Wednesday, April 22, 2009

more sexting talk

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124026115528336397.html#mod

In case you don't care to read the whole article, let me excerpt the most pertinent paragraph:

He then told the parents and teens to line up if they wanted to view the photos, which were printed out onto index cards. As the 17-year-old who took semi-nude self-portraits waited in line, she realized that Mr. Skumanick and other investigators had viewed the pictures. When the adults began to crowd around Mr. Skumanick, the 17-year-old worried they could see her photo and recalls she said, "I think the worst punishment is knowing that all you old guys saw me naked. I just think you guys are all just perverts."

Ah, wise beyond her years, even if she did have a little lapse in picture-taking judgment. You are not telling me that this DA, Skumanick, is not getting off on shaming and humiliating young girls whilst also enjoying ogling their nude or semi-clad pictures. In fact, I would *bet you money* that he pleasures himself five nights out of seven to thoughts of spanking those naughty pubescent hussies and teaching them a lesson.

Um, not that I can really condemn anyone else's rich and full fantasy life. A woman who thinks her donut box says "orgasm" has no room to throw stones. It's the using of whatever petty amount of power you possess to make other people's lives miserable because of your conflict and shame over your own sexual urges that I object to. Plus, okay, 47 year old guys looking at 15 year old girls in their bras and calling it a work day just sticks in my craw.

xoxo

3 comments:

JLP said...

... spanking those naughty pubescent hussies and teaching them a lesson.Go on...

malevolent andrea said...

The day will come when I stop leaving you people the easy set-up line, but today is obviously not that day. Sigh.

:-)

Uncle said...

That will be the same day you stop seeing "orgasm" on the donut box, doncha think?

Alex Comfort once wrote that the only real obscenity in the world is getting some power and using it to push people around. Seems truer than ever with "sexting" investigations and semi-prurient media coverage.