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Valerie Oon

players' nightmare: don't date him bulletin - 3 views

privacy surveillance

started by Valerie Oon on 09 Sep 09
  • Valerie Oon
     
    http://dontdatehimgirl.com allows women to post warnings about 'bad dates' to prevent potential heartbreak for other women. These posts can contain very personal information about the 'jerk' in question, from his birthdate to his occupation, private life and even his photo and profile on social networking sites. The posts are usually defamatory, even to the extent of claiming STDs in the men, and are largely unverified.

    This is an example that contains the guy's photo, birthdate, workplace, information about his family etc.
    http://dontdatehimgirl.com/posts/236431/

    I'm willing to concede that the rationale behind this site may be well-intentioned. It does, however, give catty girls an effortless platform to willfully malign any man who may have inadvertently displeased them. And this platform inflicts on them no possible repercussions.

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