The use of Photography within the context of \"flirting\". Best answer on the web

  • Articles and/or observations of individuals using pictures of themselves, either male or female, as a form or way of flirting.


  • To make a short story long..... It seems that a male took some pictures of himself in different stages of dressing. He had a digital camera and he showed the pictures, still in the camera, to three female coworkers. They apparently were not all together when he did this. They are all friends and the three ladies received apologies from the guy with the camera. The ladies told their friend that he should seek some professional councelling because they believe that a normal male would not do that. He says it is a type of flirting and that he has never "come on" to anyone. He also said he never would show an image to someone who is not a close friend. So he asks me to find out it there is anything out on the web that might agree with him. scuba1


  • A proper answer considering recent court cases.


  • I have a story that was told at the recent funeral of my grandfather in law. On his first date with his future wife, he had her pose for a few photo portraits. This was many years ago and photo development took a while. So, he decided to take the portraits on the first date and this gave him a reason to have her back for a second date so he could give her the portraits. They didn't really hit it off on the first date, but she wanted to see how the photos turned out so they had a second date. They were married over 50 years.


  • Hello and thank you for your question.

    The problem that your friend has is that these days, in the US and elsewhere, what used to be considered fun or flirting is more often now considered a type of workplace harassment.
    And conduct that is funny or flirty on the movie screen, etc.
    http://mohabbat.com/images/film_strip.jpg
    may not come across that way in real life.

    "Examples of prohibited conduct include, but are not limited to, ... display of sexually explicit pictures, greeting cards, articles, books, magazines, photos, or cartoons." http://hr.umc.edu/handbook/harassment.html

    "display of sexually offensive photographs drawings or graffiti"
    http://info.med.yale.edu/owm/harassment_guide.html

    "nude or seminude posters, photos, cartoons"
    http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/stuserv/pdf/harassment.pdf

    Misconception: "Peers just just like to flirt and tease each other--no harm is meant by it." Reality: "Flirting is fine if it is wanted and mutual. Harassment by peers is different, and comes in many forms, such as teasing, unnuendo, inappropriate sexual comments, ... obscene jokes or e-mail messages, sending pornographic photos, sexist graffiti, etc." http://www.sexualassault.virginia.edu/harassment_rethinking.htm

    The conduct that you describe does not sound pornographic to me, so I would place it in the gray area between flirting and harassment. "Are employees allowed to flirt on the job anymore? Can they tell off-color jokes? What happens when someone gets offended? Who decides what is appropriate, and what is not? Should employees be required to tolerate some minimal level of offensive sexual behavior within the workplace? .... The line is drawn between acceptable sexual conduct and sexual harassment where the conduct becomes unwelcome. However, as the courts continue to grapple with the definition of unwelcome sexual conduct, their decisions have not followed a predictable pattern." http://www3.uakron.edu/lawrev/robert1.html

    The legal standard for flirting as harassment is that to be harassment, it must be persistent and unwelcome. http://international.udel.edu/studyabroad/faculty/know_before_you_go2.html

    So in the case that you describe, I think the answer is whether the episode with the camera was an isolated event. If there was no other unwelcome talk, pictures, etc. then your friend probably will not be sued or lose his job for the behavior. But he should consider it a lesson and learn from it - - times have changed!
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  • The Movie swimfan, where the female lead sends nude pictures of herself to the guy she's trying to get.
    The movie Gia, where Angelina Jolie tries to court her makeup artist by posing nude for her photographer


  • There is a scene in the movie The Truth About Cats and Dogs where the two women are competing for the photographer by posing while he photographs them. It's not at all pornographic (nobody takes off any clothes), but is flirtatious. He is not aware that there is a competition going on.
    - Hammer









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