Instagram Finally Revealed the Reason It Banned Nipples — It’s Apple – Mic
Instagram CEO talks #freethenipple and why Miley Cyrus’ boobs can’t be on display on social media
Titties: We will boycott everything Apple en masse worldwide – No iPhone, no iPad, no nothing Apple.
Well , what can we say? Apple CEO Tim Cook is a declared iGay … Is this the reason why Apple hates titties?
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MILEY Cyrus has been open in her support of #freethenipple campaign, but now Instagram has revealed why it bans female nipples.
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom has admitted the company censors pictures of female nipples primarily because Apple’s App store explicitly bans nudity within apps, unless it is rated suitable for those aged over 17.
For a few months now, a growing number of women have been posting topless photos of themselves to their Instagram accounts in opposition to the company’s guidelines that has spurred a campaign called #freethenipple.
Instagram Blames Apple for Not Freeing the Nipple; We’re Not Buying It – The Mary Sue
As breast-havers on social media have been demanding that Instagram #FreeTheNipple and get rid of their arbitrary, gendered rules banning images of nipples on breasts, Instagram has been listening.
Why Instagram banned the nipple Perth Now
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Some of you might still be thinking, “but breasts are just different.” I’d advise you to watch this awesome video above that brings up the following points:
- Back in the 1920s and 1930s, men were expected to wear one-piece bathing suits on the beach, because it was considered inappropriate to see their nipples.
- Clark Gable became the first man to appear topless in a film in 1934’s It Happened One Night, causing a national firestorm of controversy.
- Men got tired of not being able to show their nipples, so they complained. Now, seeing men topless is commonplace.
- If bare-breasted people are relegated to sexual outlets like strip clubs and porn sites, is it any wonder that we only see breasts as sexual and “inappropriate?”
Not to mention the hypocrisy of the fact that women are so objectified that pretty much the entire breast can be visible on magazine covers, on TV, in film, and out the side of couture dresses, but stopping at the nipple gives those who uphold a patriarchal system a false semblance of “standards.” Well, sure most of that breast is hanging out – but at least there’s no nipple!
A trans woman named Courtney Demone is taking #FreeTheNipple one step further with #DoIHaveBoobsNow. She will document her breast growth as she proceeds with her hormone replacement therapy in photos on social media to mark the point at which Instagram and Facebook will deem her breasts inappropriate. It’s an interesting project, and Demone has talked about the fact that losing the privilege of being able to sit out in the sun with no shirt on coupled with the impending restrictions she will face as she grows into a more feminine body highlight the sexism and hypocrisy of these gendered rules.
Breasts are not genitals, people, nor are they exclusively sexual in nature. #FreeTheNipple
Rachel Riley