Originally posted by FireIce:
[b]Female Students Photo Appearing On "Adult
Site"
Local female students' pictures have been found published on an
adult-flavoured site. This has attracted the attention of many
parents. Mr Sun discovered his daughter surfing a controversial
site, and emailed the press:
"She (daughter) showed me pictures of girls in uniform, some of
which are sexily posed, in a teasing and daring manner. She
revealed to me that she is under peer pressure to take her own
pictures and post them on the net. She is currently studying in an
all-girls school. I was stunned. She is only 16."
The site that raised Mr Sun's eyebrows is www.sggirls.com. When the
writer entered the site, he discovered that users can sort the
pictures by nationality, theme, people. Among the pictures include
those with "adult flavour", as well as voyeuristic shots.
With regards to the female student pictures that Mr Sun
highlighted, the writer observed that they are just candid shots
and playful moments. No doubt there are some daring pictures, they
are very different from the more provocative shots in other parts
of the site. However, the board consists of lewd comments by
surfers, criticising figures and looks. That's what made parents
uncomfortable.
Besides, pictures in sggirls.com are categorised. (with a
disclaimer that pictures not suitable for the underaged will not be
displayed) This appears to show that this site is a socially
responsible community. But, as the writer uses the filter, he still
get hit results of adult pictures.
With the slogan: Oriental and Beautiful; enjoy and share pictures
of the most beautiful Singapore girls (and other countries),
sggirls.com is a very popular site. It houses a wide collection of
ladies' pictures, especially singapore girls, allowing surfers to
browse and leave their comments on the board.
The site claims to clock up to 10.7million hits a month. To verify
the figure, the writer tried to contact Jason through the mobile
number listed on the site, but to no avail.
What Teachers Say?
A secondary school teacher who declined to be named expressed that,
"As a reflection of self-identity, teenagers find recognition and
shotr-term happiness through online communication and from others'
criticism. Seldom do they know or realise the consequences of
dissemination of information on the net."
He said, "These students tooks the shots at the spur of the moment.
They uploaad their pictures on some websites, or they take pictures
of their friends and upload them. Some students may not know that
their pictures have been taken, some were taken and uploaded to
sites without permission. They were shocked when they discovered
their pictures being abused."
He added, "On the other hand, some students know that they can
upload pictures freely, but do not have the power to remove them.
Most of the times, it's due to insufficient knowlegde on how the
site operates, resulting in some misunderstaning."
What Students Say?
The most "in" thing among teenagers is Blog, which is also a
channel to upload and share personal pictures. Do bloggers worry
about their pictures being misused or being posted at controversial
sites?
Wong XX (22yrs old, graduate) has the habit of sharing her personal
pictures on her blog. She told the writer, "People will ill
intention abusing the pictures is unavoidable. I'm not against
posting daring pictures, like bikini pictures, as long as the
pictures are decent. If you upload your own pictures, you should
have considered carefully and thought of the consequences. You
don't have to bother what people say"
What Parents Say?
On the topic about how to monitor their children using the
Internet, at the same time, practise effective communicationn, Fei
Yue Counselling Services' Mr Ling said, "Parents should have deeper
knowledge of the websites, so they will not be biased, and the
children will not repel. More importantly, parents should set the
principles right, like not restricting the children to make friends
over the net, but should warn them about the dangers
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translation courtesy of FI[/b]
thanks FI
