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Senior Don Juan
For those unfamiliar with the story:
http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/national/2013/09/27/who-is-jared-james-abrahams-teen-accused-of-sextorting-miss-teen-usa/
First, I don't think he should have done this... that post is not an attempt to say he didn't do anything wrong here.
Here's what I have a problem with - what is it that brought this guy to the point to where he would stoop to this level of sexual extortion with multiple women? Why isn't anyone asking that question? Could it be because he was bullied while he was growing up? Maybe by pretty girls like Cassidy Wolf?
I remember the last time some high school kid killed themselves (and I think it was a girl) because of things people posted on Facebook, the state went after the posters blaming them for her death. Well, killing yourself is not the only negative consequence that can result from humiliating and cruel treatment. I am not too far removed from my high school experience to remember how terribly girls can treat guys... quite honestly, the way they treated me going through school (even all the way back in elementary school) is one of the biggest reasons I feel like I had problems with women.
This is obviously all conjecture, but if he was indeed bullied by females growing up, why doesn't that cause outrage? It can really mess up a young man to have girls pick on them and even, for lack of a better word, tease them sexually. Girls would tell me things like "no one would ever date you", "no one would ever want you", "no one would ever have sex with you", "you must be gay", all sorts of terrible things. When you destroy a young man's sense of value like that, of course he's probably going to do something stupid.
Now, I have never supported the notion of criminally prosecuting the bullies in these high profile bullying cases. At the end of the day, no matter how much someone pushes you, I believe you and you alone are responsible for your actions. I do not believe that saying something "mean" to someone or hurting their feelings should be against the law.
That being said, if this kid was bullied, we have a double standard on our hands. What people should do be doing is scrutinizing the life of Cassidy Wolf instead of praising her as a whistle blower. How many lives as she negatively effected by acting like beautiful and immature women tend to act?
http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/national/2013/09/27/who-is-jared-james-abrahams-teen-accused-of-sextorting-miss-teen-usa/
First, I don't think he should have done this... that post is not an attempt to say he didn't do anything wrong here.
Here's what I have a problem with - what is it that brought this guy to the point to where he would stoop to this level of sexual extortion with multiple women? Why isn't anyone asking that question? Could it be because he was bullied while he was growing up? Maybe by pretty girls like Cassidy Wolf?
I remember the last time some high school kid killed themselves (and I think it was a girl) because of things people posted on Facebook, the state went after the posters blaming them for her death. Well, killing yourself is not the only negative consequence that can result from humiliating and cruel treatment. I am not too far removed from my high school experience to remember how terribly girls can treat guys... quite honestly, the way they treated me going through school (even all the way back in elementary school) is one of the biggest reasons I feel like I had problems with women.
This is obviously all conjecture, but if he was indeed bullied by females growing up, why doesn't that cause outrage? It can really mess up a young man to have girls pick on them and even, for lack of a better word, tease them sexually. Girls would tell me things like "no one would ever date you", "no one would ever want you", "no one would ever have sex with you", "you must be gay", all sorts of terrible things. When you destroy a young man's sense of value like that, of course he's probably going to do something stupid.
Now, I have never supported the notion of criminally prosecuting the bullies in these high profile bullying cases. At the end of the day, no matter how much someone pushes you, I believe you and you alone are responsible for your actions. I do not believe that saying something "mean" to someone or hurting their feelings should be against the law.
That being said, if this kid was bullied, we have a double standard on our hands. What people should do be doing is scrutinizing the life of Cassidy Wolf instead of praising her as a whistle blower. How many lives as she negatively effected by acting like beautiful and immature women tend to act?