Earlier this month, a video of Drake touching his genitals was released and the rapper became the most commented person online. Instead of treating this case as a violation of privacy, it turned into material for memes and online humor. The rapper himself, with a reaction in the story, even though he admitted that he had no idea that this video would be published, treated it as a joke.
The same response has been given to other similar incidents that have been published before about Jesse Williams, Chris Evans, or Justin Bieber.
On the other hand, when the same thing happened to Jennifer Lawrence, she was criticized and called a bitch for sending nude photos to her boyfriend. Miley Cyrus, Dakota Johnson, Bella Thorne and Kate Upton have also been insulted and offended in many ways for similar incidents.
But why?
"Society dictates that it's fine for men to show their physical 'values,' so publishing them is neither a problem nor an embarrassment," explains Karen McLean, director of the department of social work at the public University of Connecticut.
"Society celebrates these incidents for boys and this is also the main reason because women are insulted for their sexuality. Since men and boys are not widely seen by society as sexual objects, but the opposite happens for women, this gives society the "right" to turn them into targets of attack", she says.
If a woman's image would be ruined and probably her career would be damaged by the publication of such photos, a man is more likely to turn everything around and congratulate himself.
These situations remind us once again of the problems that society has, which do not seem to be solved soon. And in situations like this, it is worth noting that every individual has the right to do whatever he wants with his body without being judged or asking for permission. Also, the publication of private details should be treated with the same seriousness as a violation of privacy for everyone, when there is no knowledge and approval for their publication.
