(NSFW?) If it's not NSFW, but looks NSFW, is it still NSFW?

I certainly wouldn’t want to take the chance of opening up that picture and someone passing by my desk at work think it is a penis. So in my mind, it is still NSFW.

Assuming the managers I’ve met are representitive of the average manager then I would say its best to err on the side of caution.

If you happen to work in the porn industry, it’s perfectly safe for work, naturally.

NSFW

NSFW includes things that may be appear to be NSFW.

Yep, optical illusions can be NSFW too.

Managers, especially HR managers, are the most frightened people on Earth. If there is any possibility that someone could sue based on a computer image, then they are going to take maximum measures to prevent it. NSFW doesn’t necessarily mean “dirty”, it means that someone might think it’s sexual in nature and might file a lawsuit.

If you are going to accept the concept of NSFW, then all that matters is what it might look like to the wrong person. Since many things are ambiguous or might or might not contain innuendo (including the word “innuendo,” which always reminds me of anal sex), it seems to me that far more is NSFW than we actually label as NSFW.

I think the whole concept is one of the stupider concepts on the planet. But most people seem to think it is a useful idea. Given that most people think it is useful, I just go along and do what I do, and if someone tells me it is NSFW, I don’t argue. I go back and label it NSFW. Some things I think are NSFW seem to pass muster; some things that other people think are NSFW totally surprise me, and some things people think are NSFW make sense to me.

I guess that’s the way it is when you are trying to build a consensus. Fortunately, here, we have mods to tell us what is what, so we don’t really have to think about it. And if we don’t have mods, our fellow jellies will generously flag our asses when they think we are showing too much. So there’s no real need to worry about it. Someone else will tell you when it is necessary to label it. You should have tried this without the NSFW label first, just to see what would happen.

I would have.

Or maybe I wouldn’t have.

The picture made me blush, and that was after reading what it really was. I would err on the safe side for work purposes.

@wundayatta I will never think of “innuendo” the same way again. Haha.

To my mind, if it looks NSFW, it is NSFW.

^^ Correct, you get a gold star!

In the spirit of a true NSFW doing anything other than performing your job or following corporate policy is NSFW. This would include fluthering :(

If in doubt, side on cautious

@blueiiznh nails the definition of NFSW.

I think however that @JeSuisRickSpringfield might mean to ask if the image is what a human resources rep would classify as offensive.

Based on the many training modules I’ve completed in my career, I’m confident in saying that offensive is not what you intend but rather how others perceive the item in question (be it a dinosaur, a joke, a photo, a hug, whatever).

In that regard, someone walking by would likely perceive that image as a phallus and hence, it would most certainly be NSFW (unless you’re a paleontologist, a cosmetic surgeon, or a sex therapist) and quite likely offensive (even if you are a paleontologist) as well.

@blueiiznh NSFW evolved in part because people are allowed to use their work computers for personal matters during break times. Fluthering, Googling, Twittering, and so forth are all allowed so long as done at the proper times. For various reasons, however, not just any personal activity will be allowed. Thus the concept of NSFW: anything particularly loud, particularly lewd, particularly violent, or otherwise inappropriate to a work environment is not allowed even during approved personal times. It’s supposed to be a compromise between allowing one to engage in personal activities during break time and maintaining a professional atmosphere.

@JeSuisRickSpringfield I guess I must work in different environments because I don’t know of many places that have a computer use policy that differentiates use of a company computer on break ok and not other times. I also don’t know of a work place that outright says its ok to surf the web, unless it is part of your job. As I mentioned, anything not part of your job is not suitable from an HR perspective. Offensive things are also obvious, but that can be subjective so it all really rolls back to policy. There always is that one person in the environment that will find the littlest things offensive.
Network and security also block places like social media sites let alone plain offensive ones.
It’s really all about understanding policy versus what you can get away with or what you will get pulled to HR for.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not preaching a goodie goodie level. I was only answering the OP in the truest sense of the question.
hell, over the years I have been in a company tht had a policy of not bringing in coffee in a styrofoam cup while paper was ok