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Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave. Douglas College New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca STAFF LIST Natalie Serafini Editor-in-Chief Meditor@theotherpress.ca Eric Wilkins Assistant Editor Massistant@theotherpress.ca Angela Ho Business Manager Chris Paik Distribution Manager Cody Klyne Layout Manager Joel McCarthy Graphics Manager Ed Appleby iHustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Angela Espinoza News Editor Minews@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor Marts@theotherpress.ca Sophie Isbister Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor Mopinions@theotherpress.ca Eric Wilkins Sports Editor Msports@theotherpress.ca Sharon Miki Humour Editor Mhumour@theotherpress.ca Cazzy Lewchuk Staff Writers Senior Columnists Steven Cayer Brittney MacDonald Jerrison Oracion Margaret Matthews Contributors Patrick Vaillancourt Viv Steele A Revealing information Cortsssion: I’ve sent nude photos. They were a handful of pictures of my breasts—all slightly out of focus but clear in their revealing nature—which I sent to my then-boyfriend. While I own up to the fact that I made that choice, it’s also a choice I’m not happy with having made: the context behind my choosing to hit send ona series of blurry Snapchats was convoluted, and left me perky, bouncing ghost icon. He never took screenshots as far as I know, but of course Tl likely never know (since Snapchat is renowned for not being particularly dependable or safe). I regret what I did, and know that I could conceivably be punished for my choices; but particularly following the recent I wonder why we're collectively punishing and shaming people for a violation of their bodies and privacy. Technology’s pervasive presence in every nook and cranny means that the decision to share something privately has become a public matter. Well, © Getloknowus! © The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. © The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes : the public has weighed in, and : apparently the victims of the mass nude photo leak are to : : blame: these women created the : : content—although it was their personal property, created for : personal-use or to share with : trusted partners—and it’s their : fault someone violated their property, privacy, and bodies. I don’t think I—or any other person who takes nude : photos—deserve punishment : for trusting someone I thought feeling anxious as I watched that I cared about. I don’t think I : should be shamed for sending : two-second Snapchats to my : then-boyfriend. I wasn’t asking for anything. As Luke O’Neil writes for Esquire.com, “[Ml]ost of the : people who consume these : [leaked photos] and trade them back and forth like young men : might have done with prized series of leaked celebrity photos, : : generation would scoff at the : suggestion that there’s any : : analogy to be made here to rape. : : Much like we've seen in nearly : every other realm, however, our : ethics here have not caught up : to the technology. Very few of : us would hide in the bushes : outside of a woman’s home in baseball cards in a previous papers from all across Canada. © The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners. : order to catch a glimpse of her: : getting changed, but how is that : : any different from this?” : have caught up with the technology: as Farhad Manjoo : tweeted, “I’ve never heard ; anyone respond to financial : : hacking by saying, Just don’t use : : online banking. That’s what you : get for using credit cards.” : old accusation that “You were : asking for it,” the less apt it : becomes. This victim-blaming is : an outdated accusation, though : we continue to apply it to : different situations of violation: : women who take nude photos, ? women who drink “too much,” : women who wear short skirts, : women who go out alone at : night, and women who leave their door unlocked. As Lena: : Dunham tweeted, “Seriously, do : : not forget that the person who : stole these pictures and leaked : them is nota hacker: they're a leaked bodies for inspection, : ogling, and ridicule. We : belittle their forethought and : intelligence when they get : “caught” taking nude pictures Well, some of our ethics The more we dust off that sex offender.” We take these women’s =e EE Pe | : (as if they’re the criminals), yet say astoundingly little of ; the people who hacked their : property. We feel entitled to ; these women’s bodies, and to : judge them unmercifully— : however unfair that judgment. The reason we say these women were asking for it is because we want to feel safe : and complacent in the thought : that we know better, that we’re : immune. In reality, you don’t : know when youre vulnerable— that’s what makes you vulnerable. An unknown person : could hack into your laptop : camera without your knowing, and a peeping tom could spy on : you through your window. We persist in excusing : criminals in the same ways— : slut- and victim-shaming is : astoundingly commonplace in our discussions of violation. Our : world is changing, making the : private public and facilitating ; judgment from the peanut : gallery, but it doesn’t justify : shrugging and laughing in the : face of crimes. Hello gorgeous, Metals Grego Editor-in-Chief coc Ug 9) CEM] @ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress (J twitter.com/theotherpress youtube.com/user/theotherpress instagram.com/theotherpress