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Model Erin O\u2019Connor has shared her anger after Instagram allegedly removed a photograph showing her at eight and a half months pregnant, which the star shared to mark Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
The fashion industry legend posted the black and white shot, which was taken by photographer Nick Knight in 2014, on her social media account earlier this month, to celebrate \u201call those who continue to nurture, support, love & protect children (close to home & across the world) in every way, shape & form\u201d. The photo has since been reinstated on the platform, albeit with a warning that the post \u201ccontains content that some people may find upsetting\u201d. <\/p>\n
The image shows a naked O\u2019Connor with one hand resting on her pregnant belly, and was captured while she was expecting her first child, Albert. <\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor, 48, said that she had received a message from Meta, Instagram\u2019s parent company, telling her that the photo had been removed for breaching the platform\u2019s nudity guidelines. <\/p>\n
The message also reportedly included a reference to \u201cfreedom of expression\u201d, stating: \u201cWe want you to share freely with others. We only remove things or restrict people to keep the community respectful and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor said Mother\u2019s Day was a time to celebrate women\u2019s bodies \u2018in their most natural state\u2019 (Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot)<\/p>\n
The Independent has contacted Meta for further comment.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor said that she had complained to the company, claiming that the incident was an example of \u201cinconceivable\u201d double standards, as women are \u201chypersexualised on a daily basis\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels inconceivable that a heavily pregnant naked woman could be perceived as offensive, when she stands in her full power, her body at its most extraordinary, embodying its innate ability to grow, birth and sustain new life,\u201d she told an audience at the National Gallery on Friday. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such a shame that that would be offensive in the 21st century, and yet in galleries everywhere you have these very sensual and erotic images of women,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor, who rose to fame in the Nineties, said it was \u201cironic\u201d that on Mother\u2019s Day, \u201cthe one day our bodies should be honoured in their most natural state\u201d, she had been \u201cscrutinised and judged\u201d. <\/p>\n
After the photo was reinstated, O\u2019Connor told The Guardian that she was \u201cincredibly grateful that Meta took the time to review and ultimately restore such a meaningful and important image. It means so much to have this moment of strength, vulnerability and celebration of motherhood, recognised and respected\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-372520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}