I once said that I wouldn't write about politics. And I stand by that. However, I am all for dishing out life lessons. I think this post falls more under the life lessons category than the political one. But I blame Anthony Weiner entirely for this even being on my radar.
Sexting. It's every parents' nightmare when we hand our puberty addled, hormone fueled adolescents cell phones. I know your kid isn't doing it. Mine isn't either. Because they are innocent little flowers. And we are amazing and vigilant parents. But still. It's a thing.
That must mean adults are the problem. (I'm excluding people in committed relationships here. If you've been married for half of forever and still sext, good for you. But ladies, until you get the ring, proceed with caution.)
I'm talking more about the kind of guys who routinely tweet, text and email naked pics to unsuspecting ladies. I've been on the receiving end of this, so I'm sure some of you have too. (Since I logged onto Twitter for the first time, I've seen more naked Asian men than a urologist in Shanghai. Coincidentally, this is why I don't really care for Twitter.) I'm curious about these people. The Carlos Dangers of the world. Why the hell would you ever send naked pictures of yourself to a stranger? I get sex addiction is a disease, but surely there is a smarter way to be a perv. (Or perhaps I'm just a prude with trust issues. I guess that's possible too.)
Aside from my curiosity, it also makes me worry that the young ladies involved don't have any kind of positive female role models in their lives. Maybe no one has ever told them about the blocking option Twitter so graciously provides its users. Maybe they don't realize you shouldn't sext mayoral candidates. Maybe they don't know it's not ladylike to get intimate with married men.
So, all you 23 year old vixens with your finger on the send button, I'm volunteering. I'll be your positive female role model on the topic (No other topics though, as I fear I'm unqualified). Please read on:
Let's start with the basics. Do not send naked pics to anyone who goes by the name Carlos Danger. Really, don't send naked pics to anyone. You'll never fulfill your dream of becoming the first female president of these great United States (or whatever your dream is) if your junk is on display on an NSA desktop. And as soon as you hit send, it will be. Believe it. Big Brother and all that...
You might also want to take a break from tweeting about how hot you are. Or that you want to marry your own legs. Or that all you are is good make up, hair, boobs and tattoos. Might as well add 'insecurity and attention seeking behaviors' to that list, because that's all people will see. You are an intelligent, independent, beautiful woman with much to offer. I know you know that, so don't shortchange yourself. Do not ever give people a reason to discount you.
My most vital and urgent piece of advice: Find a better group of girlfriends, because yours suck. They failed you. Badly. Real girlfriends call you out when you're being stupid. Sexting a married, serial philandering, former congressmen qualifies as stupid. Even if he's your legislative hero. Someone should have warned you.
Aside from my curiosity, it also makes me worry that the young ladies involved don't have any kind of positive female role models in their lives. Maybe no one has ever told them about the blocking option Twitter so graciously provides its users. Maybe they don't realize you shouldn't sext mayoral candidates. Maybe they don't know it's not ladylike to get intimate with married men.
So, all you 23 year old vixens with your finger on the send button, I'm volunteering. I'll be your positive female role model on the topic (No other topics though, as I fear I'm unqualified). Please read on:
Let's start with the basics. Do not send naked pics to anyone who goes by the name Carlos Danger. Really, don't send naked pics to anyone. You'll never fulfill your dream of becoming the first female president of these great United States (or whatever your dream is) if your junk is on display on an NSA desktop. And as soon as you hit send, it will be. Believe it. Big Brother and all that...
You might also want to take a break from tweeting about how hot you are. Or that you want to marry your own legs. Or that all you are is good make up, hair, boobs and tattoos. Might as well add 'insecurity and attention seeking behaviors' to that list, because that's all people will see. You are an intelligent, independent, beautiful woman with much to offer. I know you know that, so don't shortchange yourself. Do not ever give people a reason to discount you.
My most vital and urgent piece of advice: Find a better group of girlfriends, because yours suck. They failed you. Badly. Real girlfriends call you out when you're being stupid. Sexting a married, serial philandering, former congressmen qualifies as stupid. Even if he's your legislative hero. Someone should have warned you.
If all else fails...If you can't figure out how to block him, your friends don't tell you it's stupid, you can't help but tweet ridiculous and demeaning things, and you accidentally find yourself in a sexting relationship with Carlos Danger...well, my final piece of advice is to go get paid. Sell your story to the highest bidder. Use the money for good, or to buy shoes, or crack, or whatever. Just cash in quick. Because with any luck at all, nobody will remember your name by next week.
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