Define what is "obscene, pornographic, or indecent"

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GreenMonkey
GreenMonkey Member Posts: 666
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

After reviewing the rules defined on breastcancer.org, I noted the following, "You agree not to post messages (public or private) that contain material that is inappropriate, unlawful, hateful, profane, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, hostile or indecent." 

Under a Nipple Reconstruction forum I posted a link to a photo of my CV flap nipples - 4 days post op and was warned that this was not permitted. I am trying to determine if this information is correct. 

Is it true that breast cancer survivors in a breast cancer discussion board related to breast reconstruction can not post a link to photo's of they're surgery? 

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  • cheryl1946
    cheryl1946 Member Posts: 1,308
    edited December 2012

    I don't kmnow the answer, but it does seem strange doesn't it?

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  • GreenMonkey
    GreenMonkey Member Posts: 666
    edited December 2012

    it really does... (strange being a good word to use). 

    I have posted all of my photo's on my blog - pictures from day one post BMX, through failed surgeries, to what I hope is now a successful surgery. i see my mounds/foobs as badges of honor. I am proud of them. My blog is not pornographic in anyway, rather, it is informative. 

    I was recently in New Orleans and stopped in the police station to see what the rules were regarding public nudity - specifically, being topless with no areole or nipples. I was told that if I was a trans gender man, with protruding breasts but still had a penis I could go topless. And if I was a women with no areole or nipples I could go topless. But once I had both, I could be arrested. 

    For the record, currently, I have noobs and nips. both are an illusion. 

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  • greenfrog
    greenfrog Member Posts: 269
    edited December 2012

    It all seems a bit odd. Pornography, as far as I am aware, is something designed specifically to generate sexual arousal. Don't see how nipple recon ticks that box! Have you asked why the link is not permitted?

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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Member Posts: 1,439
    edited December 2012

    Green Monkey...you are a hoot! I love that you stopped into the police station : ) 

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited December 2012

    Who told you that this was not permitted? If it is related to breast cancer, we don't typically have an issue with this.

    Updated to clarify: the member who said she had been warned was describing her experience in a different forum, on a different site, with different moderators. And the warning was about posting private information, not about obscenity, pornography or indecency.

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  • 1Athena1
    1Athena1 Member Posts: 6,696
    edited December 2012

    Wasn't this topic originally posted in another forum (or am I dreaming)? If so, why was it moved?

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