There’s nothing more romantic than posing nude in front of a camera for your loved one. It signifies an intimate level of trust, and establishes a sexy, scandalous feeling, knowing how daring and carefree you are.

Of course, that romantic rush of audacious giddiness is somewhat short-lived when you discover that those sexy, scandalous pictures have been posted on the Internet or mailed to every male in the KU listserv.

With the digital camera’s recent coming-of-age, the long time trend of amateur pornography has hit an all time high, with exploited nude videotapes or pictures being e-mailed, printed, and posted on the internet or the dormitory bathroom stalls. With the semi-recent Paris Hilton sex-tape scandals and the Girls Gone Wild lawsuits, you’d think that girls these days would be smart enough to keep their top on in front of a lens, no matter how many times they hear the empty promise of “I swear, no one else will see it.”

But sure enough, every day as I walk on campus I see at least one girl whose naked picture has been posted all around a frat house or a web site, and is completely oblivious to the fact that anyone but her sweetheart has seen it at all.

Unfortunately, I, as well as everyone else that has seen her in compromising positions on the Internet, can’t help but have a chuckle at her expense.

It all makes me wonder what on earth these girls were thinking when the flash went off, pun intended. Some girls allow themselves to be photographed because they think the guy will like them more. Others do it because they’re drunk and aren’t really thinking straight. Still more run off to Mardi Gras and come home with their hard-earned beads, not realizing that their little peep show is playing over and over on various Web sites. Some just don’t think about the possible consequences.

Once these types of pictures have been viewed by the public, its hard to re-establish respect from strangers that have just spent fifteen minutes either beating off to or laughing at your naked body. There are, however, cases where girls don’t realize they’re being filmed. I can’t count how many parties I’ve been to where there’s been someone with a video camera taped to his or her hand, eagerly awaiting the chance that some girl will get so sloshed she won’t realize she’s taken her top off. And of course there’s the chance that your hot and sweaty hook-up is being broadcasted live all over the Internet “American Pie”-style.

And what about the legal liabilities? Technically, according to the Kansas Legislature, nude photos cannot be copied or printed without written consent of the person being photographed, but in this day and age, there are plenty of loopholes people can jump through.

Sure, there’s nothing wrong with shooting a few kinky sex tapes with your spouse, but when the person behind the camera isn’t legally bound to you, chances are that there’s nothing stopping those compromising photos from being e-mailed to your parents. So, college co-eds, the smartest advice for you is to leave the porno to Jenna Jameson; she looks better doing it than you do anyway. Tune in for next week’s scandal: Boys Who Will Say Anything to See You Naked. There’s nothing more romantic than posing nude in front of a camera for your loved one. It signifies an intimate level of trust, and establishes a sexy, scandalous feeling, knowing how daring and carefree you are.

Of course, that romantic rush of audacious giddiness is somewhat short-lived when you discover that those sexy, scandalous pictures have been posted on the Internet or mailed to every male in the KU listserv.

With the digital camera’s recent coming-of-age, the long time trend of amateur pornography has hit an all time high, with exploited nude videotapes or pictures being e-mailed, printed, and posted on the internet or the dormitory bathroom stalls. With the semi-recent Paris Hilton sex-tape scandals and the Girls Gone Wild lawsuits, you’d think that girls these days would be smart enough to keep their top on in front of a lens, no matter how many times they hear the empty promise of “I swear, no one else will see it.”

But sure enough, every day as I walk on campus I see at least one girl whose naked picture has been posted all around a frat house or a web site, and is completely oblivious to the fact that anyone but her sweetheart has seen it at all.

Unfortunately, I, as well as everyone else that has seen her in compromising positions on the Internet, can’t help but have a chuckle at her expense.

It all makes me wonder what on earth these girls were thinking when the flash went off, pun intended. Some girls allow themselves to be photographed because they think the guy will like them more. Others do it because they’re drunk and aren’t really thinking straight. Still more run off to Mardi Gras and come home with their hard-earned beads, not realizing that their little peep show is playing over and over on various Web sites. Some just don’t think about the possible consequences.

Once these types of pictures have been viewed by the public, its hard to re-establish respect from strangers that have just spent fifteen minutes either beating off to or laughing at your naked body. There are, however, cases where girls don’t realize they’re being filmed. I can’t count how many parties I’ve been to where there’s been someone with a video camera taped to his or her hand, eagerly awaiting the chance that some girl will get so sloshed she won’t realize she’s taken her top off. And of course there’s the chance that your hot and sweaty hook-up is being broadcasted live all over the Internet “American Pie”-style.

And what about the legal liabilities? Technically, according to the Kansas Legislature, nude photos cannot be copied or printed without written consent of the person being photographed, but in this day and age, there are plenty of loopholes people can jump through.

Sure, there’s nothing wrong with shooting a few kinky sex tapes with your spouse, but when the person behind the camera isn’t legally bound to you, chances are that there’s nothing stopping those compromising photos from being e-mailed to your parents. So, college co-eds, the smartest advice for you is to leave the porno to Jenna Jameson; she looks better doing it than you do anyway. Tune in for next week’s scandal: Boys Who Will Say Anything to See You Naked.