I don't get the impulse and it really weirds me out. Why do you take candids?

it's gross, but i get the mindset; they get off on the taboo, the chance of getting caught. it's that same endorphine rush that shoplifters get, or that people get when they perform sexual acts in public... it's that thrillseeking aspect they get off on as much as the fetish itself.

i find it pathetic and invasive. i think the candids board should be purged, it makes us all look like creeps.

I never bother to check that thread because it's gross and invades the privacy of women

Simple reason: People don't care unless it happens to them. Rather it's taking a candid of some woman's boobs, ass, or belly, as long as they don't get caught, they're going to continue taking candids and post them online for upvotes and karma.

And of course you're going to have people trying to justify this. Some of the biggest excuses I've seen have been "Oh, the NSA spies on us and records us", "By law I can record anyone in public without their consent" and "If she didn't want people to record her, then she shouldn't had been wearing that tight outfit".

But at the end of the day, there's nothing you can do about people taking candids. There's always going to be someone recording someone and people arguing for and against it. And because of this, I doubt Admin would risk having his site implode from a civil war if he removed the candid section.

(July 22, 2018, 12:20 am)TacoTamale But at the end of the day, there's nothing you can do about people taking candids. There's always going to be someone recording someone and people arguing for and against it. And because of this, I doubt Admin would risk having his site implode from a civil war if he removed the candid section.

that's one of the reasons i've been feeling like deleting my account here lately. encouraging this behaviour by having a board dedicated to it is gross and creepy. it makes everyone here look implicit by proxy.

but, what can you do? creep are gonna creep, and we can't stop them. maybe a good sock in the nose would.

(July 22, 2018, 1:09 am)theo hex

(July 22, 2018, 12:20 am)TacoTamale But at the end of the day, there's nothing you can do about people taking candids. There's always going to be someone recording someone and people arguing for and against it. And because of this, I doubt Admin would risk having his site implode from a civil war if he removed the candid section.

that's one of the reasons i've been feeling like deleting my account here lately. encouraging this behaviour by having a board dedicated to it is gross and creepy. it makes everyone here look implicit by proxy.

but, what can you do? creep are gonna creep, and we can't stop them. maybe a good sock in the nose would.

I'm not into the candids for a lot of the same reasons you're not, but I don't mind having them there. This entire board/community is already one degree more "creepy" than the "normal" population by virtue of catering to people with a fetish. I don't see what difference it makes at that point. And no, it's not a slippery slope or anything: posters can make plenty of excuses for some of the stuff we find distasteful, but there are no excuses for things that are unquestionably morally reprehensible or illegal, which is why you won't find anything like that here. So all in all, I think we do OK. And yeah just... avoid the candids section.

(July 22, 2018, 1:50 am)Akhenaten I'm not into the candids for a lot of the same reasons you're not, but I don't mind having them there. This entire board/community is already one degree more "creepy" than the "normal" population by virtue of catering to people with a fetish. I don't see what difference it makes at that point. And no, it's not a slippery slope or anything: posters can make plenty of excuses for some of the stuff we find distasteful, but there are no excuses for things that are unquestionably morally reprehensible or illegal, which is why you won't find anything like that here. So all in all, I think we do OK. And yeah just... avoid the candids section.

i avoid that board, just as i don't comment on threads dedicated to women i don't find appealing. i just think candids pass over that thin line of public invasiveness.

some here mention that posting instagam/facebook/youtube/reddit/etc content is creepy, but people post that stuff publicly. when you purposely post things on social media, you're encouraging people to look at those images. anyone who gets shocked that their pictures and videos get around is ignorant at least, delusional at best.

that said, i've seen people use the social media analogy, and it's false. if a pregnant woman is shopping at target for drapes and mouthwash, she isn't going out with the intent of having her picture taken, to be shared on forums. yeah, i've seen the old argument, "it's legal to take pictures of people in public!", but that doesn't negate that it is invasive to women. i can only wonder how the creeps over on the candids board would feel if people started randonly taking their pictures while minding their business out in public? it's always fine until it happens to you personally.

:rant over: shit's creepy, i avoid that board. out.

Whatever. People do it to share it with other people on the thread. Some people like that. If you don’t, don’t go to the thread. Don’t make a separate post asking why it’s weird. Just think that in your head and wonder why people do that.

(July 22, 2018, 3:39 am)theo hex that doesn't negate that it is invasive to women. i can only wonder how the creeps over on the candids board would feel if people started randonly taking their pictures while minding their business out in public? it's always fine until it happens to you personally.

No argument here. I agree with you entirely. I'm just not going to make a stink about it because even though I find it distasteful and over a line, it's still "look, don't touch" and anyone who's been here long enough has seen plenty of proverbial touching and knows that that's WAY worse.

Found the weekly complaint post. If you don't like the section of the site, then don't visit it. Simple as that. It's not like people outside of this fetish will look at you better than those who do take candids.