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Apple: How we slip YOUR data to govts – but, hey, we're not Google
Apple has joined Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo!'s transparency club, releasing a detailed report on the numbers and types of requests for personal records it has received from law enforcement and government agencies around the world. "We have reported all the information we are legally allowed to share," the …
Who's freaking who?
"...because Apple has not received any information requests from the government there."
"Apple notes, "the U.S. government does not allow Apple to disclose..."
As a reminder to everyone, Apple's phones now have a fingerprint scanner. As long as that scanner can make a unique identifier from a human finger, it can distinguish humans uniquely. So Apple can throw up whatever charts and figures they want, they'll never be transparent under the PATRIOT Act. So why are these companies in my country still pretending they have a choice in the matter? $$$$$
Re: Who's freaking who?
I would like to add, that the PATRIOT Act is one hell of a bitch.
Pretend England* sends me a letter of "concern". My country (U.S.A.) knows of this letter, and since U.S.A. treats England like a brother from another mother, my country will tell me I can't say shit about this letter, even though it's from England (Contesting England is very much like contesting my own country...very).
Obviously the bond between England and the U.S.A. is overkill, it doesn't have to be even remotely that strong. It could be a letter from a country like "Changing-Dictators-Daily...But-We-Have-Oil" that could force my mouth shut.
* It doesn't even have to be a country, it could just be ma and pa's bootleggers from around the corner...in any country
Re: Who's freaking who?
The US govt. doesn't have the power to make Apple lie. So while they may be forbidden from saying x, y, or z, if they had been forbidden, it would not serve Apple's interest to lie by saying "we have never been forbidden to say x, y and z." To do such would simply open them up to an otherwise avoidable liability and the chance the truth could be uncovered and do immense damage to the business. They would just remain silent on the subject. That said, section 215 is pretty bad and really should be overturned.
Re: Who's freaking who?
"The US govt. doesn't have the power to make Apple lie."
Of course they do. What do you think Apple, Google, etc... have been forced to do for all these years, tell half truths? No, they've been forced to lie. If it wasn't for Snowden, they'd still be lying about any involvement at all. If it wasn't for Snowden, companies like Microsoft would still be forced to lie about backdoors in Excel.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, they will of course be forced to lie other ways. Whatever lie creates plausible deniability for both sides will be chosen. If only 1 side can have it, it will be the governments. But make no mistake, the lies will still be forced. What good is a lie if it doesn't sound truthful?
"They would just remain silent on the subject."
No they can't. They have the right to make money and sound respectable, even if they are lying. Now to cover up lies, they are using more lies to slow cash loss.
Re: Who's freaking who?
@MyBackDoor Extreme scepticism in the face fit he NSA revelations is understandable. But forcing free men or commercial entities to express views they do not believe, is a red line that simply cannot be crossed if you want to hold any semblance of legitimacy as a democratic government. Even the American government hasn't gone that far. Of course there may be instances of agents of state who find themselves pushed into lying for the government, or citizens who find themselves in a compromised position who find they are pressured to lie, but it is a stretch to believe such circumstances exist such as that would have pushed someone as important (and intelligent) as Tim Cook to lie under the current circumstances and that he would not have had the more simple and less compromising option to simply remain silent.
Re: Who's freaking who?
No, they cannot. USA is a free country, not a Russia or North Korea. And you need a tinfoil. You know, they are out to get you.
Re: Who's freaking who?
forcing free men or commercial entities to express views they do not believe, is a red line that simply cannot be crossed if you want to hold any semblance of legitimacy as a democratic government
I think that legitimacy has since long expired. I would also like to point at the following weasel words in Apple's statement:
We have reported all the information we are legally allowed to share
The need for secrecy was originally for fairly practical purposes: if you tell someone they're under investigation, chances are that you won't find out what bad stuff they're up to. The problem was that such secrecy must expire, and it doesn't. There is another reason why a company may not want to tell you: if they HAVE had to hand off data it's not going to look very good from a marketing perspective. Thankfully, they can always point at mandated government secrecy later to explain why they didn't tell, so not talking about it is a low risk option.
In summary, such statements mean absolutely zip to me. For me, there are no valid arguments to deem them credible.
Re: Who's freaking who?
you want to hold any semblance of legitimacy as a democratic government
But America is not a democracy and seldom even pretends to be one, technically it is a constitutional republic (in the same way the UK is a constitutional monarchy).
If it was democratic everybody would have a vote, if it was democratic voting registration would be unnecessary, the tax authorities know who every body is and where they live so voting documentation could and should be issued automatically, forcing people to claim their voting rights is anti-democratic as it allows those in power to deprive people who might vote against them from voting. Not that the votes cast in the US really matter, firstly if you give Diebold & chums a chance every count will be altered to give the result desired and after that it's the electoral collage that really decides things.
Re: Who's freaking who?
Perhaps they're saying it now because it's true, and when they stop saying it that's a signal that it has become false.
Re: Who's freaking who?
Who knew that "Theft of mobile devices" would fall under "Terrorism"..?
What crock pot being cooked up by Tim. Tim hasn't been friend of his customers, when he made available for sale, customer data to make a quick buck.
Re: Who's freaking who?
"If it was democratic everybody would have a vote". Generally, only citizen are allowed to vote, and I expect that is the general rule in all democratic regimes; children, however defined, also are not generally eligible to vote, and those adjudicated mentally incompetent or convicted of serious crimes often are ineligible. Contrary to the unstated accusation, essentially all others in the US are eligible to vote, and around half of them actually do so. The present flaps over registration, voter ID laws, and gerrymandering are largely political theater on both sides aimed at gaming the system for partisan advantage.
While I think the facts favor manual pen ballot completion over voting machines of any type, and it has been established that the Diebold and other electronic voting machines have vulnerabilities, there is little or no evidence Diebold or orther manufacturers such as Election Systems and Software have acted to affect election outcomes. It's worth noting, too, that the now-preferred optically scanned ballots are, in the implementations I have dealt with, as dependent on uncorrupted software as the touchscreen voting stations.
The Electoral College was established because the electorate as a whole was thought likely to be ill informed and unduly swayed by emotion (see Federalist # 68 for a discussion). While this intent has been undermined by legal and technological changes, some might consider the rise of Tea Party Republicans as clear evidence the framers were quite correct. As an aside, "it's the electoral collage that really decides things" overstates the President's importance in the overall structure of government, an understandable error when the legislators have allowed or encouraged growth of the executive branch to the size it has reached.
Re: Who's freaking who?
Theft of mobile devices is not terrorism, and the article does not describe it as such. Apple describes the device requests as arising from accidental loss or the perfectly ordinary criminal activity, both of which can lead to perfectly ordinary and legitimate police inquiries. Trash Apple and the governments for the things they did that were wrong, not those they did right.
"But forcing free men or commercial entities to express views they do not believe, is a red line that simply cannot be crossed if you want to hold any semblance of legitimacy as a democratic government."
In theory no.
"Even the American government hasn't gone that far. "
It has.
Either you know this and have an agenda for denying it or you don't, in which case you're not as well informed about this subject as you seem to think.
Re: Who's freaking who?
I guess civics classes were dropped along with math and science huh? It's a real shame too. Turns out having those classes provided more value than anyone knew.
The US is a democracy.
Democracy is a broad term that has many different implementations. The only commonality among them being that those who make the laws are granted the power to do so by the citizens. Think about it like Christianity. All the different breeds of Catholics, Protestants and Outright Crazies are still all Christian, they just go about their observances and beliefs differently.
The US has a representative democracy in the form of a constitutional republic. They are two distinctly separate things , and one does not preclude the existence of the other. One is the mechanism for action and the other is how citizens interact with that mechanism.
You're right about the Electoral College, that piece of law is really stupid. It was put in place solely to disenfranchise voters who chose a President that didn't fit with the houses of Congress.
We don't have much data about users
…because nobody uses our cloud services.
Though Apple is underselling themselves here. They have credit card information for almost all iThing users.
Re: We don't have much data about users
Is this a quote from another posting or from the article or from the PDF? I tried to find it but didn't have any luck.
The PDF covers the credit card information as explicitly as allowed, I suppose. That's part of the problem that all the companies are legitimately complaining about, isn't it?
Interesting that Germany runs 2nd right behind the US of A. So much for their famous data protection laws...
Interesting that Germany runs 2nd right behind the US of A. So much for their famous data protection laws...
Oh no, they're reasonably hot on Data Protection in Germany. They're just a tad dodgy when it comes to stealing data from other countries.
Can you keep a secret?
So can I!
Life goes on.
'We do not store location data'
Apple were one of the first companies on the list to be accused of slurping location data. They denied it at first! Did we ever get to the bottom of this? What happened to the slurped data? If users buy an iPad etc today, does it come free of location slurping?
Re: 'We do not store location data'
The data was stored on the phone and wasn't uploaded to Apple. It was fixed several years ago, shortly after whenever it was discovered.
Yeah, you can say "I don't believe them", just as you could say the same about Google when they were caught slurping actual Wifi traffic during the streetview drive-bys.
For all the complaining people do about the high prices Apple charges, that does at least mean the customer relationship with Apple is different than it is with Facebook or Google. When you buy an Apple product, you're the customer, so they want to keep you happy. When you use Facebook or Google, you're the product, and they're more interested in keeping their true customers, the advertisers who pay to sling ads at you, happy moreso than you, the freeloader who gets their services without paying.
Re: 'We do not store location data'
If people transmit radio signals they shouldn't be surprised if unintended recipients catch them.
All this stupidity about WiFi is just hot air. Pure 'security'/privacy theatre. Users should learn how to configure their equipment or get the store where they bought it to do it for them.
It is pretty simple to mask the WiFi terminal you are using or even your GPS location and not particularly onerous, either. I doubt Google has figured out where my motorcycle mounted 3/4G modem+router combo actually is as it remains the same regardless of my physical location.
I get my selection of SIMS by paying tourists $5 for their old SIMS as they check out of hotels. Guess it might keep NSA occupied, too.
Re: 'We do not store location data'
You need help.
Re: 'We do not store location data'
"The data was stored on the phone and wasn't uploaded to Apple. It was fixed several years ago, shortly after whenever it was discovered."
Data is still being stored on Apple deviced, not sure why, and not sure I like it!
Aug 2013: zdnet:
"Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, running on an iPhone 4S, logs and records where you've been, when you were there, and makes it available to view on your device, albeit buried deep in the settings. "
Re: 'We do not store location data'
The devices themselves still appear to be storing location data. You can get at it, but its unnecessarily cumbersome to locate. Some of the data is anonymized and uploaded to Apple unless the 'feature' is disabled. Any other owners care to comment?
Meh, another non-denial
"Perhaps most important, our business does not depend on collecting personal data... Apple's main business is not about collecting information"
Ok, so they don't depend on it and it isn't their main business, I'll even grant that perhaps they aren't interested but they went to great lengths to avoid saying "we don't do it" or even "we only retain credit card and other minimal information that allows us to provide [typical marketing bloviation with an overabundance of superlative words like best, most, magicalest, etc]."
Credibility problem
Apple, Yahoo, Google, Twtter and al. lied, lie and will lie again.
"Transparency club" my arse.
"...our business does not depend on collecting personal data..."
Ha ha ha. ROFL
Don't these companies have an ethics officer to stop these kind of "misleading" statements?
Re: "...our business does not depend on collecting personal data..."
Take a close look at their SEC filings. You'll see that they make most of their money selling i-devices. This does not require the collection of personal data.
Advertising on the other hand (the main business of Google, Facebook and Twitter) does.
Re: "...our business does not depend on collecting personal data..."
And yet they collect that juicy data anyway. Why?
Because money. They are a business if you hadn't noticed.
Re: "...our business does not depend on collecting personal data..."
With few exceptions, most related directly to money, there are no laws prohibiting companies in the US from lying. You can be sued if you lie, but, generally, no regulatory body has control over what you tell your customers.
You can redefine most words specifically in context of a marketing campaign or even a specific piece of marketing collateral. What means something in campaign (x) may not mean the same thing in campaign (y). Dealing with that is actually what most corporate lawyers do, they stay busy writing up the 'official' meaning of terms that will be used in marketing materials.
Re: "...our business does not depend on collecting personal data..."
Because they must have cash flow on their offshore accounts to keep favorable interest rates on their tax free loot.
"Apple also notes that it has never received an order to release information under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT* Act
However, we may never know whether or not they were so served, or if they challenged such an order. Section 215 remains the law of the the land here in the good ol' U.S. of A."
You'll know because they'll stop making the statement that they've never received one.
This was clever of them.
I wonder if this could be extended by issuing a yearly 'statement' to every customer confirming that they haven't been the subject of any govt. ordered search ...
Apple are collecting personal data although the purpose is as of yet unclear. Below is an example of the misinformation and direct lies told to me by Apple staff over the collection of my personal data and its use. I complained because my personal contact data was sucked by the Dictation software. Prior to all of this, I trusted and relied on information told to me by Apple.
I initially tried to discuss privacy issues and the use of predatory software with Apple staff but the junior staff I spoke with agreed that the generalist Apple responses were wholly unsatisfactory in relation to my actual concerns. I was told to send a complaint. I resorted to sending a direct complaint about what I consider to be privacy abuse of not only my data but those of my contacts and being mis-sold software which is not revealed as predatory in relation to privacy and personal data. I was told to send my complaint to an address in Ireland but Apple chose to ignore my initial complaint. I then contacted Apple's telephone helpline and after considerable delay and effort speaking to two senior staff, I had to insist that I had a right to a response to my complaint. I was then told to send a letter to another location. The reasons given for ignoring my complaint were repeated by two Apple senior staff on two separate occasions. It was as follows: 'you can only expect a written response from Apple if you send a written letter to the legal department and if you have legal representation'. I challenged both staff members as I am a law graduate and their statements would conflict with the statutory rights of UK consumers. The same information was repeated on two separate occasions.
I requested but was was never given a copy of Apple's complaints procedure if such a document exists.
Clearly the purchase of the Apple product raises legal and consumer rights based issues but Apple chose to respond to me via technical and customer support staff member, a Data Privacy Officer based in Holyhill. The legal department has not once written to me about the issues even though I was told the matter would be dealt by them and Apple themselves recognise that the issues raise serious legal issues.
This is how seriously Apple cared about my privacy but let's also repeat the misinformation
1 written complaints on data protection and consumer issues must be sent to the legal department - lie
2 written responses to complaints only come from the legal department - lie
3 legal department will only respond if you have legal representation - lie
I also asked Apple to inform me about the nature of the personal information extracted by the operating system and Dictation software so I could make an informed decision as to the information I wanted to be deleted under the Data Protection Act.
Given that I am now also aware that a company such as IBM bans the use of Apple voice assistant software, I believe consumers such as myself should protect their personal contacts and personal data. None of the information I requested has been supplied and the data remains with Apple without my permission.
Apple is not transparent as the facts above show and certainly cannot be trusted by me any longer.
I optimistically look forward to the day when someone creative and honourable like Steve Wozniak or individuals like him give people like me an alternative because presently Apple are just another bad Apple.
Re: APPLE PRIVACY STATEMENT CANNOT BE RELIED UPON
So you used Dictation in the cloud, and chose not to use the offline version of it. You're then complaining that Apple has stored your voice, or are using it or selling it in some way. I suspect the Data Protection Officer has as much legal knowledge as you do - who cares you are a law graduate that doesn't mean anything with regard to your knowledge of the DPA. I'm not sure why you are complaining you haven't received a letter from legal services. Why does that matter?
If you are so deeply concerned why not refer your complaint to the Information Commissioner?
Having said that, you really don't have anything to do with your time other than complain do you! Don't adopt a common sense approach and discontinue use of Dictation. No, that would be silly wouldn't it.
And the suprise is ?
Having read the "service" agreements of Facebook, Twitter, Linkin, tumblr, and some others, I never Joined any them, what they told me in "Service" agreement was enough to see they could strip mine data and tell u later. I wonder what will become of this, will they stop terror, or make more.
Why is everybody so paranoid, it's not like they can use Internet controlled drones, & your phones location data, to bring u a advertising campaign @ your front door, early in morning, yet .....
When mosad develope's ones that fired Radioactive darts, or USA make ones that say Explode in a suspects ear, the world will safer, and power of data will be revealed, and all will be OK ....
US PATRIOT Act
...Someone REALLY wanted their act's initials to spell out "U.S. P.A.T.R.I.O.T."
How exactly is this helping to fight "terrorism"?
Are the NSA really that interested in my high score on Plants Vs Zombies?
Re: How exactly is this helping to fight "terrorism"?
what makes you think that is their point?
They want the data, all of it, all of the time.
What is with the headline? Is 'fanbois' a real word.
Dear Mr Blackman
You are wrong on various counts re my post APPLE PRIVACY STATEMENT CANNOT BE RELIED UPON.
Firstly, I did not use Dictation software in the cloud. Secondly, I do not use cloud although Apple have attempted to force me to use it by not letting me get into the original operating software but I insisted on an alternative.
I was as you say deeply concerned, I referred the matter to the Information Commissioner who kindly informed me of the following fact:
"Unfortunately, Apple are based outside of the UK and are therefore not a UK Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. As such they do not come under our jurisdiction. According to Apple's Privacy Policy it appears that personal information regarding individuals who reside in a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) is controlled by Apple Distribution International in Cork, Ireland. Personal information collected in the EEA when using iTunes is controlled by iTunes SARL in Luxembourg."
I contacted Luxembourg immediately and have not heard back. So not only do they make money out of UK consumers, they are not even registered in the country to offer basic rights but this does not mean the retail shops are not liable. People can therefore avoid buying directly from Apple and invoke their rights in the UK.
This was not a series of complaints as you allege, it was my first complaint made to Apple and is ongoing as they clearly do not want to help consumers on these issues. It was also the first time I used dictation.
So you are wrong on every count.
I would be grateful if you could make intelligent comments and refrain from making statements and insulting me about what I have or have not done unless you have evidence given you are wrong on every count and as reliable as Apple.
Please also do understand that I will not be bullied should you be an Apple troll who vehemently criticises without considering the evidence or merits of negative impacts on consumers like me.
Uk consumers have a right to receive the products they purchase with reasonable standards of goods and services. Companies do not have a right to abuse basic consumer and human rights.
USA PATRIOT Act - name
I have always thought there is a large US government marketing department devoted to coming up with *cool* names for operations.
Great names for operations from the US include Urgent Fury, Flaming Dart, Praying Mantis, Rolling Thunder, Steel Tiger, El Dorado Canyon, Nimble Archer, Eagle Claw, Mount Hope III, and Golden Pheasant (which sounds like a brand of Ale).
Us Brits meanwhile have a habit of naming things after places or people, sometimes a few make it, like the Police 'Operation Scorpion', but sometimes we tend to go for the obvious, like Operation Z-O, which was the British raid on Zeebrugge and Ostend.
The Russians however win when it comes to 'most obvious and descriptive mission name' with their entry "Operation Forcing Georgia To peace"
As for the acronyms, I suspect the same department is given a brief description of what they need the acronym for, which they compare against a list of values or pro-American words, and chose the one they can make fit.
However the USA PATRIOT act naming was a stroke of brilliance, don't like the USA PATRIOT act? Then you don't like the USA and are unpatriotic! The clue is in the name! 'Merica!
Re: USA PATRIOT Act - name
And USA stands for United Stasi of America.
Apple - pff
"Unlike many other companies dealing with requests for customer data from government agencies, Apple's main business is not about collecting information."
My response:
"Your main business is overcharging for cheap stuff. And monopolizing the market by not even allowing other companies to sell something as small as a charger. A few years ago Apple sued a lot of companies for selling Apple compatible chargers for their macbooks and products alike. Simply because it was cheaper than their $45-$80 version of the charger" (which obviously failed and needed replaced)
For all you Fandroids
I never liked Apple wall garden when it comes to app install policy. But compared to data grab that google is doing with their services and how they're using this data, Apple is a child's play. I hope you liked bending over for Google, I'm sure you're aware what kind of fools you've been.
There is a real analogy to politics in relation to comparisons between Facebook and Google and Apple's ridiculous attempt to consider themselves above other companies. Firstly, note the fact that Apple are the last of these companies to declare giving personal data to Governments (the hanger on company which offers no statement on data given to other bodies or anyone else for that matter).
The Apple statement is trying to cash in on a perception, in this case, a false perception which no longer exists. It occurs because some consumers like me use to believe that Apple does the right thing but circumstances have proved to me Apple does not do the right thing as far as I am concerned where as Facebook and Google are upfront. I know what I am getting. I also know which one I prefer because I can choose not to engage rather than pretend to be on the side of the nice guy who is not really nice at all. So Apple are offering me a worthless fantasy that does not even have fantasy merit.
Anybody else notice?
In that second table, Chile issued 1 request and was granted 1 request for a grant total of 0% requests granted.
Makes you wonder what spreadsheet/DB software they used to come up with those numbers...
And the patented holes
Apple probably earn royalties from those proprietary holes that those darn security researchers occasionally find.
What's surprising is that the security services ever have to ask, even if it is only 'a very small percentage' of requests.


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Long Legs, Constructivism, and Eastern European Kitsch
Photos from Kiev's youngest fashion week, Kiev Fashion Days.
Long Legs, Constructivism, and Eastern European Kitsch
Photos from Kiev's youngest fashion week, Kiev Fashion Days.
Fashion Week Recap: Backstage at Hood by Air
Smiling and Vomiting at New York Fashion Week
Fashion Week has hit New York City again, and big, fancy designers are showing their latest collections for fall/winter 2014. So we went to a few shows to figure out what all the Tumblr goofballs, twinks, and trust-funders will be wearing in autumn. Keep checking back frequently throughout the week for our reviews of the shows at Milk Studios, Lincoln Center, and more.
The influences behind Robert Geller's collections are always super fascinating. The press releases for his shows are like rabbit holes that have you crawling through obscure Wikipedia pages and loading up your Amazon shopping cart with very rare goodies. This time around, however, the genesis for Robert's fall 2014 looks lie with a rock star we're all pretty familiar with: David Bowie. It's not super surprising that Robert would find a muse in the Thin White Duke. David has long been a bastion of style (just check out the feature we did this month on Kansai Yamamoto, the designer behind many of David's iconic looks). Not to mention, David's a master at walking the thin line between being tough and elegant, just like Robert's eponymous brand. Surprisingly, Robert opted to mine one of David's lesser-known personae. Instead of aping low-hanging fruit like Ziggy Stardust, Robert looked to the big and boxy suits David wore in The Man Who Fell to Earth as a springboard for his collection. Robert's models took to the runway in everything from neoprene overcoats and tall military caps to Chelsea boots and elongated tops. In the context of his previous work, it wasn't revelatory. Everything from the warm hues of purple to the layered silhouettes was well within his wheelhouse and felt very familiar to me. Even so, it was refined to the point that his looks are becoming so pure and distinctive they're bordering on the iconic.
—By Wilbert L. Cooper
The jungle-drum music and the "exotic" prints on the clothes made it apparent that Mara Hoffman was channeling the Dark Continent with her latest collection, which is weird because she's never even been there before. Though I'm usually very suspicious of cultural reappropriation by old white people, I was at least pleased to see that Mara had the Rainbow Coalition do her casting. Models of all different races and complexions were clad in flowy dresses that were decorated in vibrantly colored sequins and patterns. There were definitely some great looks, and the styling of dark-skinned models in white was especially striking. But at the end of the day, this stuff is what a WASPy mom would wear to an Invisible Children fundraising event.
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Fashion and/or Sex
by Glenn O'Brien
Sex isn't about fashion. Fashion isn't about sex.
If fashion were about sex, models would twerk down the runway in fashion editors' faces and twirl around poles for the photographers. Vogue editors would get lap dances. And the models wouldn't look prepubescent. The rack would be back in fashion, and not the one you see pushed down Seventh Avenue. Strippers would put it on instead of taking it off. Sasha Grey would be in high-end fragrance ads.
Victoria's Secret pretends that it has a fashion show and that it participates in the world of fashion, but the secret of the Secret fashion show is that it isn't a fashion show—it's Republican burlesque. It isn't about fashion any more than the Sports Illustrated "Swimsuit Issue" is about sports.
Indeedy-do! Fashion is one world and sex is another. The twain may meet once in a while, and while we might treasure the juiciness of those overlap moments, there are two different distinct systems and iconographies at work here. But then again, there is sexy fashion and there is fashionable sex. We are not entirely deprived of their collaboration. If you're lucky and smart you can have it both ways on occasion. Sex and fashion are very intimately related in their origin, and once in a while, even today, they are joined somewhere near the hip.
But if fashion isn't purely about sexual attraction, what is fashion about?
Introducing the 2014 Fashion Issue
Right in time for New York Fashion Week, we're unleashing our annual Fashion Issue to the internet. In case the leather gimp on the cover doesn't make it blatantly obvious, the 2014 Fashion Issue is sex-themed. This gentleman was shot by none other than Robert Mapplethorpe (*cue the angels*). In addition to the cover, we've got an entire portfolio of his Polaroids inside.
Before you grab the Jergens or your pink vibrating Rabbit, you should know that there are only two pairs of tigolbitties and absolutely no boners in this issue. Instead of giving everyone exactly what they'd expect from a sex-themed issue of VICE, we decided to take a more refined approach. It would have been a hell of a lot easier to fill 132 pages with soft-core porn, but we wanted to focus on fashion as a form of self-expression and sexual freedom, and to explore the role it plays in our lives. This is an issue dedicated to and featuring photographers, designers, icons, and every day people who've helped blur the lines between what is acceptable versus what we're taught is taboo. It's more social experiment than wack-rag.
So how on Earth did we fulfill our mission without coming off like a bunch of pretentious jerks? To give you the Sparks Notes:
- We photographed women wearing some of the more restricting and fetishized trends of the last few decades; shot sexy nuns decked out in latex and lace; photographed a rendezvous between two classy ladies as an homage to Duran Duran.
- Our own Wilbert L. Cooper examined the connection between masculinity and fashion among black men; we interviewed the legendary Kansai Yamamoto, the man responsible for helping David Bowie to create his gender bending Ziggy Stardust persona; Richard Kern shot boys as girls and girls as boys.
- We defended female body hair, because, yes, hairy women can be sexy; we explored the emotional baggage that is often attached to dainty, wonderful, old lingerie; and even got our new friend Glenn O'Brien to school everyone in the history of sex and fashion.
We'll let you explore the rest of it yourselves. You'll be enlightened and informed. Hey, you'll probably even find something to rub one out to.
Enjoy… bitches!
Thanks again to the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation for their contribution to this issue. Look for the print mag at a store or boutique near you, but we know it lasts about an entire day on the shelves before it's gone. You'll just want to go ahead and subscribe. If you're fancy and you have an iPad, download our FREE app, because then you get a whole bunch of extra stuff like extended interviews, more pictures, and all that hot noise.
Starving for Fashion
Above: The author in one of her first test shoots. She was 19 and 115 pounds. Photo by Michelle Ricks.
This week in New York City, hundreds of young girls will hit the runway for fashion week, the modeling world's holiest and most competitive grail. Although participating in New York Fashion Week sounds glamorous, the lifestyle that some of these girls are engaged in—never sleeping, never eating, traveling endlessly, and constantly being judged and objectified—can be a catalyst for poor mental health.
In the past decade, at least 20 models have committed suicide—some famous, some not—and there are likely many more lesser-known models whose attempts may have gone completely unreported. According to a 2012 study done by the Model Alliance, a non-profit labor advocacy group where I work as a graphic designer, 68.3 percent of models admit to suffering from depression or anxiety. For several years of my life, I was one of those women.
I started modeling professionally at the age of 19, when I was in college. I was suckered into signing with a small boutique agency in San Diego in the summer of 2007. Having grown-up in a tiny suburb of San Diego misguidedly obsessing over shows like America's Next Top Model, the opportunity to model and travel for free seemed like a no-brainer. But before my agency would allow me to sign the dotted line on my first contract, they wrapped a measuring tape over my jeans. You see, models aren't measured in pounds, they're measured in inches. I had to lose two inches, or roughly 15 pounds, all over my body to land the contract.
NYFW Reviews
Fashion Week has hit New York City again and big, fancy designers are showing their latest collections for spring/summer 2014. So, we went to a few shows to figure out what all the Tumblr goofballs, twinks, and trust-funders will be wearing when it's nice outside again. Enjoy!
At this point, everybody on the internet has already slobbed on Humberto Leon and Carol Lim's knobs for the amazing presentation they put together for Opening Ceremony's first ever runway show. So, I'm not going to bore you talking about the dope-ass clothes or the killer cars or Rihanna. The reason the OC show was the highlight of my NYFW experience was because it's the only one that got my rocks off.
You get all kinds of free stuff at fashion shows, and most of it is useless. This year I got some nail polish, a pair of sunglasses that I regrettably lost, and a nifty key chain. But none of that swag even came close to the self-pleasuring device gifted to me by OC. The vacuum cup designed by Tenga with the sweet psychedelic packaging inspired by OC's latest collection was exactly what the doctor ordered after a long week of fashion-model-induced blue balls. I'm a creature of habit, so I've spanking my monkey the same way for the past 20-odd years. But now that I've had the pleasure of ejaculating into an oblong plastic tube with squishy cold stuff inside and a fancy designer label on the outside, I must say I am never going back. I'll be coping handfuls of OC-branded Tengas every time my girl goes on family vacation or I just need some "me time." Thank you, OC, for being amazing and giving me something that I'll remember long after all of the other brand's collections fade in my memory—a toe-curling nut buster.
—By Wilbert L. Cooper
"Confusing" doesn't even begin to describe a collection of "NFL vintage" by a brand called Junk Food, curated by the (recently arrested) Kristin Cavallari. But here's everything I witnessed within five minutes of walking into this carnival show: three break-dancing teenagers, a bitchy cat in a photo booth licking "gourmet cat food" from a silver spoon, an obscenely large disco ball, and a veritable tsunami of leopard-print skirts. And that's just what was happening on the sidelines. The crowd was a teeming mass of bottle-blond The Hills rejects and potbellied creeps waiting anxiously for the kickoff. And when the clothes actually came streaming down the runway… Well, let's just say that the only person who could work cropped jersey sweaters with glittery sleeves and golden-chain belts is Peyton Manning in drag.
—By Michelle Lhooq
What a strange crowd. Over half the attendees who showed up didn't look like they belonged there. Did they even know what Public School was? I sure do, and think it's how a fashionable man should dress every day. Neutral colors and simple silhouettes are the way to go if you are a guy. The two-toned, black-and-white sneakers were the jam, too. Oh, and the model selection was impeccable. The group of models at this show was the best I've seen all fashion week. The women who came were just gawking at all the hot guys the whole time, but so was I, so I can't hate.
—By Miyako Bellizzi
Return to New Zealand Fashion Week
For the second year in a row, I gladly skipped out on the first half of New York Fashion Week in order to screw up my internal clock by hauling ass across the globe to the tiny little county of New Zealand. When I received my invitation, I initially thought: Fuckkkkk that. But then I found out I'd have free Wi-Fi, which would allow me to afford to eat this time around. So I said OK, and before I could even think twice about what I was doing, I was on a 13-hour flight to the southern hemisphere, chugging as much red wine as I could before the plane left the gate. Then I gave out all the Ambien I'd brought for the trip to the passengers around me so they wouldn't hear me frantically chanting "4 8 15 16 23 42,"Lost's Oceanic Flight 815 doomed number sequence under my breath out of fear our plane was destined to fall out of the sky. Who cares I wasn't going to Australia, same shit. Planes suck, and I'm not trying to die or end up stuck on an island where all of the native creatures could easily kill me.
And yet, despite my crippling fear of flying, earthquakes, and my nonexistent personal spending budget that prohibited me from purchasing items from the designers I'd seen and contributing to New Zealand's dwindling economy (Do you know how much a sweater can cost in a country full of sheep?) I actually had a good time… AGAIN. Everyone was friendly, treated me as if I were hot shit, and had me do all of these interviews for TV. They even let me sit front row at shows I'd totally trashed just a year before. Pretty epic. It'd be impossible to tell you about everything I saw as I've arrived home from the trip completely brain-dead with a mouth full of cavities from all of the free chocolates, but here is what I do remember vaguely and still feel comfortable saying nice/bad things about…
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Best Models - Crystal and Kelvin, a.k.a. Ksenia
One of the unique things about seeing shows in a country as small as New Zealand is that they don't have that many great models to work with. Everyone uses the same girls, which is wonderful if those girls are attractive. But the paucity of models can be a terrible thing that'll make you want to blow your brains out multiple times a day when you're stuck seeing the same stupid faces at every presentation. Surprisingly this season I was blessed with seeing two faces I loved—the fact that I am choosing to bestow the title of Best Models on two completely different girls is extremely rare.
Sometimes all it takes to prove to people that you're a good model is to show everyone your tits. Most girls fidget and try to fix a nip slip, and as a result end up drawing more attention to their wardrobe malfunction. However, a truly seasoned model just keeps on walking and smirks devilishly as she strides down the runway giving onlookers the kind of look that says, "Chill. I got this!" When I saw Crystal walk out in a dress reminiscent of the type of gown a classy Joan Chen might have worn on Twin Peaks not once but twice with a fully exposed nipple I literally had to hold back the applause. I loved it so damn much, and clearly I wasn't the only fan of her boobies this past fashion week because designers kept putting her in outfits that showed them off. It was such a delight!
New York Fashion Week is a peculiar happening filled with angry PR people, overworked baristas, poor people masquerading as the rich, and rich people masquerading as the poor. Basically, it's a mindfuck that can't be described by words, so instead here are some pictures. Keep up with this column throughout the week for more NYFW photo updates!


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Volatile Vintage is a research-based blog by New York Interior Designer, Whitney Vlasaty. Vintage is also the sister site of www.Volatile-Design.com, a collaborative collection and combustion of explosive finds from veteran to contemporary artists. Volatile Vintage branches out to further offer a comprehensive assortment of vintage and antique products that span the architecture and interior design community. Be in the know and in style with Volatile. Visit Volatile Design and Vintage to not miss out on the creativity that makes you smile.
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Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Macmillan, Apr 29, 2008 - Business & Economics - 277 pages
"Perfectly placed to tell us what's really new about [the] second-generation Web."—Los Angeles Times
Business visionary and bestselling author David Weinberger charts how as business, politics, science, and media move online, the rules of the physical world—in which everything has a place—are upended. In the digital world, everything has its places, with transformative effects:
• Information is now a social asset and should be made public, for anyone to link, organize, and make more valuable.
• There's no such thing as "too much" information. More information gives people the hooks to find what they need.
• Messiness is a digital virtue, leading to new ideas, efficiency, and social knowledge.
• Authorities are less important than buddies. Rather than relying on businesses or reviews for product information, customers trust people like themselves.
With the shift to digital music standing as the model for the future in virtually every industry, Everything Is Miscellaneous shows how anyone can reap rewards from the rise of digital knowledge.
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Information in Space
The New Order of Order
Alphabetization and Its Discontents
The Geography of Knowledge
Lumps and Splits
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Medienwirkungen: Ein Studienbuch zur Einführung
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Earlier today, several federal health directors testified before the US House of Representatives. Many questions focused on sequestration's possible impact on our federal prevention, research and health care agencies. The graph below may help to inform this continued discussion.
A video of today's hearing begins at minute mark 0:22:55 here.
Because of sequestration and cuts in prior years, the CDC's budget authority is $724 million less today than it was in FY 2005.
The agency's total budget of $6.5 billion, which includes transfers and the Prevention and Public Health Fund, has grown by only $190 million over that same time.*
These numbers do not tell the full story.
These cuts come at a time when surveys are finding a 21% reduction in the nation's total state and local health department workforce.
* Total FY13 budget numbers assume the Prevention and Public Health Fund allocations to the CDC will be lower due to the sequester, but similar to levels provided in 2012. Exact PPHF allocations for FY13 are yet to be determined.
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Because congressional leaders failed to reach a bipartisan compromise on deficit reduction, the legislative equivalent of a deficit-reducing guillotine now hangs by a tripwire over federal spending. If the guillotine falls on January 2, 2013, every "discretionary" federal program - or 40% of federal spending - will face cuts of 8 percent or more.
To date, the media (and most politicians) have focused on the possible defense industry job losses that could result. High powered dignitaries are parading through the streets of Washington preaching defense job losses and stories of doom and gloom for defense contractors. Little has been written about the impact such cuts would have on non-defense areas of the budget.
Today, Senator Tom Harkin released a new report, Under Threat - Sequestration's Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services. Long a proponent of prevention, Senator Harkin's report takes a look at what would happen in other areas of federal spending if these cuts take place. The numbers are troubling. Here are just a few:
Most agree that nothing will happen before November, but if Congress sits on its hands for the few legislative days between the November elections and the fall of the guillotine in January, social service and health programs will take a devastating hit.
One odd fact about guillotines - it seems the head is about 8% of the entire mass of the body. And cutting off your brain as a means to lose weight is about as smart as using a 8% sequester to fix a deficit. Congress must find a meaningful compromise so these grim scenarios don't come to pass.
July 9, 2012
We keep finding stories of how cuts to public health are backfiring. Given all the politics going on, this line of the Palm Beach Post story made me chuckle; "The CDC sent a $275,000 grant to help pay for the staff needed to contain [the TB outbreak]."
So, let me get this right…
First, Florida's elected officials drastically cut their state health department budget. That cut put a wrench in preventing this outbreak. They then justified not telling the Florida public about the worst TB outbreak in 20 years because the outbreak is just among the homeless and mentally ill.
Anyway, the CDC funding bailout jumped out because on July 2, Florida's Governor told Newsmax he won't implement provisions of Obamacare because it will be "devastating" to Florida families and taxpayers. In the same article, he said Florida has, "a very good safety net for our citizens."
If that is so, why is a guy like me - 680 miles from the Florida border - now paying for Florida's TB response through my federal taxes?
Anyway, I'm sure Florida is going to pay back this federal money and reimburse any more federal support they utilize as they work to address the TB outbreak in their state, right? They don't, after all, need any federal support of their state health care system.
This story is focused on the impact of budget cuts to smoking cessation programs, but you could plug in any number of efforts where prevention funds have been cut back and tell the same story - over and over again. Maternal health, vaccination efforts, STI prevention, disease surveillance efforts, food safety…
We may not see the impact of cuts to prevention for years, but eventually we will - and it will cost us.
December 23, 2011
Last Saturday, Congress sent the president an Omnibus Spending bill giving the Obama Administration more than $1 trillion to spend between now and the end of September, 2012. Several federal departments annual budgets were wrapped up in the massive bill which passed Congress three months behind schedule.
In normal times, media coverage of an annual trillion-dollar spending measure is decent. Reporters dig into the bill for a week or more and write about who won and who lost – but these are not normal times and coverage was sparse. A close friend of mine, an avid newspaper reader who once worked for an appropriations committee chairman, didn't know the bill had passed Congress and was off to the president for his signature.
It seems an agreement on the spending bill, which ended the excitement of a possible government shutdown, meant the story was over. Reporting quickly re-focused on the new partisan fight between the House and Senate over extended unemployment benefits, a popular middle class tax break and a looming pay cut for doctors who serve Medicare beneficiaries.
But the Omnibus is worth a closer look.
Because our work highlights public health programs, we track the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget closely. This week we dug into the bill and checked to see how the CDC fared. The resulting graph below plots CDC's funding trends through FY 2012. The table this is drawn from can be found on our website. [Be sure to scroll to page 2 of that PDF]
THE NUMBERS: An Explanation
This year's FY 2012 Omnibus bill provides the CDC's programs with a $76 million more than last year. Only $9 million of this $76 million increase comes from new budget authority.
To put this funding level in perspective, consider that if the agency had simply kept pace with the rising cost of goods and services since 2005, inflation would have driven the CDC's core discretionary budget up to $7.322 billion in FY 2011. Instead, CDC's core discretionary programs were funded at $1.67 billion below that mark in 2011. Mandatory funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund in 2011, along with more than half a billion in department-wide transfers and fees, raised CDC's program funding to $6.837 billion – still $485 million behind inflation.
The CDC's budget authority (in blue above) is clearly trending downward as the ever-more important Prevention and Public Health Fund (shown in purple) grows each year. But more on that later.
With the national dialogue focused on deficits and budget cutting, most advocates in Washington are not asking for increased spending. Take, for example, this post from the Policy Watch Blog of the Association for Career and Technical Education after the Omnibus bill passed:
On December 17, Congress finalized a funding package that contains the remaining nine appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The legislation passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support. In this bill, [our key program] is level-funded! This is fantastic news!
These days, advocacy groups in Washington are generally pleased when they avoid evisceration. And the failure of the Supercommittee hints at even more pressure to cut is in the future. The fact that the CDC's budget was not cut, but actually did slightly better than level funding is a testament to all who advocated on behalf of the public health this year.
The original intent of the Prevention and Public Health Fund was to do more to combat the rising number of patients entering hospitals with preventable chronic diseases. A well written New York Times opinion piece from April 2011 summarized the value of the fund using the words, "boost," "build" and "bolster" to describe how the Prevention Fund would improve health and save money down the road.
Unfortunately, this block of funding has become the finger in the dike for our nation's disease control and prevention efforts. So far, the fund has not helped prevention-focused agencies "build" or "bolster" much of anything new. Instead, the Prevention Fund has kept the CDC from being cut to the bone.
If partisan bickering were ever to do away with the prevention fund at this point – as some in Congress have called for - the CDC would suffer a 12% cut to its budget overnight.


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No More Denying: Embracing Positivity for Lent and Spending 40 Days on LOVE!
By Spectra Speaks On February 22, 2012 · 4 Comments
Happy Ash Wednesday (if you observe)!
Today marks the first day of Lent, which occurs 46 days before Easter, one of my most cherished celebrations as a child, as it involved family, friends, and community, so much Naija food, real live bunnies for us kids to play with, and a mystery hunt involving multi-colored chocolate-filled egg shells!
Lent was also the period of each year I remember seeing my mother — a devout Christian, prone to bouts of depression — at her happiest and most centered. During Lent, as tradition dictates, my mother fasted, eating only once a day for the entire period, and praying two – sometimes three – times a day for everyone, from a friend she'd recently quarreled with to my younger brother who was still insisting his only ambition was to grow up to be a taxi driver.
When my mother couldn't fast, she'd give up something instead, such as her favorite snacks — Nigerian groundnuts, roasted chicken, wine, etc. — or a behavior she felt guilty about, like gossiping. And, of course, whe would of course encourage my two siblings and I to do the same. So eager to please Mommy, we would each proclaim our challenge for the next 40 days: my sister may have given up Saturday morning cartoons, my brother, drinking soda (a cop out, as soccer would have been the truest sacrifice), and I would give up hanging out with my friends (many of who I detested anyway) or complaining about my life. ( I was quite the Daria).
Since my childhood, my spirituality has evolved into a hodge podge of Buddhist philosophies, astrology, a myriad of self-growth frameworks, and a constant reverie about the earth and its elements. But, I've also retained elements of the Christian faith that resonate with my values of self-reflection, personal growth, and gratitude; hence, lent is one of them.
For as long as I can remember, I too have "given up" or "gotten off" a variety of privileges and guilty pleasures — chocolate (my vice), meat, carbs, dairy, alcohol etc, and it hasn't been in vain (in case you think that's where I'm going with this). What I've gained from fasting and denying myself physical pleasures has certainly encouraged a heightened sense of awareness of the many luxuries I take for granted (at least during the lent period, and shortly after). But if I'm being completely honestly, my denial of physical pleasures has most noteably resulted in physical benefits i.e. a healthier, reduced-carb, vegetarian-ish diet, which has done wonders for my physical health overall, but admittedly also triggered periods of anorexic behavior (which I struggled with for years) justified under the guise of "discipline." I wonder how many people who have struggled with body issues like me are using Lent as an excuse to express hatred of their bodies in the name of spiritual love, and I worry. But, I digress.
Last year was the first year I didn't participate in Lent season. Why? Well, for one, I couldn't figure out what I could give up other than food to make me feel appropriately challenged (and without interfering with my work e.g. Facebook… I'm never giving up Facebook), but more importantly, I struggled to maintain the belief that I could truly cleanse myself, spiritually — not just physically — from such a contrived approach. Could I really attain a higher level of enlightenment (or even happiness) from denying myself Season 5 of Dexter? Or weeknight cocktails (again)? Or sacrificing "date nights" with my partner (she veto-ed that idea by the way). Was the meaning of Lent, simply to give things up?
I received an email from my mother today reminding me about Lent; she hoped as always that I would be participating this year. In the minds of many people — not just Christians — self-denial brings them closer to the divine. But I find myself facing the same predicament as I did last year: questioning the purpose of denying myself physical pleasures when it's within the spiritual realm I seek clarity, centeredness, change, and positive intention.
All the years I spent starving myself for 6 weeks each year don't compare to the bliss and serenity I feel from continuously reflecting on all the blessings I have in my life — and most especially, all the LOVE I am surrounded by. For instance, in 2010, I began a tradition of posting Morning Reflections. I wrote between 2-4 morning reflections nearly every single day for a year — about love, relationships, friendships, the power of positive thinking, activism, and much more — and the transformation I experienced has been un-matched.
So, for Lent this year, I am trying something slightly different; in place of denying myself physical pleasures, I am committing to posting positive reflections and affirmations, daily, and ridding my mind of toxins.
In "giving up" the mental vices that block me from being in touch with my inner divinity — negativity and ingratitude — I do believe I'm still keeping with tradition, just in a way that aligns with where I am spiritually, and more importantly, can be shared with others.
I invite you all to join me in experiencing 40 Days on Love, by commenting under my daily reflections on my Spectra Speaks Facebook Page. Or (if Twitter is your drug — I mean, platform of choice), I invite you to share your positive reflections (including images, quotes, links etc) using the Twitter hashtag #40daysonlove. I'll retweet from my handle @spectraspeaks.
I'll be focusing my own shares (and writing a weekly roundup of #40daysonlove updates) based on the following breakdown, but you don't have to stick to this — please share organically if you wish! I just tend to be all over the place when I don't filter my content:
- Week 1: Self Love
- Week 2: Relationship Love (i.e. Family, Friendship, Romantic, Earth)
- Week 3: Community Love
- Week 4: Healing Love
- Week 5: Career / Work / Hobby Love
- Week 6: Spiritual Love
Remember, the hashtag is 40 Days ON Love #40daysonlove; let us experience, together, how our bodies and spirits feel and interact with each other when we intentionally begin using life's most potent drugs — love — to transform our lives. The sharing's already started — check out the first tweets on Storify. I hope you join us!
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4 Responses to No More Denying: Embracing Positivity for Lent and Spending 40 Days on LOVE!
Idalia says:
I LOVE this. We need more love and positivity in our lives. You don't have to tell me twice! Count me IN. Thank you for always leading with empathy and love and for consciously and deliberately making sure that your posts always have a positive message.
You are appreciated and I hope more people follow your lead. I'm SO looking forward to everyone's posts :)
Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe says:
You know, it's always awesome to hear other queer folks reflection/reconciliation (of sorts) with the traditions they were raised with. Your reflection has reminded me to dust off a piece I journaled about last Lent. I like your new approach to Lent. I usually take something positive up although this year, I didn't dwell on it with any intentionality.
Sandrine Fermino says:
Sooo I can't be around week 2 but can we plan a week 4 gathering of all of us and just call it Healing love with food and I cook for everyone… I love this concept!
Daniel Patrick says:
"Since my childhood, my spirituality has evolved into a hodge podge of Buddhist philosophies, astrology, a myriad of self-growth frameworks, and a constant reverie about the earth and its elements. But, I've also retained elements of the Christian faith that resonate with my values of self-reflection, personal growth, and gratitude; hence, lent is one of them."
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I'd like to do some more work from reference, even if my style will probably always be at least somewhat present. The important part is understanding lighting and color even better than I do, and just having fun with it.
This one is a portrait of Jonathan, BearJew on tumblr (caution: somewhat NSFW). It's based on this old-ish photo of him, but it's such a handsome one. My rendition of it is far from perfect and I definitely need to practice this sort of thing more often, but the essence is there and I honestly adore working in grayscale, so it was a great little exercise.
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How can I stop yelling at my toddler?
My toddler just turned 21 months, and recently I've been shouting at him when I'm stressed or he's whining. I feel so bad about this -- have I caused irreparable damage to him emotionally? He doesn't seem to like me any more and it's breaking my heart. I want to stop, but I need help.
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I lose my cool but never with my 20 month old. I realized whatever stress I'm feeling is because of me and that's something I needed to face. If you have a problem with your temper it's probably only going to make the situation worse with your toddler and they are going to act out even worse. I suggest taking some time to reflect upon your needs as a mother and think about what it is that's REALLY going on in your life. It probably has nothing to do with your son but more to do with unhappiness you may feel about something else. He needs to be molded and taught in a non agressive way. I am firm and stick to my guns but never yell at him. It's mean. If you need to lose your cool don't take it out on your kids. It can only damage their self esteems and make them think that they are less than what they truly are. I had to take a look at myself to see why I feel the way that I do and I suggest that you try to do the same.. Be responsible and accountable for your inner feelings and your toddler may not be as hard to deal with anymore. Good Luck.. Everyone loses it and I have but never on my son. I love him too much to make him feel less than he truly is. A wonderful and special person. I heard someone say once that you should treat your child the way that you would want to be treated and I'm sure that you wouldn't want someone yelling at you.posted 02/08/2005 by cmweth
It sounds like many of us yell at our toddlers because we grew up with at least one parent that yelled. We learned to parent from our parents. My father yelled about everything no matter how insignificant and now I find myself struggling with the same issues. What has helped me is to remember how I felt when I was in the midst of my father's "temper tantrums." I focus on how isolated and small I felt when I was being yelled at. It helps keep my anger in check. Sure, I still have lapses, but they are fewer and less severe. When my toddler whines, I can calmly try to remedy the situation, distract him, or give him a time-out if he gets out-of-control. You can do it AND keep your cool. If you still find that you can't control your anger, a professional can help with anger mamagement.posted 02/07/2005 by krysiaricky
Look at the situtaions when you yell/have yelled. Is it after work? Is it right when you get up? Monitoring when your hot buttons are going to be pushed and avoiding the situation is a big step in the right direction. Next, remember to give praise much and often. When I begin to be irritated with my son, I find something to change what he is doing and turn it into something positive (i.e. pulling stuff out of the dishwasher by giving him spoons to put in). Much of the time they do "bad" things to get your attention. Even tho you may lavish them w/tons of attention. You can't pick and choose when to give them attention. All you can do is find a way to involve them in what you are doing. And learn patience. Sometimes I have to fold the laundry 2-3 times before it makes it to the basket and put away. Its just life and it won't last forever. Be happy they are so interested in you and what you are doing!posted 02/07/2005 by Red_Hot_Mama1
oh my gosh...i'm so happy i found this because i felt like a horrid mother and that i couldn't tell anyone i yell at my kids because i thought they would think i was horrid too. thanks for making me feel not so alone..still feel kinda horrid but not absolutely alone. i'm trying to calm down, i'm a stay at home mom of a 3year old, 21 month old and a 8 monh old. i'm the type of person who has never bee able to handle stress very well, my parents were screamers, throwers and hitters so i never learned how to deal with stres in a constructive way.i'm afraid i'm teaching my children to scream, yell and, yes i occationally do, throw things when they're stressed instead of talking about what's upsetting them. i'm stressed all the time now and i'm trying to learn but its taking a while; i just hope my babies can forgive me.posted 03/16/2010 by shoshand
I have this same problem with my son, it feels good to hear i am not the only mother out there with the same feelings. I feel very dis connected from my son. With his new found ability to get into everything and my irratability we seem to bump heads 16 hours a day. That is causing me to have depression and insomnia. I am talking to a therapist about these matters, cause i dont want to feel this way anymore. I also need "me time" I think that is key in being a Great Mom!posted 02/09/2010 by myjeangenie
it has hardly anything to do with our child when we yell but mostly the stress, fatigue, or frustration we are under. take note of every time it has happened and you'll notice the reason you yelled had nothing to do with them. sometimes we are the ones who need a time-out...believe me, it works. if i feel frustrated, i'll go in the other room for a minute and pray or just close my eyes and remember the first time i seen my beautiful daughter when she was born. this always helps!posted 02/13/2010 by victoriousmomma
I grew up in a house with alot of yelling and swearing. Although I eventually learned that most of the noise had nothing to do with me, I remember rolling up in a ball on my bed and blocking my ears and singing to myself to drown out the noise. I now have a 2 year-old. I'm not saying I don't yell, but when I feel my temper flare, I remember back to how scared I was. That's usually enough to quell the storm.posted 02/14/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Oh my Gosh...that poem was awesome! I cried! I have lately been yelling at my son also. he is 4. I work from home and recently took him out of daycare and put him in headsart, which is only a half a day. I try to get him to understand that I have to work and I know it's hard for him, but I'm a single momn and have two other children and really have no choice but to work....so I end up yelling at him, which seems to work for the moment when I finally get to that point, but it doesn't make me feel very good about myself. I definitely need to cut down on my stress and have been trying to do that. But, again, that poem was very good, and I am priting it out and going to frame it and look at it when I think I might yell at my son cause he is a very precious little boy, and i love him very much!posted 04/24/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
Your post went straight to my heart. I also have yelled anda couple of times spanked my son when I should have just let him explore rather than have things my way (home clean, hurrying up, or not hurting his little sister, etc.) I keep reminding myself that repeating my mom's way means I haven't the intelligence to think and do better. Yes shrieking at a kid can frighten them. I feel guilty at how I am impatient with my - 32 months - son as I was very patient and always happy till I had my second baby and was trying to do too many things at once. SLEEP is the first thing to obtain for yourself, especially when you breastfeed and need to wake up to feed the smaller one. TIME at least one or two hours a week FOR YOURSELF, even if it means roaming around the neighbourhood or having a soft drink somewhere on your own if no friends are around. GUILT for having had a planned C section as she did not choose her birthday, for working and not being there.. TRY better is the WORD.G'luckposted 05/07/2008 by AidaBal
I've just read through a heap of answers to this Mom's question that are implying that she has caused irreperable damage to her son. She hasn't. I haven't. It is OK to yell at your children as long as they get happy attention from you too. It's not OK to call them stupid, retarded or any other personal put down - that will cause permanent damage. I yell at my Oldest son 2.5years, at least twice a day but for things I know he knows he shouldn't do - like kick his 6mnth old brother in the head, put his plastic toys in our gas heater etc. However; I find the best way to get him to listen is to take a deep breath, count to three, exhale and then in a stern voice tell him 'no son, don't paint the curtains now help Mommy clean them'or 'please stop whinging it makes Mommy very angry' or OK son, I've asked you not to do that. You have to go to your time out now' and then calmly walk him to the T.O spot. Your kids love you for being stern,loving, kind and consistent. And yes your son loves uposted 05/14/2008 by momswinner
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