That was the point I was trying to make that Cassiebear decided should be dismissed.

Yes, it's "ethically" okay to do it, per the first amendment. That's what photographer's rights are about; ethics as well as "legality."

Maybe, if Jezebel didn't already have a major hate-on for Dunham and her writing, and if there wasn't some underlying internalized sexism going on as a basis for the anti-Dunham sentiment here.

The photo isn't one from the blog, it's a stock photo to illustrate this article.

It is perfectly legal to take photos of people without their permission in public places in every state in the United States. In many states to publish those photos you would need the permission of the person in the photo, UNLESS you were documenting a news story of story of significant public interest (celebrity…

You dismissed a totally legitimate comment from a long-time Jezebel poster because I made a point you couldn't refute?

I love that all the comments are about how she looks, rather than the content of the article. Never change, Jezebel. Never change.

It sounds like, after reading the blog, she did take the time to think if she should. I personally have devoted a lot of thought to the issue of "just because I can, should I?" as part of my professional photography work on behalf of some local publications.

It wouldn't be "prosecuted" it would be "sued" - falls under a civil matter, not a criminal one.

I was going to openly wonder if changes in The Count of reviews of female authors (by Women in the Literary Arts) had some effect, but then I realized that the improvements were in Boston publications, not New York ones.

My knowledge is anecdotal from a friend, which doesn't help much here.

It depends a lot on what's happening on the route over time, which isn't something we can tell from the photo. If people are getting on and off and there are busy stops where your backpack or these guys knees prevent someone from sitting down when they enter, then yes, this is uncool.

Taking people's pictures without their permission in a public place is perfectly legal. Publishing those photos (print, internet) requires consent in some states, but not the one she is in.

From what I understand, they do.

I believe it actually is covered, but I can check again.

FTM trans men use them as part of a transition process. Very much a quality of life issue.

Not to mention that often FTM trans people use them as part of their transition process.

Soon-Yi called Woody Allen "Dad" for most of her childhood, as did her sister and all of the Farrow kids. Do go read the links - there was a 1992 vanity fair article when it came out, and a really recent one a couple of months ago. Many of Mia's kids thought of him as a father figure. Andre Previn was still around to…

yeah, that was a bunch of bullshit that Allen put together at the time. He was still denied custody by the courts after spending a shit ton of cash trying to get access to Moses and Dylan and dragging them back into court again and again. The judges did not buy what Allen was trying to sell there and said "no way,…

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