Venting When do my rights/opinions stop and where do your rights/opinions really begin? TW:selfharm

[WhatCouldHaveBeen32]

So, it's probably one of the last times I go on twitter, I hopped through a profile because the person made a funny comment and saw that he does not retweet funny memes or funny comments but only fans and had retweeted a girl with ONLY her thighs covered in scars and the title was something yada yada only fans, and I just closed the tab to be honest with you, yeah , sure, do only fans, I'm okay with that , money = food and bills, I 100% agree, but why the fetishization of self harm? really? are we really stooping that low?

Just saying that IMO you shouldn't do that or at least keep it to some private thing maybe? I don't have a problem with self harm scars , NONE AT ALL!!!! I have some of my own, I also have normal non inflicted scars too but that is not the subject of today, but don't put it THAT way. Like you are POS if you get off from self harm scars, you are most likely looking for a vulnerable person to abuse and the person you are looking for is harming even further by going into these types of parasocial like online relationship + objectifying content. And if you have scars and knowingly engage in these actions, I can't really say I'd support you as a person. Yeah this seems really trashy to say but I don't know.

I titled the post like this because I'm not sure, maybe I'm wrong and everyone can do whatever they want but in this case I don't think it's right to do something like this. But oh well, I heard some people defend the down syndrome deep fake thing too so I wouldn't be surprised if 80% of the population thinks it's okay and it's actually empowering and not objectifying in any way shape or form. I just hate people who flock to people that suffer to leech from them and I hate that people that suffer can just have the idea "turn my mental illness into money" , I don't know, I do empathize, I'm here suffering too but at that point should I really empathize? I don't think it's the right thing to do and I wouldn't do it.

 

[theboy]

I also don't think there is a "valid" reason to empathize with those who enjoy this. There are people who pay a lot of money to see videos or photos of this style

 

[Kalista]

I don't think it's the right thing to do and I wouldn't do it.

whether it's the right or wrong thing to do is just an opinion based on what you believe. monetizing things that are unconventional can be disturbing because it triggers discomfort based on personal or social standards. but that discomfort doesn't automatically make the act immoral. the girl who is monetizing her self-harm scars is making a choice based on what the market demands. many people fetishize countless things, some more socially acceptable than others, but all of it functions on the same principle -- supply and demand. she is simply leveraging what some are willing to pay for. whether one personally agrees or not, the fact remains that consenting adults are engaging in a voluntary transaction.

you mentioned that people who get off to this are looking for vulnerable people to abuse. that's a blanket generalization. most people consuming this type of content are not directly harming her -- they are paying for a product she willingly offers. if there's any exploitation, it comes from how the system makes people feel like they have to sell their struggles to survive, not from the act itself. finding a traditional job may be difficult or not possible for them which might be the driving force for this act, and that is understandable. but calling it always wrong ignores that she's making her own choice. if she knows what she's doing and chooses to sell it, that's still her decision.

people monetize their traumas all the time -- memoirs, documentaries, speaking tours, even therapy work. drawing the line at self-harm imagery simply reflects personal disgust, not any clear wrongdoing.