"Dick pic" is a recent term that describes men who send pictures of their genitals through social media messages or "dating" apps. Although the term has been circulating for some time, its use increased with widespread media coverage of the fall of politician Anthony Weiner. His downfall was accelerated in part by revelations that he had sent such pictures and other sexual messages to a number of women (and a 15-year-old girl).
Edhe pse këto foto mund të duken një temë e çuditshme për kërkimin akademik, një numër shkencëtarësh socialë kanë studiuar përvojat dhe pritshmëritë e atyre që marrin fotografi (ose video) të tilla, dhe atyre që i dërgojnë ato.
Një studim i kohëve të fundit zbuloi se në mesin e grave në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar të moshës 18-36 vjeç, 46% kishin marrë një, dhe 9 në 10 raportuan se fotografia ishte e padëshiruar. Pothuajse të gjithë ata që raportuan se kishin marrë një fotografi të pakërkuar thonë se kjo ndodhi fillimisht para se të ishin 18 vjeç. Në një sondazh të ndryshëm të njerëve beqarë +18 në SHBA, mbi gjysma e të anketuarve treguan se kishin marrë një foto të tillë dhe nga këto, 90% nuk e kishin kërkuar.
A significant minority of teens engage in sexting, but approximately 8% report having received a non-consensual sex / text message. Consistent with the finding of this survey, a study of Canadian teens found that it was common for teenage girls to take "unwanted pictures" from classmates.
One girl in the study explained that taking these photos happened so often that she and her friends joked about making "a collage of all the photos taken in the last three years" as a cover for a high school graduation notebook. . Teenage girls in Sweden have also reported that taking unwanted photos is a "daily" phenomenon.
Although not all such pictures are unwanted, research suggests that girls tend to experience taking pictures as annoying and disturbing. A UK survey found that women who take pictures are most often described as "slanderous" or "stupid", but 44% of men who send pictures said they believed women would think of images as "sex ". Among American women, the most common reactions to taking unwanted genital photos were feelings of annoyance and not feeling respected. Similarly, a study of Danish high school girls found that these young women often felt disgusted when they took unsolicited pictures.
In a recent study on 11- to 18-year-old girls in the UK, researchers interviewed teenage girls about their experiences in taking genital photographs. 76% of girls reported having received one. The girls indicated that these messages were usually unsolicited and unsolicited. However, they added that they found it difficult to formally report these messages (whether in an application, whether at school or other authority). Instead, they tried to ignore the messages or block the sender (especially if the sender was unknown).
According to the girls in the study, the genital photos were often from completely unknown people, but also friends of friends.
About 70% of girls in the UK study explained that they were also asked by a boy or man to send nude photos. In fact, the girls indicated that nude photos of men were often sent to persuade a girl to send nude photos of herself in exchange. One girl described it this way: "They send a picture and say 'now it's your turn'".
Complicating the matter further, the girls told the researchers that some boys actually send fake genital pictures, so they send pictures that are not actually their pictures.
To make matters worse, the girls reported on many occasions that if they did not send the nude photos, the boys would sometimes retaliate by starting a rumor that the girl had sent them nude images. This pattern is consistent with the dual sexual standard often identified for girls versus boys. As one teenage girl put it during the study: "For boys it 's like a trophy, while for girls it' s embarrassing."
Researchers and activists have drawn some conclusions from these types of studies.
Some argue that all of this should be seen as a kind of technology-mediated sexual harassment. Indeed, many young people do not seem to realize that sending these types of images often falls into the realm of criminal activity.
Others have focused on the need to transform youth culture online with an emphasis on the importance of consent and have sought easier ways for young people to report non-consensual sexual messages. It is also important that "internet security" training focuses on those who send these images, not just the girls who receive them. Leaving the burden on girls to deal with these messages, we ignore the need to teach boys not to send them.
Source: Psychology Today
