Massachusetts court says 'upskirt' photos are legal

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**dogma**

Howard A Treesong wrote:

The problem is that 'upskirts' started with magazines and sites online publishing photos of celebrities getting in and put of cars etc at various events. That's unpleasant enough, but it's morphed into this thing about putting your camera up the skirt of unsuspecting members of the public. It's probably a form of sexual assault, or harassment at the very least.

Oh, it is way older than that. Seeing what you're not supposed to be able to see has been a sexual fetish since the dawn of man.

**Relapse**

dogma wrote:
Howard A Treesong wrote:

The problem is that 'upskirts' started with magazines and sites online publishing photos of celebrities getting in and put of cars etc at various events. That's unpleasant enough, but it's morphed into this thing about putting your camera up the skirt of unsuspecting members of the public. It's probably a form of sexual assault, or harassment at the very least.

Oh, it is way older than that. Seeing what you're not supposed to be able to see has been a sexual fetish since the dawn of man.

It's definitely sad when someone has so little respect they pull those kind of antics.

**dogma**

Relapse wrote:

It's definitely sad when someone has so little respect they pull those kind of antics.

I only believe its sad when the person being seen is being violated.

**Ouze**

stanman wrote:
If they want to defeat up skirters women can always I dunno... maybe wear underwear?

"If you didn't want me robbing your house, you should have invested in better locks"

**Kilkrazy**

Gentleman_Jellyfish wrote:
Monster Rain wrote:
Where's the Dakka misogyny brigade?

Or is there an unrealistic portrayal of a female in a video game keeping them busy?

Maybe it's because disagreeing with the majority opinion established in this thread will get someone labeled as a misogynist?

No, it's because it is misogynist to blame women for not wearing burkas when men sneakingly take pictures up their skirts rather than blame the men for a perverted invasion of privacy.

**Medium of Death**

dogma wrote:
Howard A Treesong wrote:

The problem is that 'upskirts' started with magazines and sites online publishing photos of celebrities getting in and put of cars etc at various events. That's unpleasant enough, but it's morphed into this thing about putting your camera up the skirt of unsuspecting members of the public. It's probably a form of sexual assault, or harassment at the very least.

Oh, it is way older than that. Seeing what you're not supposed to be able to see has been a sexual fetish since the dawn of man.

I guess the problem lies in what was once a chanced glance, coupled with circumstance, is now immortalised by the photograph. Upskirts are a little different though as nobody is at that eye level 99.99% of the time.

**Kilkrazy**

People have been dressing to impress forever.

The point about the upskirt shot is that the woman didn't put her panties on display, the man involved deliberately contrived a way of looking at what was intended to remain hidden. This is no different really to drilling a hole between the mens and womens changing rooms at a gymnasium.

**Steve steveson**

MrMoustaffa wrote:
I feel bad for all the kilt wearers who are now vulnerable to having their privacy violated

All the times I have worn a kilt I have never had my privacy violated. I feel left out now

**SilverMK2**

Steve steveson wrote:
MrMoustaffa wrote:
I feel bad for all the kilt wearers who are now vulnerable to having their privacy violated

All the times I have worn a kilt I have never had my privacy violated. I feel left out now

But isn't that because you were showing off the goods willy nilly (if you will excuse the expression)?

**Frazzled**

Bullockist wrote:
People who do upskirt shots creep me out , how they think it is ok to do this I have no idea. In fact that we have as a society a term 'upskirt' referring specially to this action in general use also creeps me out.

Is there a law in the US that once a week there shall be an insane court ruling/law proposed in a US state...it certainly seems so atm.

Its not insane at all. There's a concept in the law here that, judges have to follow what the law says. Its an amazing concept.

Looks like Mass already voted to modify the law appropriately. Move along, nothing to see here.