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>She is a conundrum: is she titillating or expressing herself, or maximising her reach? Initially, before I was Outed I could not explain any of it. Which was.

>She is a conundrum: is she titillating or expressing herself, or maximising her reach? Initially, before I was Outed I could not explain any of it. Which was...frustrating at the time to say the least. Now, as shitty as getting Outted was I can at least reference part of the explanation: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1396604667094736900 https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/139660466709473690... But as to the rest, I'm still on the fence. I'd like to explain, but these things are very personal, and if I won't explain, I understand why people assume the most likely explanation even if it's unflattering to me. As I said, I'm very aware of my own role in all this.

helsinkiandrew 5y ago
> I'd like to explain, but these things are very personal And you don't need to. Unfortunately people are people - titillation and everything else is in the eye of the beholder - and they will interpret what they see in a way that fits in with their perspective.
throwaway_4ever 5y ago
- SexyCyborg 5y ago
  See: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1396604667094736900 https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/139660466709473690... There's more, but again, until/if I can explain it more fully, it's on me.
  - dncornholio 5y ago
    This explains nothing. I don't think you do yourself much favours here. Because there's a subculture of people like you, it's OK to be half naked in front of kids?
    - spacechild1 5y ago
      > it's OK to be half naked in front of kids? Yes, it's totally ok. What's the problem? For someone from Central Europe, this dicussion seems very bizarre. Go to a random lake in Germany or Austria and you will see women sun bathing topless. I mean, kids literally see boobs from the first day they are born. I am really sick of this puritanical BS!
      - dncornholio 5y ago
        There's a place, there's a time. I won't go half naked to work. I do go half naked to the beach.
        spacechild1 5y ago
        I was specifically referring to the following: > it's OK to be half naked in front of kids?" To me this reads like you are saying that being half naked in front of kids is somehow problematic per se and should be avoided. Maybe this was a misunderstanding. Either way, I don't really understand why you brought up the "kids" topic in the first place.
        dncornholio 5y ago
        My understanding is that most of Youtube's visitors are very young
        spacechild1 5y ago
        Yes, there are many young people on Youtube. But what is the problem here exactly?
- Foobar8568 5y ago
  - rekado 5y ago
    "migrant-infested German metropolis"? WTF is this trash?
    - Foobar8568 5y ago
      No clue, link/site might be toxic, sorry :-/
  - deleted 5y ago
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fxtentacle 5y ago
I'm pretty sure that explaining things will not help here. I mean the demonetization and ToS stuff on YouTube isn't really about Google trying to enforce their morals onto the rest of the world, it's mostly about them making money. Even today, there's a surprisingly high number of very conservative people living in the US & EU. That's why abortions are illegal (or a gray area) and why questions like "Is it immoral for unmarried women to get pregnant?" still get almost 50% yes. Plus the US has a really odd relationship with breasts. Murder on TV is fine but show titties and you're adult-only. I believe it's because so many people are devoted Christians and have matching puritan views. People still say "god bless America" quite often if you consider that modern science suggests that god probably doesn't exist. With that in mind, any content that might anger or drive away the more conservative &/ religious half of YouTube's viewers is risky business for YouTube. They probably couldn't sell you to enough advertisers, which is why they are now refusing to pay you. For them, it's just profit optimization. And that means explaining things wouldn't help.
- tremon 5y ago
  it's mostly about them making money. This excuse really needs to go. It's empty. How a company chooses to make money is an indication of internal culture, and it determines the place the company has in overall society. Every company needs to make money, so what? That doesn't give them carte-blanche in their operations, not even in the US.
- yanmaani 5y ago
  > modern science suggests that god probably doesn't exist Huh? From my understanding, "science" has had the same perspective on this since like forever: it's unfalsifiable either way, but both explanations are at least self-consistent. There's no smoking gun against either side, and so it all depends on your priors.
kragen 5y ago
Nitter link: https://birdsite.xanny.family/RealSexyCyborg/status/1396604667094736900 https://birdsite.xanny.family/RealSexyCyborg/status/13966046... I fully support your right to sculpt your body however you choose. The people who are uncomfortable with it should take responsibility for their own feelings instead of blaming you for them.

helsinkiandrew 5y ago

> I'd like to explain, but these things are very personal And you don't need to. Unfortunately people are people - titillation and everything else is in the eye of the beholder - and they will interpret what they see in a way that fits in with their perspective.

throwaway_4ever 5y ago

SexyCyborg 5y ago
See: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1396604667094736900 https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/139660466709473690... There's more, but again, until/if I can explain it more fully, it's on me.
- dncornholio 5y ago
  This explains nothing. I don't think you do yourself much favours here. Because there's a subculture of people like you, it's OK to be half naked in front of kids?
  - spacechild1 5y ago
    > it's OK to be half naked in front of kids? Yes, it's totally ok. What's the problem? For someone from Central Europe, this dicussion seems very bizarre. Go to a random lake in Germany or Austria and you will see women sun bathing topless. I mean, kids literally see boobs from the first day they are born. I am really sick of this puritanical BS!
    - dncornholio 5y ago
      There's a place, there's a time. I won't go half naked to work. I do go half naked to the beach.
      - spacechild1 5y ago
        I was specifically referring to the following: > it's OK to be half naked in front of kids?" To me this reads like you are saying that being half naked in front of kids is somehow problematic per se and should be avoided. Maybe this was a misunderstanding. Either way, I don't really understand why you brought up the "kids" topic in the first place.
        dncornholio 5y ago
        My understanding is that most of Youtube's visitors are very young
        spacechild1 5y ago
        Yes, there are many young people on Youtube. But what is the problem here exactly?
Foobar8568 5y ago
- rekado 5y ago
  "migrant-infested German metropolis"? WTF is this trash?
  - Foobar8568 5y ago
    No clue, link/site might be toxic, sorry :-/
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

fxtentacle 5y ago

I'm pretty sure that explaining things will not help here. I mean the demonetization and ToS stuff on YouTube isn't really about Google trying to enforce their morals onto the rest of the world, it's mostly about them making money. Even today, there's a surprisingly high number of very conservative people living in the US & EU. That's why abortions are illegal (or a gray area) and why questions like "Is it immoral for unmarried women to get pregnant?" still get almost 50% yes. Plus the US has a really odd relationship with breasts. Murder on TV is fine but show titties and you're adult-only. I believe it's because so many people are devoted Christians and have matching puritan views. People still say "god bless America" quite often if you consider that modern science suggests that god probably doesn't exist. With that in mind, any content that might anger or drive away the more conservative &/ religious half of YouTube's viewers is risky business for YouTube. They probably couldn't sell you to enough advertisers, which is why they are now refusing to pay you. For them, it's just profit optimization. And that means explaining things wouldn't help.

tremon 5y ago
it's mostly about them making money. This excuse really needs to go. It's empty. How a company chooses to make money is an indication of internal culture, and it determines the place the company has in overall society. Every company needs to make money, so what? That doesn't give them carte-blanche in their operations, not even in the US.
yanmaani 5y ago
> modern science suggests that god probably doesn't exist Huh? From my understanding, "science" has had the same perspective on this since like forever: it's unfalsifiable either way, but both explanations are at least self-consistent. There's no smoking gun against either side, and so it all depends on your priors.

kragen 5y ago

Nitter link: https://birdsite.xanny.family/RealSexyCyborg/status/1396604667094736900 https://birdsite.xanny.family/RealSexyCyborg/status/13966046... I fully support your right to sculpt your body however you choose. The people who are uncomfortable with it should take responsibility for their own feelings instead of blaming you for them.