Homework 10.27

It may be argued that losing control of the privacy of your personal life comes with the territory of being a public figure, or that Jennifer Lawrence should never have had these nude photos to start with. It could be said that spreading of her photos across the Internet was not a physical assault, and therefore not a sex crime. However, the claim that Jennifer Lawrence’s status as a celebrity invalidates her right to feel violated and wronged by people looking at her naked body is in itself wrong. Viewing her as only a celebrity and not a human being is inherently wrong, as it dehumanizes her. Celebrities are people too. Simply because Jennifer Lawrence and other female celebrities allow people to look at them clothed through their movies and public appearances, does not mean that they have allowed anybody to look at their naked body. As to the argument that Jennifer Lawrence should never have had those photos, it is her business alone as to what she does with her body, who she shows it to, and by what means she shows them. These photos were private and intimate, and they were stolen from her and wrongfully displayed to the world. By definition, a sex crime is a crime involving sexual assault or having a sexual motive. The robbery of private photos with the motive of using Jennifer Lawrence's sexuality against her will to make a profit  without a doubt meet the criteria of this definition. Jennifer Lawrence, and many other female celebrities, are frequently dehumanized and turned into a sexual object, with little to no objection from society. This is not in the fault of these celebrities, it is in the fault of society.