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Public Internet shaming

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Gator, Nov 1, 2013.

  1. Gator

    Gator Well-Known Member

    This is the first thing you wrote in reply.

    "Freedom of speech (wearing whatever she wants) does not equal freedom from consequences (getting raped)."

    What I wrote is how I took it.

    The sad part is we agree on the situation as a whole, that lodging threats doesn't help the situation in any way. That's my overall point.
     
  2. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    Can we talk about her boobs? Because she may be horrible, but her boobs are nice, and I'm glad I got to see them.

    #conflicted
     
  3. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Then you're an idiot. No one would say that. Ever. At least not a human.
     
  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Everybody keeps saying this, and Buzzfeed said it too. Did that actually happen? That's the biggest part of this story by far.
     
  5. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Folks Googled her name and also her Twitter handle, then posted some links in the comments section of Barstool Sports' story.
     
  6. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    The boob pics are real and she really, REALLY likes showing them off.

    Or so I heard. :-\
     
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Any of you saying she shouldn't be shamed online who is clicking on boob pics of her posted by someone else is a hypocrite.
     
  8. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    These appear to be pictures she posted on her Tumblr.
     
  9. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Excellent. I am now glad this story is big news.

    Also, between these photos and the fact that she has been "fired" from her job but nobody exactly knows what that job is, I think this is guerrilla marketing to get her name out there. Reality TV wannabe is my guess.
     
  10. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    I don't think anyone is arguing that these people who tracked her down, posted her personal information and started threatening her, her employer and her family are not assholes. They are. But none of this happens if she doesn't decide to be the most hilariousest girl ever(!) and wear a costume that virtually anyone with an IQ over 20 would know is inappropriate for the workplace. Sorry she's being harassed, but her name wasn't drawn out of a hat as some sort of victimless crime. It doesn't take a psychic to see the reaction could mushroom like this.

    And First Amendment? That's a tired old argument trotted out by people who are desperate because they have no other rallying cry to support their cause. It's been awhile since I've been in school, but I'm pretty sure there's no line in the Bill of Rights about the right to wear an offensive Halloween costume without any repercussions.

    And technically, no one "restricted" her right to wear that costume in the first place. She wore it (to work, for fuck's sake), and her employer decided that was enough cause to terminate her employment. Given her employer can fire her for not liking the look on her face while she's working - I think wearing such an inappropriate costume to work for Halloween falls under the heading of actionable offenses.

    Question for anyone with a job: What would be the reaction if you wore that to your workplace on a Halloween dressup day at work? If you have employees, how would you react to that costume? I run a small business with a half-dozen employees, and if someone showed up to work in that costume here, they wouldn't have had time to reach their desk before being sent home. And if there was any arguing or enough of a delay to take photos and put them online, they would have been escorted from the building after cleaning out their desk.
     
  11. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Yeah, I didn't word that properly. I knew she had posted them INITIALLY. I meant reposted.

    Either way, "the punishment doesn't fit the crime! Oooooooh boobies!" is not a great train to ride.
     
  12. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Any train with "ooooh boobies" is a good one to ride, even if the tracks end and it goes off a cliff.
     
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