Kicking. Squealing.
Commenter Saint Louis points us to a story out of Central Connecticut State University in which a lesbian student perpetuated a hoax by saying that someone slipped an anti-gay letter under her the door of dorm room.
Lexi Pennell reported that stress caused by the incident – the alleged note read “Die Faggot” – caused her to have seizures. Students at CCSU held a rally to stamp out hate crimes. After police found taped evidence showing Pennell slipping the letter under her own door, state authorities have suspended her from attending state schools for five years.
The tendency here is to focus on the minority group members who perpetuate these hoaxes. But, instead, I look at sex. Under the auspices of hate acts, women are more likely to use these accusations to garner sympathy. Susan Smith and Bethany Storro claimed that blacks attacked them – the former claiming that a black man abducted and murdered her children while the latter claimed that a black women threw acid in her face out of jealousy. Back during the 2008 election a young woman falsely claimed that a man carved the letter ‘B’, signifying ‘Barack Obama’, on her face during a robbery attempt. Recently, two lesbians were found to be lying about a reported hate crime.
I’m sure that men sometimes make false claims like this, but it is more likely to be women who cry out for attention in this way. They’re also more likely to attempt suicide or cut their skin or make false rape claims. Basically, “attention whore” carries a feminine connotation for a reason. It is easier for women to deal in sympathy whereas men are not primed to think that they’ll receive sympathy for such things.
Men like attention, too, but of a different kind. It wouldn’t make them more attractive to be cast as a helpless victim, as it does for a woman.
A stunning array of cunts
Is “perpetuate” or “perpetrate” the right word to describe the action of hoaxing? “Perpetuate” seems to imply the hoax will continue ad infinitum.
This post proves you’re not alpha at all.
[Chuck: Cool.]
Says the white knight.
That was to the most recent troll.
This post proves you’re not alpha at all.
[Chuck: Cool.]
Okay, you being cool with not being alpha is alpha. It’s an alpha paradox
@ Richie: Being obsessed with who is and isn’t alpha obviously means you’re not alpha.
@Breeze
You’re a fucking nigger.
I had something pertinent to add to this piece but since it’s clear theirs no one to share my thoughts with other than the newest trolls, I’ll call it a night.
It is the politicians, courts, governments, and the propagandists who create the atmosphere that sets up society for people to create such hoaxes. Hoaxes such as these are symptoms of the sickness of this society.
Are they really usually women? I can think of plenty of male examples, like Tyler Perry raising a fuss – and demanding a formal internal investigation – because he was miffed about LAPD cops looking at him the wrong way.
Gina, that’s not even close to being the same thing.
Gina:
That’s an incident that actually happened. He might have no grounds to be offended by it (I don’t know the facts), but he is not setting up an elaborate hoax. Being overly sensitive is not the same thing as fabricating something out of whole cloth for attention.
I thought worrying about who is, or isn’t “A-List” or in this instance “Alpha” is something chicks do… Or are you just trying to help a dude out? Your comment sort of plays into the attention whore theme of the post. Men, generally, want to be respected. Being a victim isn’t something Men respect. worrying if you are “cool” enough is an indicator that you aren’t.
I don’t do “game” stuff, but its interesting to see what people say about it. Some of It is helpful when trying to figure out peoples motivations. Once you can figure out a person’s or groups motivations you can generally predict how they will act or react.
Makes perfect sense. Hate crime hoaxing is the absolute pinnacle of passive-agressive behavior. I’ll bet actual real hate crimes are 90/10 committed by men.
Hate Crime Hoaxsters are Usually Women???
This is incredible, next, you’ll promulgate that these hoaxters are not actually, in fact, white males, but, in fact – minorities!
In the public consciousness the perpetrators of ‘hate crimes’ are predominantly men. In those times in which people believed in witchcraft, the alleged perpetrators of such were women. Were those who accused the women of witchcraft men or women? Would men casting themselves in the role of victim of witchery be seen as less attractive?
“You’re a fucking nigger.”
Richie isn’t cool with not being alpha. That’s not alpha.
All women have a secret desire to become martyrs. This is how they can obtain resources. And if they have to lie, to achieve this sacred status, then no matter. Because truth means nothing to them.
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