Connecting from alison kitt on Vimeo.
The "global village" allows us to connect instantly to people all over the world. The use of internet chatting creates an "anonymous" and distant interaction between users. Chatroulette, for example, randomly selects who you are paired up with in a video chat. Being able to see another human being who may never meet you in person creates a world without rules or boundaries. Although the options are endless in terms of creating a unique interaction with a stranger, this freedom is often used (by males) for sexual purposes.
Men visiting this site were willing to ask me to show my breasts, but became uneasy when I refused to break "eye contact." Some shifted their cameras as to not be seen by me anymore, some broke off the connection when I filled the chat space. I feel that my actions are unsettling because they break the illusion that I am simply a image on the screen, and amplifies the fact that they are being watched.
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