Upskirt

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By today's standards Fragonard's The Swing is rather tame, but in the 18th century this painting of a young lady being in a position where a man can look up her skirts was considered highly erotic.

Upskirt is a slang term usually referring to up skirt photography, images of the view up a woman's skirt (as seen from underneath), including shots of a woman's underwear, or exposing her vulva or buttocks. Alternately, an "upskirt" may be a video, or an illustration. While these images may be captured consensually, many viewers seek upskirt images taken surreptitiously (and presumably without the subject's consent). The creation and viewing of this type of upskirt are considered forms of voyeurism.

Upskirt images have also been a driving force behind a wave of State, local, and Federal legislation that began around the year 2000, shortly after the introduction and subsequent widespread proliferation of camera phones.

1 Internet presence
2 Legal consideration
- 2.1 Australia
- 2.2 Japan
3 See also
4 References
- 4.1 Notes
- 4.2 Online

[edit] Internet presence

Some websites are devoted to upskirt photographs.^[1] Many of the available images purported to be candid upskirts are actually from staged photo sessions with models acting shocked or oblivious to the camera.^{[citation needed]} Pictures and videos of "celebrity" upskirts are often fakes, digitally edited to look like genuine candid photographs.^{[citation needed]}

The advent of cell phones fitted with cameras (a.k.a. camera phones) is strongly regarded as a reason for the surge in these types of photographs on various websites.^[2]^[3]

[edit] Legal consideration

[edit] Australia

Many states in Australia have passed laws making it illegal to take upskirt photos in public places without the subject's permission^[1].

[edit] Japan

In Japan, upskirt photography (or panchira), is a criminal offence. It's now required that all digital cameras and camera phones sold in Japan make an audible noise when taking a picture^[2]. This law was made with clandestine panchira photos in mind, so that a woman would notice if someone was taking a picture without her consent.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

^ O'Hagan, Maureen. "[http:// www.truthordarepics.com/voyeur/images/upskirt.jpg 'Upskirt' photographs deemed lewd but legal]", The Seattle Times, The Seattle Times Company, 2002-09-20. Retrieved on December 26, 2006. “So-called "upskirt cams," sometimes called "upskirt photos" or "upskirt voyeur pictures," are a hot commodity in the world of Internet pornography.”
^ Napolitano, Jo. "Hold It Right There, And Drop That Camera", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2003-12-11. Retrieved on December 26, 2006. “... the proliferation of camera phones had helped give new life to "up skirt" or "down blouse" photography.”
^ Tsai, Michael. "Privacy issues plague picture phones", The Honolulu Advertiser, Gannett Co., 2004-01-18. Retrieved on December 26, 2006. “... because of the growing popularity of camera-equipped cell phones.”