderless_nipples are closeups, with submitters’ names and genders remaining anonymous. From this vantage point, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish male from female, which is entirely the point.

n an email to The Huffington Post, the account’s creators, Morgan-Lee Wagner, Evelyne Wyss, and Marco Russo, said they decided to launch the page during the US presidential election. (The account was originally launched under the @genderlessnipples handle, which was later hacked. It has since been restored.)
“During that period, so many horrible things were said by candidates, and their supporters, about woman rights and gender equality, that we decided we should do something about it,” the students wrote. “And what better way to start spreading a message of gender equality than pointing out the rules of social networks?”
     It appears that the effort has already run afoul of Instagram’s community standards. A

published on Monday to @genderless_nipples said that one of its images was removed from the site. According to the account, it was a photo of a male nipple.
“Instagram, you can't even tell the difference between male and female nipples; who could!?” the caption reads. “So why even bother banning female nipples if they can be so similar?”



http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852900/genderless-nipples-instagram-censorship-policy

[Density]

well now this is clever indeed.  they should also use Captain Falcon's victory pose also as a representation for when they are victorious in their campaign; CF's nips can't contain themselves.

[NakedIsNatural]

With the FreeTheNipple movement and the NormalizeBreastfeeding campaign going so strongly, I'd be surprised if these silly nipple bans were still in place in a couple years.

[cp]

 

Great Article, exposing Double standards, with a bit of luck the people in charge will read it a realise how silly they sound... and change the rules.... ( fingers crossed )

[Naturalguy87]

Instagram is weird.  And yes, they definitely have a double standard.

They are also very inconsistent when it comes to their policy on bare butts.  For instance, there are many, many naturist themed instagram pages that feature user-submitted photos taken from the rear.  So, naturally, their butts are showing.  And most of these pages have been there for a long time, have a huge fanbase, and are generally left alone.  Likewise, I've seen several of the same submitters post the same photos on their personal accounts, with no repercussions.  So, I figured it would be safe to make a similar account (which I did) to compliment my Tumblr...I think I posted a total of 4 or 5 pictures, which involved tasteful rear-end nudity, then one day I login and get a message saying I violated the T&C and my account was closed.  Go figure.

Not meaning to derail the topic, but yeah.  The double standard needs to end.  Even tho I'm a guy, I think I'm gonna submit my nipple to this project.  It's a brilliant idea.

[astaggs]

Brilliant idea, those three who created this account are awesome

[cp]

Instagram is weird.  And yes, they definitely have a double standard.

They are also very inconsistent when it comes to their policy on bare butts.  For instance, there are many, many naturist themed instagram pages that feature user-submitted photos taken from the rear.  So, naturally, their butts are showing.  And most of these pages have been there for a long time, have a huge fanbase, and are generally left alone.  Likewise, I've seen several of the same submitters post the same photos on their personal accounts, with no repercussions.  So, I figured it would be safe to make a similar account (which I did) to compliment my Tumblr...I think I posted a total of 4 or 5 pictures, which involved tasteful rear-end nudity, then one day I login and get a message saying I violated the T&C and my account was closed.  Go figure.

Not meaning to derail the topic, but yeah.  The double standard needs to end.  Even tho I'm a guy, I think I'm gonna submit my nipple to this project.  It's a brilliant idea.

[BellaJordan]

Genderless Nipples exposes Instagram’s double standard on nudity  Account uses closeup photos to remind us that nipples are nipples

A new Instagram account is using closeup images of nipples to test the photo-sharing app’s notoriously strict policy on female nudity. The account, @genderless_nipples, publishes user-submitted photos of both male and female nipples, drawing attention to what many see as a clear double standard in Instagram’s moderation policy.
“Men are allowed to show their nipples, women's get banned,” the account’s bio reads. “Support ALL genders! Let's change this policy!”
Instagram and Facebook have come under strong criticism in recent years for aggressively censoring female nudity — sometimes to the point of absurdity. Facebook has used its policy to censor famous works of art, historical images, and photos of women undergoing mammograms. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, even removed a photo of a cake because it looked like female breasts, as The Daily Dot notes.
The social media sites are entirely ambivalent about male nipples, however, as activists have been quick to point out. A 2015 campaign encouraged women to photoshop male nipples on their topless photos, in a test of Instagram’s censorship policy, while the #freethenipple movement calls on women to post topless photos in an ongoing effort to destigmatize the female breast.             
     All of the photos on @genderless_nipples are closeups, with submitters’ names and genders remaining anonymous. From this vantage point, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish male from female, which is entirely the point.

n an email to The Huffington Post, the account’s creators, Morgan-Lee Wagner, Evelyne Wyss, and Marco Russo, said they decided to launch the page during the US presidential election. (The account was originally launched under the @genderlessnipples handle, which was later hacked. It has since been restored.)
“During that period, so many horrible things were said by candidates, and their supporters, about woman rights and gender equality, that we decided we should do something about it,” the students wrote. “And what better way to start spreading a message of gender equality than pointing out the rules of social networks?”
     It appears that the effort has already run afoul of Instagram’s community standards. A

published on Monday to @genderless_nipples said that one of its images was removed from the site. According to the account, it was a photo of a male nipple.
“Instagram, you can't even tell the difference between male and female nipples; who could!?” the caption reads. “So why even bother banning female nipples if they can be so similar?”



http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852900/genderless-nipples-instagram-censorship-policy

I saw this the other day.  Instagram keeps taking down their photos but they can't prove who is who and I think it's a double standard that men are allowed to show their nipples in public that women can't

[HenryJoseph]

I guess Instagram is a private company and so technically can do whatever they want within the law, but I do wish they would apply their own rules and regulations consistently. There is no good reason (and this also applies to the law) why I woman cannot go topless while I man can. I would probably go further and say the state should never have been involved with prohibiting adults from being naked if they want to be; of course there should be regulations regarding flashing and harassing others (especially children), as well as other laws regarding exploitation, but that's a different topic.