Celebration of life. Totally.

Or a bunch of blurry, crappy cell phone photos?

A little of both. Things are like that to stay.

I used to take pictures of hot dudes with my camera phone during my commute because, well, that's what I thought they were for (and sharing them with friends/boyfriends)

However, a while back, a female friend of mine was on some guy's flickr feed where he was doing the same thing. And though there were lots of differences (I never published mine, male gaze is a lot different in my opinion if it's male-to-male rather than male-to-female), it still made me reconsider.

Same thing here.

I guess it's an invasion of privacy, but it's the kind where if someone wanted to invade my privacy this way, I'd be okay with that. :)

People in public have no expectation of privacy.

@LogopolisMike, yes, thank you! It's exactly the same thing. It's pretty creepy.

I think it's creepy.

I also don't get it, the Internet is full of pictures of hot guys who were voluntarily photographed. Some of em have their hard dicks out and everything.

They're trying to pass a bill to let them search yor cellphone or laptop without a warrant in Canada, and collect all your pics of Japanese school kids for resale, right now.

@8 for the Chat Roulette win.

Well, it's awfully bad manners at the very least.

Dan, look at what's on the MacBook Pro screen at the bottom left of this pic:

http://hotguysinairports.tumblr.com/post…

That's right - the It Gets Better Project!

Both. I think that may just be life in the 21st century.

@6 has it. But the blog also can't make a dime off these photos without model releases.

If you're already going through a body scan and a quick grope from TSA, ending up on a flattering blog should be the least of your privacy concerns.

So "hot" means thin, white, short-haired, and conventionally dressed. Got it.

It's totally creepy, but I have no problem with that.

Creepy...no it's called STALKER!! Can YOU say STALKER?

@16 Tumblr is full of this kind of little pet project; all they do is reflect the tastes of person that started them. It's not called "A collection of attractive men at airports and a subsequent analysis of the implications of their shared characteristics on sexual desirability." So lighten up a bit, peruse the dudes, and let it pass you by if it's not your thing.

If you're out in public, you might get photographed. It's the price of leaving your house.

I'm with @2 and @11: you're being rude just to collect a bunch of crappy blurry phone pics. Also @16: it's boring.

I'm suddenly curious if anyone got me on camera when I was kilt-less at security.

(What? It was a pat-down or send the kilt through the x-ray and walk through their metal detector in my boxers. I'd rather be exposed then groped.)

Doesn't invade my privacy one bit, as I will NEVER be featured on that site - unless middle aged, fat bald guys suddenly see a surge in popularity.

Eh. Screw this boring shit. Pretty guys are a dime a dozen.

I'll stick with the photos on websites like White Trash Repairs, Freaks of Fast Food, & People of Walmart. Having grown up in the South & having owned fast food restaurants, I can say, "Yep. Those photos are spot on."

Not hot at all!

Once you accept anyone taking your picture then the system itself has total justification for complete monitoring of everyone.

Acceptance of absurd ideas, such as people in public have no expectation of privacy, are extreme views in themselves and direct threats to ideas contained in freedom, liberty, happiness. If you don't think so, then move to London.

Totally awesome.... some of those captions are priceless. And @12: I noticed that too! It Gets Better FTW.

@ 16
I saw an asian guy! And Eastern Europeans, do they count as white? They're fringe.

Also, 16, you'll notice that with white privilege comes money, and poor people aren't flying, or aren't flying as often. Airports tend to be whiter, and middle class-ier, which often means thinner/dressier clothing.

Once, when I was a naive young girl, I found a pic of my butt while looking through a stack of photos left out on the table in the common room of a friend's college suite. Apparently someone had snapped it while walking behind me on a group outing. It was obviously taken by someone in my friend circle, a bunch of doofy but well-meaning guys, so it didn't make me worry that someone was going to be violent towards me, but it did make me feel very icky. I think I wouldn't have felt so creeped out if it had been a full-body shot, though.

That said, I think this website is harmless. It seems pretty unlikely that the folks submitting to this website are stalkers who have creepy bulletin boards covered in pictures and locks of hair. And it's not like the guys are identified by name (well, except for rockstars like my governor. Folks, take it from this Marylander: O'Malley is even more dreamy in person, with a warm handshake and kind, twinkly eyes).

I should note that I have always dressed carefully, attempting a perfect blend of casual chic, before taking a plane. I have this ridiculous fantasy that I will be seated next to a gorgeous guy who will think I am just fascinating and offer to take me to dinner when we deplane. I have been flying 3 or 4 times a year for the last 10 years, and this has yet to happen. This website can let me pretend :)

I think I saw my photo on this blog!!!!

(Spent most of the summer around airports in the US- think I got snapped at SFO.)

All I can say is, THANK YOU! It makes me feel sexy. Average but reasonably fit guys like me are delighted to be caught on film when we happen to be having a hot looking moment.

:-)

Me