Avira
Second question
you say “The holier one is, the more sensitive he is to all matters of kedushah and shmiras aynayim.”
The Jewish Observer had pictures of Women, as you must know it was published under the auspices of Agudas Yisroel. I doubt the moetzes was too involved in the month to month publishing, but it is hard to imagine they opposed the practice.
Not to mention many Rabbanim did regulalry contribute .
Was Torah True Judaism tm on a lower level of kedusha then than today?