(this text was originally slated to be published on a National news site who had commissioned it; they have since turned it down because of my tone - not the words themselves, I'm allowed to curse, it's in my contract, they just disapproved of my take on the subject - but I post it here instead)
The only thing worse than Karen Owen's ''thesis'' is douchebags who pretend it's the coolest thing ever, just because they couldn't get laid in high school or College.
What the fuck - the internet has pretty much been mainstream for 15 years now. 8-year olds have Facebook pages. There are TV shows airing shit directly off YouTube.
I can understand a dumb criminal whose name will live on forever because it appeared in the news, but to willingly, selflessly ruin your own name by yourself - that's quite something.
She's been called a slut. In this days and age, doing 13 guys - all athletes - in 4 years of College when the subject isn't in a steady relationship isn't slutty. At all. It's groupie behavior, because they're athletes. It's retarded behavior because she did most of it after getting drunk at the worst bar ever - or with the worst name ever, anyway. It's stupid because she's proud to admit that without alcohol, she wouldn't have had the courage to get up to 13 conquests. It's weak-willed because she freely admits rating the guys and making a document wasn't actually her idea.
But it isn't ''slutty''.
However, it will remain on the web forever.
I debated taking part in this. With myself. And, realistically - it's the subject du jour. The mainstream media has been on it all day, both in Canada and the U.S. It's already too late. The only thing left for her is to change her name. And that last sentence is the only reason why I agreed to tackle this subject - to hand that tiny little piece of advice.
But, please, people. Be careful with your name online. Your future employers are watching, reading, sniffing around. So are cops. So are predators. And in 5 years, so will your fucking children.
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