Mike Barrett said: "Impossible2 said: "Mike Barrett said: "Impossible2 said: "JSquared2 said: "Impossible2 said: "Mike Barrett said: "Impossible2 said: "How about the general public realising that if they are stupid enough to allow someone to take nude pictures of them or are willing to sendnude pictures of themselves to other people this stuff is going to happen..."
Catching up on this thread, I want to reiterate that while I am not 100%familiar with Amar's case and not commenting on that case specifically, THIS, is indeed, victim blaming. This is getting very close to saying "If ___ didn't dress so beautiful, put on all her makeup, and be around horny guys all night she wouldn't have a problem." Or, "Well, that black person went to an all white school, did they really not expect a problem with at least somebody?" Or, "Anyone engaging in sexual activity should expect SOMETHING to go wrong, if not they're idiots".
What an an absolutely shameful post, Impossible2. You really need to apologize. Disturbing, quite frankly."
Its absolutely nothing like any of those things, but keep trying..."
Thank you, Impossible2!"
Seriously, we seem to have a whole generation of people who have no common sense what so ever and then turn around and blame others when they make a mistake and it backfires. If you don't want to get hit by a car, don't step out in front of a car. If you don't want to get an STI, don't have unsafe sex. If you don't want nude pictures of yourself shared amongst weirdos, don't allow nude photos of yourself to be taken and don't take any of yourself and share them.
This is not rocket science.
I will also state my post was not gender specific, this applies to anyone who does it...ANYONE!
Does it make me not think this guy is a creep, no, I think he's a creep and I do think what he did was wrong, as I have stated a million times before. But hedidn't commit a crime, as it was not done out of malice andhas also apologised and hopefullylearned his lesson.
It is also very clear he was in the company of a predator and did not realise and was inadvertantly draw into his games. The only thing he is guilty of istrying to impress the wrong crowd and being an idiot...frankly pretty much the same thing as the girl who allowed the photo to be taken. They were both trying to impress a douchebag to 'fit in'!
If you are going to entrust your dignity to others, then you are just asking for trouble. Does it make it right no, but you do have to take some responsibility in the situation. If this had happened to me I'd have thought 'well I won't do that again', had nothing to do with the person again and that would've been the end of it."
Dude, you don't get it. The problem is they never asked for the photos to be shared, and they were. You are 100% condoning that behavior. "They shouldn't have taken the photo" THAT IS PUTTING THE BLAME SQUARELY ON THE VICTIM. There's zero other way to look at this. That is blaming the victim in this scenario. I understand you don't believe they were a victim, because you clearly condone sharing pictures of people without their permission, which is just disgusting. You are blaming the person who took the photo of themselves, with the intent to share it with one person, for it getting to people they do not even know. Again, blaming the victim.
Im sorry for you that you are unable to understand this, and I fear for anyone who may be subject to any behavior like this who is around you in life. Utterly shameful."
I'm sorry YOU don't understand it. You have a hell of a lot more faith in people than I do.
I am not condoning ANY of the behaviour on either side of the fence, I think they are both stupid. I have also stated a million times I think what the guy did was wrong, but y'all just seem to skim over those bits every single time to push your own agendas.
As I have stated in other threads on the subject, I have been in situations where people have brought out photos/videos in front of me of other people and I have walked away and had nothing to do with those people again. I think it is disgusting and wrong.
This is also a generational thing that people have fallen into of their own free will. This kinda of stuff would never have happened when I was growing up and if it did I would certainly not have been involved in it. If anyone asks me to send nudes I say no. If anyone sends me nudes they are blocked.
If you choose to allow yourself to be involved in the behaviour, then you open yourself up to the problems surrounding that behaviourit's as simple as that."
The reason we "skim" past it is because when you say things like
"You don't think a group of women sitting around a table having drinks and flicking through Tinder aren't sharing any dick pics they receive with theirfriends...really? Same thing with a group of men.
Anyone who doesn't think so is deluded and needs a reality check"
How is this the response of someone who finds that behavior disgusting? I don't need a reality check to know that this behavior is wrong, and I know its happening. Hence why everyone is so upset by the casting of this dude in WSS. For you to blow it off as "This stuff happens, oh well" is just wrong. Its like you don't care. Maybe I've misspoken and saying you fully condone this behavior, so my apologies, but this kind of reaction is what is wrong with this current society. You make it seem so black and white.
Things need to be done about this, and how wrong this kind of behavior is, and you just normalize it. Thats a major f'ing problem. There should be more outrage than "well it happens, bound to". Just a weak response, in my opinion and frankly still comes off as blaming the victim here. I 100% stand by the fact that you are blaming the victim in this case, whether you think whatthis actor did was wrong or not, you have not put the blame on them, you have put the blame solely on the person who's taken the picture. Giving all the power to Amar, and zero power to the victim. You say he's wrong, but always go back to the photo in the first place.Its just disgusting, sorry.
Haterobics, I may have misspoken just a little. They don't condone him, but they are still blaming the victim in this case which essentially normalizes this actors egregious behavior. Is it direct condoning of Amar? No. However by continuing to place the blame on the victim continues to just kill any chance for any victim, man or woman, to speak up and have power over themselves and their body. To respond by saying "Well, it happens!" is a verydeep,unconscious bias of condoninghis behavior, yes. Its a very complicated matter, and nowhere near as black and white as Impossible2 is trying to make it."
I did not condone anything, I said it happens and is pretty common place. I also said I thought it was disgusting, but that also seems to have been lost.
Anyways I am done here. It seems everything I type is being misunderstood, so either I am dyslexic or just really **** at trying to get my point across.