Beware of the betrayal! All of these women either had naked pictures of themselves on their phones they had shared in confidence or were planning on sexting with someone. The hackers who stole their pictures have violated a privacy we all would like to think exists. The pictures were most likely meant for eyes that they trusted. You have every right to share yourself with someone else in anyway, if that is what you choose to do, but when that choice is made for you, it can be devastating. No one has a right to violate you in that way and you need to know that!
If you are flirting with someone or are in a relationship and have fun by sending provocative pictures, make sure that person is trustworthy. You need to be sure those pictures will be kept private and within the confines of your relationship. It is a horrific betrayal to know the person you have faith in would share something so personal with others at your expense, but it does happen. Feelings of guilt, exposure, embarrassment and distrust can seep in if those pictures were shared with others. Mutual sexting is an act that can be just as intimate as sex itself. If someone walked in on you naked, you would probably feel just as exposed as your naked body being shown to others who they were not intended for. It is a violation of your choice. You decide who has the privilege of seeing you without your clothes, no one else. And remember, it is a privilege. So don’t be too eager to just allow anyone to see it.
In the case of these famous women, it was most likely hackers who stole them, which raises another issue in itself. Do we really know what happens to the pictures on our cell phones? Unless you are computer hacker or genius we probably won’t find out but thinking twice before sending out naked pictures may be the best advice!
