I found this article on facebook about Julian Blanc who was denied a visa on the grounds of sexism. Appparent he teaches courses for men on how to get women in bed, and charges a lot of money for it. He also started this hastag #chockinggirlsaroundtheworld on Twitter. This guy calls himself a pick up artist and teaches other men how to be the same way... how to play "The Game" and get laid. Blanc shares similar attributes to con-artists we've read but he's targeting primarily women.
Here's a link to the article I read:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-hated-man-in-the-world-2014-11
This article also lead me to think about "The Game," which is a REAL thing in our society. I know many of my male friends openly admit to reading articles / websites / books promoting this type of behavior toward women. Everyone of them has excused this behavior by saying this is part of the hook-up culture, esp. in college, and they're not doing it maliciously. They say things like "it's not bad to be well informed" etc. I used to think that "playing the Game" is a form of lying and dishonesty, but after thinking about it I also realized that this behavior comes naturally to some people. Would it be bad to capitalize on these talents? Motivational speakers do something similar and charge good money for it. Besides, it's like T-Swift says "love is a game/ wanna play?" (reference Blank Space from her latest album 1989) Love and dating is already a GAME that we play with one another. Is it so bad that he's teaching men how to play things to their favor? Could dating itself be a lying-game since we tend to hide our true selves from our partners during those few first impressions?
Also I love this skit on dating by Louis C.K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msvU3Srx2J8
Namaste! Hope everyone enjoys their break!!
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