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OK--this post. I'm not going to criticize a person for expressing their opinion, whether here or on their own site. I know who "M." is. I hope she knows that I respect her opinion. Frankly, I haven't heard from her in awhile. I hope things are going well for her. I hope she knows I'm not going to attack her here (or anywhere). Nor do I feel I was attacked. She has every right to express herself, and she's got the pedigree, if you will, to do so. She is one of the early HNTers. I'm not going to debabe the merits of her comments, but she brought up something that made me think that I should post about it. She referred to something like the "new breed" of HNTers. And it dawned on me that there probably IS an entire "generation" that hasn't figured out my thoughts on things. So here we go...
HNT is not mine. HNT is not a property. HNT is nothing more than an idea. And like all successful things, it has evolved over time. Is it the same now than it first appeared? Of course not! Not in my wildest dreams could you have told me that people would put pictures of their hooters and hoohaws on their blogs, just because of an idea I had over a year and a half ago. And that touches the heart of the matter. I cannot control what people post on their own sites! Whatever HNT means to them--that's what they post. Do some people post pictures that go "overboard"? Hard to say. Who am I to tell someone that they've gone too far? What gives me that right? Some would say that the HNT button that gets displayed gives me that right. If so, I don't want the right. If you pay for the opportunity to post pictures on MY site, then I have the right to refuse service. But HNT is an open community, and that community will continue to determine its own boundaries.
"...the Other HNT" is a different matter. It is not necessarily intended to be "half-nekkid". In fact, from the very beginning, it was intended to be exactly what it is. A "safe" place to post pictures that one wouldn't post anywhere else. Some are quite graphic. Some are quite daring. Some are quite artistic. All of these, of course, are MY opinion. Some might find them offensive, others might find them quite tame. Again, it's not up to me to decide--it's up to the person posting the pictures. As a musician, I watched as the industry was under attack by congressional panels and senators' wives. Censorship was, and is, a hot button topic. I don't want someone to tell me what's "good" or "bad", or deciding which I can listen to. I hold the same feeling towards the anonymous site. I'm not going to be a censor, and determine what is "appropriate" or not. I think back to the infamous Jackson/Timberlake Wardrobe Malfunction. Some people saw it as the end of civilization--others were so unaffected that they didn't even realize what they'd missed. The point being--I'm not going to tell someone that their picture isn't good enough or appropriate enough to be posted.
The question of fun was raised. I think that the fun factor is still there. There are people coming back after being away for a year, realizing that they missed it. There are people who have gotten burned out. There are people who have dropped because THEIR idea of HNT didn't match what they perceived as the direction it was going. And there are those who gave it a shot, decided it wasn't for them, and disappeared into the sunset. Every one of these people have shaped HNT in some form or another.
Lastly, one of those I chatted with wanted to know what my opinion was of HNT, and about what I've seen since the beginning. I've never brought my own opinions to the table, but I do so now. I don't intend to single anyone out, nor imply that if I mention something I don't like, that they shouldn't continue. So here goes...
- I think the females are simply naturally more beautiful than men. Regardless of size or shape of either.
- Women, in general, know how to be much more "artistic" with their nekkidness.
- I don't care if I never see a hard, erect cock again. There is so much more that can be done with that thing, guys.
- Personally, I have no problem with the "meat & potatoes" shot (just heard that term tonight!) from the ladies.
- I love the couples that participate together.
- The whole bondage/spanking/fetish/etc. thing escapes me. While that in no way implies that I don't like the HNTs, it's just not my cup of tea.
- Until recently, I rarely checked any male HNTs. I was chatting with a friend one night, and she asked if I saw a particular one. I told her no, I didn't want to be face to face with some guy's tool. She said that, since they are joining in on HNT, shouldn't I be as supportive of them as I was of the ladies? She nailed me on that one.
- I think that some of the HNTs I've seen on your sites DO border on soft-core porn.
- I KNOW that some of them on the anonymous site do.
- I think that many of the comments that are left on alot of sites are quite juvenile. There's a difference between flirting and the crap that some of you leave.
- I think that the "innocence" of the early HNTs will never return.
- I think that some of you look at HNT as a competition. I have always hated that.
- I miss many of those who have quit HNT, though I still frequent their sites, and have a standing friendship with many of them.
- I love most of those who are currently active with HNT, male and female.
- I can pretty much guarantee that HNT won't ever be seeing my hoohaw.
- "Half-nekkid" is still a concept that can only be defined by your own ideas about it. No one can define it for you.
