Insta-Famous Aussie Models Follow Clementine Ford, Openly Shaming Dick Pic Senders

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We’ve talked about this before and I’ll bet we’ll be talking about it again in the next month. Well we’ll be talking about it again if people don’t learn.

It is not okay to send unwanted dick pics. In fact, if there is no consent from the receiving party of said photographs of genitalia, then these pictures fall under the category of harassment, abuse and assault.

Clementine Ford has championed this issue on behalf of the countless women around Australia (and the world) who receive unwanted images of genitalia via the web or otherwise. Late last year she, and many other members of Twitter, started the hashtag #EndViolenceAgainstWomen – where perpetrators were named and shamed for their indecent online and offline actions. Men and women took part in the viral trend.

Now, Insta-Famous Australian model Emily Sears and her close friend DJ Laura Lux have taken to the web to name their indecent followers. Why? Because enough is enough, people.  , women receiving unwanted explicit material and images is happening far too often. As Laura wrote for Daily Life earlier this week:

“‘Women don’t like unsolicited dick pics’ isn’t a new topic of conversation, it’s something that we’ve been having pretty consistent dialogue about for a number of years now. The thing is, there’s always been zero consequences for online sexual harassment so it doesn’t matter how many news articles are published, how many bloggers write about it, how many women tweet on the subject … men can still get away with doing it with absolutely no ramifications, so they simply don’t care.”

Nothing is going to stop these women from shaming the people online who are contacting them with unsolicited dickpics or explicit content. Not even, say a couple of continents and borders.

It’s estimated that Sears receives a minimum of one to two dickpics a day. She spoke to BuzzFeed News, saying:

“We send the photos as a reminder for them to have respect for women… I think it provides an accountability that people seem to lose online; being behind a screen gives people a false sense of anonymity… I have noticed since posting my responses as a warning that the number has been significantly lower. I think my followers are [slowly] getting the message.”

Yet, similarly to the abuse that is sent to Clementine Ford, despite how vocal Sears has been and despite countless media groups covering this story (BuzzFeed, Ped.TV and DailyLife, to name a few), Sears is still copping unwanted messages left, right and centre.

This does have a positive message for others who are being sent material that they do not want. To not be afraid to speak out and ask someone for help. If you’re receiving content that you do not want, let people know. There will always be help available.

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