Michael buble

[sam_gordon]

No one ever said that people don't make remarks or look or laugh at others. The difference is doing it in a private conversation with the people you are with and posting a very public picture with very public remarks.

Comparing apples to apples, would it be ok for dd and friend to follow some girl around the mall saying very loudly "you are dressed like a thotl" so that everyone in the mall hears it? Or for me to loudly announce in my office to some student that her clothes are too tight and follow her around all day so everyone hears it?

I don't see her as a victim either but I also can see that some opinions and remarks should not be made public.

So what's the magic number of how many people need to see you before it's not ok? Let's say she encountered 100 people on her trip that day. 50 of them talked among themselves commenting on her too short shorts. That's OK, but thousands commenting on them on the internet is bad? Where's the line? What if she wore those shorts to an University of Michigan football game? There's 100K+ people there.

 

[Tiggeroo]

I don't think he was laughing at her. I think he was saying hey hot butt. The only person to be bothered by that would be his wife, if she cared. I agree, if you dress like that you get the attention. I really doubt the girl cared. If she did she would say, dag, I'll never do that again.

 

[scoutie]

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I wonder how folks would feel if, instead of this woman, the joke was a pooh sized woman who happened to be wearing unfortunate knit shorts that ended up wedged up into her butt. Wearing Mickey ears and buying a turkey leg in her favorite theme park. Funny? Was she asking for it, wearing too tight shorts?

I remember a thread about this not too long ago, and people were outraged. Body shaming isn't ok no matter what the size.

 

[luvsJack]

So what's the magic number of how many people need to see you before it's not ok? Let's say she encountered 100 people on her trip that day. 50 of them talked among themselves commenting on her too short shorts. That's OK, but thousands commenting on them on the internet is bad? Where's the line? What if she wore those shorts to an University of Michigan football game? There's 100K+ people there.

Its not about how many saw her. Its about how many he made the remarks to.

 

[sam_gordon]

Its not about how many saw her. Its about how many he made the remarks to.

Then what's the magic number?

Also, what about his remark is insulting? Here's the comment again to refresh your memory:

There's something about this photo Lu took that seemed worthy of Instagram.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Well, she was out in public.

But mocking people for what they wear is just not funny, whether it's PeopleOfWalmart or Michael Buble or just some high school queen bee.

 

[luvsJack]

If you cannot figure out a number that changes a remark from a private remark between a couple of people and one made to thousands, I don't know what to tell you.

My memory is fine, thanks. That remark wasn't insulting, but there is an insinuation there that can be taken either way. The hash tags are not complimentary either and can also be taken either way.

 

[JanaDee]

If you cannot figure out a number that changes a remark from a private remark between a couple of people and one made to thousands, I don't know what to tell you.

My memory is fine, thanks. That remark wasn't insulting, but there is an insinuation there that can be taken either way. The hash tags are not complimentary either and can also be taken either way.

Here are the hashtags for those that don't know...#‎myhumps‬ ‪#‎babygotback‬ ‪#‎hungryshorts‬ ‪#‎onlyinmiami‬ ‪#‎picoftheday‬ ‪#‎beautifulbum‬

Though I fail to see how calling it a beautiful bum isn't a compliment.

 

[luvsJack]

Again, there is an insinuation there that can be taken as he is making fun of her or he is admiring her. His wife took the picture, I would venture to guess she was not admiring the girl.

 

[wvjules]

Again, there is an insinuation there that can be taken as he is making fun of her or he is admiring her. His wife took the picture, I would venture to guess she was not admiring the girl.

Why not? I admire other women. Girl definitely had a nice bum...just didn't need to be showing half of it.

 

[luvsJack]

I guess we shall all just have to agree to disagree. I simply do not think that having social media gives anyone the right to post pictures of anyone else without that person knowing it. And I really do not think that this man and his wife took the picture with the intent of showing the world the girl's nice butt. Sorry, don't believe it.

 

[Kbee]

I guess we shall all just have to agree to disagree. I simply do not think that having social media gives anyone the right to post pictures of anyone else without that person knowing it. And I really do not think that this man and his wife took the picture with the intent of showing the world the girl's nice butt. Sorry, don't believe it.

Well if she didn't want her butt shown to the world then she should have worn shorts that didn't let half of it hang out.
You are right having social media doesn't simply give you the right, its the fact that this girl was out in public that gave him the right to take a photo and do whatever he wanted with it.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Well if she didn't want her butt shown to the world then she should have worn shorts that didn't let half of it hang out.
You are right having social media doesn't simply give you the right, its the fact that this girl was out in public that gave him the right to take a photo and do whatever he wanted with it.

Yeesh... That's a slippery slope.

 

[sam_gordon]

Yeesh... That's a slippery slope.

Not really. That "right" (to take pictures in public and do what you want with them (aside from profiting)) has been around for centuries. It's what news organizations rely on to shoot video or stills. There is no expectation of privacy when you're out in public.

If you want to argue whether it's moral or ethical to do so, that's one thing. But it is everyone's "right".

 

[goofinoff]

I can't believe this has gone on for 6 pages. And not just because I "can't resist the Buble charm".

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Not really. That "right" (to take pictures in public and do what you want with them (aside from profiting)) has been around for centuries. It's what news organizations rely on to shoot video or stills. There is no expectation of privacy when you're out in public.

If you want to argue whether it's moral or ethical to do so, that's one thing. But it is everyone's "right".

By that line of thinking, a creep taking pictures up a girl's skirt as she walks up a flight of stairs has that right too. Or maybe she shouldn't wear a skirt short enough to allow that to happen?

Look... Like I said before, I don't think he is a horrible person for this, but all of these "she was asking for it" comments are sad to me.

 

[Kbee]

By that line of thinking, a creep taking pictures up a girl's skirt as she walks up a flight of stairs has that right too. Or maybe she shouldn't wear a skirt short enough to allow that to happen?

Look... Like I said before, I don't think he is a horrible person for this, but all of these "she was asking for it" comments are sad to me.

She was asking for it. Do you think she went out like that NOT looking for attention? She got attention, that is what happens when you wear something that draws attention to you. Unless you are on the beach, your *** cheeks hanging out is going to draw attention and I am confortable enough saying that she dressed that way on purpose. I don't feel bad that her pic was posted and comments were made.

 

[librarymom2007]

Are you familiar with Michael Buble? Anyone that follows him or has been to any of his concerts knows he has a naughty sense of humor. That picture (taken by his wife, btw) wasn't posted to ridicule or mock anyone.

I have seen him like 8 times (huge fan obviously) and yeah he can be an ******! But it's all in good fun and I freaking love him and his sense of humor. People are so sensitive.

 

[luvsJack]

She was asking for it. Do you think she went out like that NOT looking for attention? She got attention, that is what happens when you wear something that draws attention to you. Unless you are on the beach, your *** cheeks hanging out is going to draw attention and I am confortable enough saying that she dressed that way on purpose. I don't feel bad that her pic was posted and comments were made.

Its really sad that in this day and age, we still blame the girl for wearing the "too short shorts" or the "too tight skirt" or the "too low top". Wow, setting thinking back 50 years in one fell swoop.

 

[wvjules]

Blame her for wearing too short shorts? Ummmm yea. She wore them. Do you think someone else forced her to wear them? She is not a victim of anything. Wearing shorts with your butt hanging out is most certainly asking for attention...she will get it, good or bad. Now, that does NOT mean that someone wearing skimpy clothes is asking to be raped, or if she was raped that she was asking for it by what she was wearing. No one is saying that, at all. And this is not setting things back 50 years ago. This is today. This is how some women choose to dress. They will get attention.