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That article doesn't support the headline. The closest it gets is saying nobody asked her beforehand, but she doesn't say after the fact that she wants people to stop.

Meanwhile, from the people who actually bothered to talk to her[1]:

> In her view, the photograph is an immense accomplishment that just happened to take on a life of its own. “I’m really proud of that picture,” she said.

This whole situation reminds me of GitHub, Fuck Your Name Change[2]. People want to drum up outrage and don't care one bit about the people involved.

Is it really worth erasing a piece of computing history because of some kids virtue signaling about a picture that was taken before they were born?

[1]: https://www.wired.com/story/finding-lena-the-patron-saint-of...

[2]: https://mooseyanon.medium.com/github-f-ck-your-name-change-d...



Did you watch the video? She said that she would like to retire from having her picture used in this way.


I don't see a video in either article. Link?




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