So far I can't find one good thing about these photos. The most common defense I've heard is "but only my husband will see them." Not so much. First of all, your photographer will and possibly any assistants he/she has. The files will be on their computer for who knows how long, and if they have full rights to the photo they CAN use them for marketing purposes (websites, brochures, sample albums) without telling you. Second of all, everyone at the album making company from the person who receives the submission to the person double checking the order will see this. And if they are guys, the images WILL catch their eyes and stick in their minds. Men are very visual creatures!!!
Another thought I've had is what is a guy to do with this album???? Having it around is likely to cause more temptation to lust. It's our job to lead our husbands to heaven - presenting them with an opportunity to fall into sin is quite the opposite.
The other most common argument I've heard is "at least he's looking at photos of me and not random women." It's so sad to see how widespread and almost commonplace pornography has become. Women are willing to tolerate it and to some extent promote it. Lust is lust is lust no matter who you are lusting after. It's our job to speak up and protect the guys we know and love (and even the ones we don't know yet).
So yeah, in the words of my husband "boudior shots suck."
2 comments:
I totally agree! I am getting married in five weeks, and I would never, ever even consider doing something like that!!!!! Under any circumstance!!!!!!
This is an interesting topic to bring up! These photos might appear "beautiful" through a worldly lens, but they truly are pornographic. It breaks my heart that women feel the need to objectify themselves for their own husbands! Talk about a rocky start to a marriage.
This reminded me of a passage I was recently reading by Fulton Sheen were he states that the level of a civilization is the level of its womanhood. "When man loves woman, it follows that the nobler the woman, the nobler the love; the higher the demands made by the woman, the more worthy the man must be". JPII taught that opposite of love is lust, or the use of a person for one's own pleasure. As women we must encourage our men to LOVE rather than lust, especially within a marriage! Men deserve better, but even more than this, we women deserve better. :)
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