jarfil ,
@jarfil@beehaw.org avatar

I don't want to blame just the victim, I want to blame everyone, society included.

Also I don't think that someone's behavior choice is comparable to their clothing choice, and I see much more than a single problem in this whole situation. It also isn't any inherent weakness or any sort of coercion that are getting exploited, everyone is free to leave at any moment.

no one deserves to be taken advantage of

Agreed.

The problem is that everyone in this case is trying to take advantage of someone, they just differ in what they want:

  • one wants money
  • another wants sex
  • last one wants clout and money

We can agree that the main instigator is the seller, taking advantage of the others, but that doesn't mean the others are completely innocent; they can't be, or the whole scheme wouldn't be possible in the first place.

(in a sane world, I'd expect the only one to get scammed would be the buyer... but I know that groupies are a real thing)

I think we should ask why each one of them wants what they want, and why are they ready to jump at the opportunity of taking advantage of someone else in order to get it.

Then we could ask what could be done to prevent the whole situation from being possible, at every level.

PS: in some jurisdictions, there is a "funny" situation where lying to get sex is a felony up to certain age... but once it's between "consenting adults", lying to get sex is perfectly fine! 😒 We could also take a look at that, how is it possible to give consent while being lied to.

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