Couple Outraged As Instagram Deletes “Fifty Shades” Style Intimate Photos

"Sex is something to be celebrated not deleted or banned". An Australian couple who believe "sex is art" and regularly share insights into their sex lives on Instagram, have spoken out against censorship following their images being deleted. Mitch Gobel and Sally Mustang, from Byron Bay, have a combined Instagram following of over 180,000, and regularly share intimate photos and updates on their sex lives. One photo depicts Sally wearing nothing but stockings and bent over a bed with her hands cuffed behind her back, which Mitch sits alongside her holding on to her wrist. The photo was accompanied by a descriptive tale of how it came about:

'I was running late like usual,' Sally wrote on Instagram.

'I was in the shower when he got home. I jumped out, drying my hair and body quickly. He swung open the door.

"Gypsy, come outside. ." It wasn't a request, but more so an order.

"He was dazzling as ever with his green eyes, bladed cheekbones and full lips. His face belonged on a movie set. .. Lucky me.

"I put on some stockings just for fun and to be honest I knew it made the whole deal a little more special to regular afternoon sex.

"Our outdoor couch is surrounded by plants it's a beautiful setting, for a beautiful experience."

The post, which continued on in graphic detail, was deleted by Instagram as it did not comply with community guidelines.

Sunday's in love.. This all day today @mitchgobel_resinart taking me to places I never knew possible @Sundays_are_for_lovers

A photo posted by Sally Mustang (@sallymustang) on Feb 6, 2016 at 1:27pm PST

However, Mustang took to the photo sharing site to express her dismay at the decision.

She wrote:

"Dear World sex is something to be celebrated not deleted or banned. I would love to know if you guys still want more of last nights style posts.

"It takes a lot of time, effort and confidence to share what I did last night. It's really disappointing that someone reported it."

She told the Daily Mail Australia:

"The colours and beauty of the flowers represented our love and afterwards, we wrote together over dinner, remembering an afternoon that was especially raunchy for us,’ she said.

"It was definitely written on a more physical level. Not so much the spiritual or emotional side of sex.

"Instagram deleting this upset me a little, after I had spent so much energy creating it.

"It was, although, a good reminder on why we were sharing these. Because sex should not be such a dirty, dismissed thing to discuss."