Comment by [deleted] on 07/09/2014 at 10:13 UTC*

1583 upvotes, 22 direct replies (showing 22)

Don't forget /r/selfharmpics which according to this

1. Actions which cause or are likely to cause imminent physical danger (e.g. suicides, ***instructions for self-harm***, or specific threats)

clearly violates the rules.

*edit**: Some users are replying to this saying that it doesn't instruct how to hurt one's self and that looking at the pictures also helps others *not* to hurt themselves by seeing the aftermath and the stories. To that I say, with posts that have titles such as "Only cure for panic attacks" and "I decorated" it will cause people to take comfort in this sort of escape and continue to hurt themselves. That along with posts that try to highlight scars as "beautiful" are going to make things worse. If they wanted to help them they'd redirect the sub to one that helps people deal with depression and self mutilation through continuous counseling, not offer quick and easy attention so that they'd continue to repeat the cycle. The first part of the rule says "Actions which cause or are likely to cause imminent physical danger" and what that sub does is just that.

*edit 2**: I'm not here to argue whether the sub is healthy or not or if it's moral or not, what the point of my comment was and is is that the admins are being incredibly hypocritical. If they say they're taking a moral stance and post clear guidelines as to what those stances entail they need to be strict about it. Otherwise they should simply admit that they will take actions against subs only when legal actions are taken against them.

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Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 10:55 UTC

485 upvotes, 4 direct replies

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Comment by Nyrb at 07/09/2014 at 11:17 UTC

585 upvotes, 14 direct replies

/r/picsofdeadkids /r/beatingwomen.

Comment by tacotouchdown14 at 07/09/2014 at 11:10 UTC

774 upvotes, 18 direct replies

Also /r/CuteFemaleCorpses WTF

Comment by half-assed-haiku at 07/09/2014 at 10:32 UTC

40 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Cutters probably don't have expensive lawyers like celebrities.

Same thing with dead kids and black people.

Comment by ChocolateMuphin at 07/09/2014 at 11:08 UTC

11 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Keep in mind that the key word in that sentence is *instructions*. The subreddit isn't designed for giving out instructions. It isn't against the rules, and there isn't a proper reason to take it down.

Comment by needsakoreangf at 07/09/2014 at 14:16 UTC*

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Friends, let's not forget as well...

/r/rapingretards

/r/rapingwomen

/r/beatingcripples

/r/hurtinganimals

Comment by CircumcisedSpine at 07/09/2014 at 22:19 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I'm quite confident that any psychiatrist or therapist worth their salt would say unequivocally that /r/selfharmpics promotes and likely induces self harm. It will be very hard for many individuals with histories of self harm to see that content and not feel increasingly compelled or experience intrusive thoughts of self ham.

That sub, independent of anything else, needs to be banned.

Comment by idbonescully at 07/09/2014 at 10:42 UTC

37 upvotes, 1 direct replies

What the fuck.

Comment by DuhTrutho at 07/09/2014 at 11:55 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Maybe mods are tired, after all, this blog post happened at like 3am in America. I know I can't see past my blatant hypocrisy when I'm really tired.

Comment by bannana at 07/09/2014 at 11:41 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Actually if you spend some time in that sub you will hear quite a lot of folks say it keeps the from harming by looking at the pics an reading the stories. Its more beneficial than harmfrul IMO.

Comment by _procyon at 07/09/2014 at 15:06 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

But ... If you read the post that's exactly what they said. The whole post was about how if they get a DMCA they'll take it down. No DMCA, no takedown. There was no "moral stance." Yeah he pointed put how if your sister or whatever had nude pics you'd be mad, but it seemed to me that was more of his personal opinion. He was not citing it as a reason for removal of content.

Seriously, did you read the post?

Comment by DreamHouseJohn at 07/09/2014 at 21:45 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Are you serious? It's a way for people like me that have a bad history with mental illness/self harm to let it out, share the pain. The way we can't do with people who don't understand what we've been through. That sub works closely with /r/selfharm which is the more healthy and helping sub, but the pics thread is NOT a glorification.

Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 16:34 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Do a little reading in those subs, the folks who post on self harm and selfharmpics do give each other advice on how to cut without killing yourself.

Comment by CornishCucumber at 07/09/2014 at 11:02 UTC

0 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Hm, I agree that these subreddits should be banned, but the problem with UGC is it's pretty much a game of whack-a-mole. Who's to stop another person creating a new subreddit or find another loop hole? There needs to be a change in ts & cs that the admins can stick to - this way they can implement a system to stop new subreddits from popping up willy nilly.

Comment by DaJaKoe at 07/09/2014 at 15:16 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

May we not forget all the ones about intentional animal abuse.

Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 10:47 UTC

5 upvotes, 2 direct replies

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Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 17:17 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

inb4 /r/HowToKillYourself

Comment by LinkRazr at 07/09/2014 at 13:39 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Whaaaaat the fuck

Comment by Explosions_Hurt at 07/09/2014 at 11:39 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Jesus Fucking Christ!

Comment by willclerkforfood at 07/09/2014 at 11:08 UTC

-2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

But don't do anything to /r/selfarmpics, which is just good fun.

Comment by Txmedic at 07/09/2014 at 16:39 UTC

-1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Just did a quick browse of that sub, the vast majority on there are just wanting the attention. I think I saw maybe 3 posts where they actually did more than just a few scratches.

Comment by drimadethistocomment at 07/09/2014 at 10:36 UTC

-7 upvotes, 1 direct replies

technically the damage was done before the post and self harm doesn't show how to do it, only the results