BBV - Please help with this picture

[nick604]

I've had this thing up as my image on facebook for about a week now, and last night I get this email:

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Hi Nick,

Richard tells me that you two are friends from your days as student journalists so I am delighted that you have joined the Writers Group.

I have to ask you about your profile photograph which shows a ritualised humiliation of a woman.

I am sure you use this humourously, and to be honest, if I saw it any other place, I wouldn't have thought it worth discussing. But, as about half of our group are women, I need to draw your attention to this.

The Original Writers Group survives precariously in an atmosphere of trust which I have to protect. I don't want anything to jeopardise this.

Best wishes

Rupert


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Everyone keeps telling me that the whole backstory to the pic is disappointing when you hear it, so I'd be really grateful if someone could send me a private message about what's going on here. (I promise not to spoil the picture's mystery for anyone else).

I don't even want to be part of the man's 'precarious' little group, and only signed up because a friend asked me to, but before I quit, I'd really like to put this judgemental little [censored], Rupert, in his rightful place.