Voyeurism

[Vanilla]

I think voyeurism should be split into "strong" and "weak" varieties. Weak voyeurism is when the person(s) being watched is already being knowingly watched by other people, and strong voyeurism is when the person(s) believes they're alone. By way of example, if you watch someone in a communal shower (through a peep hole), that's weak voyeurism, whereas if you watch someone who's showering alone, that's strong voyeurism.

Good idea?

[perantikos]

It is not so much that people want to be never watched, but that they wish to control, and be aware of, who watches them. Both examples violate a persons right to control and know who sees them shower and hence are not significantly different to warrant the difference of class.

Moreover, what would be the point to this? If you are aiming towards some sort of definition that makes it OK to spy on people in public showers... well all I can say is good luck with that one.

[paleo]

I don't think your so-called strong voyeurism can really be called voyeurism because it constitutes an invasion of privacy.

As for showers, people do know they can be seen but it's presumptuous to think that they would feel equally comfortable being the center of attention as opposed to someone just making the best of a change room's economizing on space.

[Vanilla]

If you are aiming towards some sort of definition that makes it OK to spy on people in public showers... well all I can say is good luck with that one.

As for showers, people do know they can be seen but it's presumptuous to think that they would feel equally comfortable being the center of attention as opposed to someone just making the best of a change room's economizing on space.

I'm neither trying to justify "weak voyeurism" nor claiming that people would be happy to be the victim of it. What I'm saying is that there's a difference between being spied on in public and private mode respectively. Voyeurism is more of a big deal when the victim believes s/he is alone.