I'm also a parent, and I can understand your views. It sounds to me like there are some parent-child boundaries that could have been crossed here that I can't imagine ever violating.
I have a very cynical view of social media in general, and I don't think highly of parents who encourage their children's engagement with it. I don't think it's positive that this guy's parents have encouraged him to sell himself as a product, and I think that those who base their self-value on how others judge their appearance are heading for problems in the long-run. You say he's a good-looking guy, but that will inevitably change as the years pass. Youthful good looks have a relative short Best Before date, and there will always be younger guns aiming for his target demographic.
Having said all that, if the guy is 18, that means the law considers him no longer a child and he is no longer the responsibility of his parents or legally under their control. (Most 18 year-olds are actually pretty immature emotionally, not as smart as they believe they are, and prone to make poor decisions, but that's beside the point.)
I can imagine the father saying he's "okay" with what the guy does simply because he doesn't want to alienate him. Loving parents often have to take a step back, let their kids make their own mistakes, keep communication channels open, and do their damndest to keep the, "I coulda told you..." tone out of their voice when the kid comes back home with his tail behind his legs looking for support.
IIN for a dad to be ok with his teen son posting nude and sex vids online?
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I'm also a parent, and I can understand your views. It sounds to me like there are some parent-child boundaries that could have been crossed here that I can't imagine ever violating.
I have a very cynical view of social media in general, and I don't think highly of parents who encourage their children's engagement with it. I don't think it's positive that this guy's parents have encouraged him to sell himself as a product, and I think that those who base their self-value on how others judge their appearance are heading for problems in the long-run. You say he's a good-looking guy, but that will inevitably change as the years pass. Youthful good looks have a relative short Best Before date, and there will always be younger guns aiming for his target demographic.
Having said all that, if the guy is 18, that means the law considers him no longer a child and he is no longer the responsibility of his parents or legally under their control. (Most 18 year-olds are actually pretty immature emotionally, not as smart as they believe they are, and prone to make poor decisions, but that's beside the point.)
I can imagine the father saying he's "okay" with what the guy does simply because he doesn't want to alienate him. Loving parents often have to take a step back, let their kids make their own mistakes, keep communication channels open, and do their damndest to keep the, "I coulda told you..." tone out of their voice when the kid comes back home with his tail behind his legs looking for support.