Ethel Cain Posts Her D1k Pic On Insta

[Junko Enoshima 4,073]

On 4/2/2026 at 2:10 PM, hELXIG said:

My hot take on this is get the ****ing 13 year olds OFF the app immediately. Bring back kids spaces online. When I was growing up adults were on social media (before it was called social media) and kids were on kid websites that were moderated. Separate spaces. I'm sick of every single space online having to be kid friendly. I'm a ****ing adult. Let me converse and express like one. We used to be able to but now we can't because there's kids everywhere running rampant with absolutely no adult supervision ruining it for the rest of us

I agree with this, but sometimes some kids infiltrate in adult spaces (which I did back when I was a kid), and tbh it was kinda fun and in a way shaped who I am today

Edited Friday at 08:09 PM by Junko Enoshima

[popkulture 507]

I love Ethel but this is not the platform to do this on. And it's still up? Yet other stuff gets censored?

I'm all for nudity but IG is not the place for this. 

[Future Lovers 7,231]

On 4/1/2026 at 9:52 PM, TheARTPOPball said:

Idk. Why are we posting our genitals on instagram? 

Because at a time when trans people are under attack it’s a powerful form of protest for a highly visible trans artist with a platform to show a trans body as beautiful and desirable. 

[Future Lovers 7,231]

On 4/2/2026 at 12:44 AM, MACATL said:

What does it accomplish is the big picture exactly?  Are those that are transphobic suddenly going to see the light because someone decided to show their junk on Insta?  Seems more like an attention grab to me.  

You really can’t see the value in a trans artist with a huge platform presenting their body in a proud and unapologetic way at a time when literal world leaders are attempting to make them out to be disgusting monsters that ought to be disposed of? Really?

Let’s open our eyes a little bit.   

[Future Lovers 7,231]

On 4/2/2026 at 1:48 AM, Bronco said:

I'm fine with artistic nudity, and have zero issue with anyone's body being displayed.

But instagram has a minimum user age requirement of 13, and minimal content filters/safeguards to prevent anyone of any age seeing NSFW content (artistic or sexual) prior to any moderation action removing the content. 

I don't think this is an appropriate post for instagram as a result. 

I’m usually on your side with pretty much everything but this is a bad take I fear. 

Firstly I do not believe anyone should have to censor themselves on any social media platform because of the possibility a minor could see it. That’s an incredibly silly ask that is not even really possible to enforce. 

Second of all, nudity is not inherently sexual. The photos are not sexually charged. The sexualization of the human body has to end. It could be a good thing for a young trans person to see what a naked trans body looks like. That’s an extremely valuable bit of information, and it would be great if it came from a non sexual source such as this. 

[Future Lovers 7,231]

On 4/2/2026 at 3:55 AM, TheARTPOPball said:

I mean true but full frontal nudity on an app with its youngest users being 13? I guess anything goes these days lmao 

I think there are many, many 13 year olds who’re maybe just discovering they’re trans out there who would benefit a ton from seeing what an trans body actually looks like. 

Nudity does not equal sexual. Nudity is not inherently dirty. It’s a human body and we HAVE to stop making it out to be a weird or inappropriate thing to show it. 

[TheARTPOPball 1,170]

22 minutes ago, Future Lovers said:

I think there are many, many 13 year olds who’re maybe just discovering they’re trans out there who would benefit a ton from seeing what an trans body actually looks like. 

Nudity does not equal sexual. Nudity is not inherently dirty. It’s a human body and we HAVE to stop making it out to be a weird or inappropriate thing to show it. 

I don’t think we need to normalize flashing our genitals for everyone to see. Agree to disagree I guess. There’s a reason we cover our private parts in general areas in the public and social media should be the same. 
 

her posting this is in no way a good form of protest nor is it going to change anyone’s minds on the validity of trans people. 

[Bronco 18,834]

1 hour ago, Future Lovers said:

I’m usually on your side with pretty much everything but this is a bad take I fear. 

Firstly I do not believe anyone should have to censor themselves on any social media platform because of the possibility a minor could see it. That’s an incredibly silly ask that is not even really possible to enforce. 

Second of all, nudity is not inherently sexual. The photos are not sexually charged. The sexualization of the human body has to end. It could be a good thing for a young trans person to see what a naked trans body looks like. That’s an extremely valuable bit of information, and it would be great if it came from a non sexual source such as this. 

I'll start with your second point. I didn't say it was sexual- I said it was NSFW. 

Artistic nudity is still nsfw even without sexualisation. 

NSFW isn't exclusively about sexualised media, it is about recognising that some content isn't appropriate for certain spaces & audiences. Its like how you wouldn't have a zombie film playing on tvs in a hospital waiting room - there is nothing wrong with a zombie film (although most are ****), its just not appropriate in the context. 

This kind of imagery shouldn't be accessible in a space without content moderation & filtration as unexpected nudity can be triggering for people like victims of SA etc. 1.2 million people follow Ethel, it is not unrealistic to expect that a number of these may have trauma that could be triggered by the unexpected and therefore unconsensual exposure to nudity. 

Now onto the first point - we absolutely should censor ourselves on any platform we use.

The way we behave should always be dictated to by the context of the situation in which we are existing. It is not a silly ask to ask someone to behave in accordance with the space in which they occupy - such a thing is a basic principle of human morality.

Like how Ramrod censored the post when sharing it to meet the rules of the forum. They did the right thing of adapting their behaviour in line with the rules of GGD. 

[Sugar Baby 964]

Oh that’s Not 

[TheSine 6,519]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but why do I feel like some people are hardcore defending this just because she's trans and not anything else? Would anyone jump the same way if it were a cis woman or man? You could say that the people are arguing against this are doing it because she's trans too, but that's not the point here in GGD. 

I agree that we should show realistic trans bodies, and while this is punk, I think there are better ways to show it. I'd feel a bit strange if ANYONE was flashing their whoo-has on the internet where everyone can see, and aren't purposely looking for it. I would've taken it better if it was censored like in the thread here and shown somewhere else.  

It's not an end of the world situation, but I think we need to take a step back here and really think about this.

[Roughhouse Dandy 12,804]

3 hours ago, TheSine said:

Would anyone jump the same way if it were a cis woman or man?

That's the thing. As I mentioned before: a cis man *did* post on insta with his erect penis with splash emojis in the caption, the post was mentioned on here, and (as far as I remember) there were no members discussing for days on end how inappropriate it was or how kids could come across it. Just thirsting after him. So why are we jumping at the trans person and not the cis person?

I know you weren't just talking about me in your post, but I'm personally defending it not for the simple fact that she's trans, not only because I don't see anything wrong with non-sexual nude imagery on social media, but because there is such a noticeable discrepancy in reception on here between a cis man posting sexual nudity and a trans woman posting her body on Trans Day of Visibility. 

I'm not gonna touch on whether or not it was an effective way to participate in the event; that's not exactly my place. I'm saying if we kept the same energy either for or against nsfw imagery I'd just let it ride with my mouth shut, but the difference is fishy and should be called to attention so we can reflect on why that is. 

Edited yesterday at 11:35 AM by Roughhouse Dandy

[princedeeblebleble 2,754]

I'm just shocked that fans of THE Lady Gaga are so uptight about a flacid penis and balls  its just a body, piece of flesh there in the most non sexual way, almost looking like a print on panties. Acting like as little kids y'all didnt look up naughty sites or digging up your dads **** stache or watching steamy programs on the telly after midnight. 

I'll say this, lets not ban stake just because a little kid with not gr8 teeth can't eat it. It should be up to parents to check what kids look up on the net and not the artist to censor themse.if miss Ethel wants to post her Cane, she should. Like I'm tured of censorship and the criminalisation and sexualisation of the human body. I'm still shocked breasts are up for censorship, like theres not all kinds of painting and statute titties everywhere 

Idk i guess as an European who grew up in an artsy high school and uni where we studied all kinds of nude images, did live nude drawing and was amongst basically nude models since 15 I have a more healthy and open relationship to bodies and don't see it as something that should constantly be hidden, scrutinized and frowned upon. 

[Bronco 18,834]

50 minutes ago, princedeeblebleble said:

t should be up to parents to check what kids look up on the net and not the artist to censor themse.if

Some of y'all have never worked in any form of child support/social service role and its beyond clear. 

This whole "leave it up to Parents and no one else should be responsible" is just nonsense. Its fundamentally selfish, and its a right wing talking point promoted by groups with a vested interest in enabling the abuse of children to further their own political interests. 

Like its crazy y'all are trying to defend a trans woman's body by using the exact talking point used by transphobic bigots to justify their attacks on trans children. 

[Sarah H 4,220]

I don't think anyone should be exposing their genitals on Instagram. Completely not the place for it. 

[Roughhouse Dandy 12,804]

30 minutes ago, Bronco said:

This whole "leave it up to Parents and no one else should be responsible" is just nonsense. Its fundamentally selfish, and its a right wing talking point promoted by groups with a vested interest in enabling the abuse of children to further their own political interests. 

Like its crazy y'all are trying to defend a trans woman's body by using the exact talking point used by transphobic bigots to justify their attacks on trans children. 

Could you expand on this?