It Was MY Opinion
FOLLOW-UP TO A PREVIOUS BLOG ENTRY
Well, since I posted my Adult Profile Photo blog a few days ago, I’ve received a number of comments. A few were posted on here but many more have been by e-mail or private message. By far, the majority of those responding have been in agreement, but there have been those, as predicted, who have been offended. And a few who don’t seem satisfied unless they can change my opinion to theirs.
The whole point of my blog is to express MY opinion, and I have always believed EVERYONE is entitled to at least that . . . their opinion.
Everyone has different taste — taste in food, taste in clothes, and taste in photos. The fact that you cook your chicken different from the way I cook mine does not make yours taste better. It does not make mine taste better either, it just makes them taste different.
My only point was THIS IS A BODYBUILDING SITE and is open to ALL ages. However, it seems that some of us are more interested in the number of hits our page gets than showing true accomplishment or progress. And we will show as much skin as it takes to get those hits.
I am somewhat surprised that so many of the cheesecake photos are from mothers. And they seem proud for their children to view ALL of the photos posted here. It leaves very little to the imagination. I believe (emphasis on I) this is inappropriate for children and I hope they don’t have issues in the future because of this. That would be unfortunate.
If some of our profile photos were submitted to Match.com or eHarmony.com for posting in our profile, they would be REJECTED. If we appeared on a competition stage in our underwear, we would not be allowed to compete. SO WHY IS THIS KIND OF PHOTO ACCEPTABLE ON HERE?
I wish Bodybuilding.com would delete the newest photos and most visited sites from the homepage, or change it to show NEW MEMBERS only. That would eliminate this competition and, we can still use the photo page to find the truly NEW photos that have been posted in the category we want to see. Of course, as one of you commented to me, not matter what the rules are, some will always find a way around them.
I was told that if you find a photo objectionable you can report it. I will start doing that in the future, and I would encourage more of you to do the same. Perhaps the rules will be changed.
I’m not going to stop using this website because of the adult photos, but I will continue to supervise my grandchildren when they are on here, just as as I supervise the TV and movies they watch.
Again and as always, this is just my opinion. -Ray
June 8, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Ray,
There have been many complaints/arguments about this in the past. It has been brought up to BB.com moderators as well…..nothing has really changed….as long as there is no obvious nudity they pretty much let it go….its unfortunate, but its the way it is around here.
June 9, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I agree with you, but as, "AloneIStand" said it has been brought up before. I do feel, that the more people complain, the more likely it will change. I guess it is like this in anything that is done in life. This was a good blog.
June 14, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I’ve had a problem with this from the beginning but chose to hold my opinion because I know how this business works. As ray pointed out, this is largely a social networking site. The larger the number of subscribers, the more attractive the site is to potential sponsors. So we shouldn’t expect Bodybuilding.com to have very high standards. The only fix I can see to this problem is members being more vigilent and vocal to offenders. In other words, shaming people from posting pictures not related to bodybuilding and fitness.