Can anyone tell me why so many famous and powerful men decide not only to take pictures of their private parts but to text, tweet and email them to people?
How many men have to be caught before men actually learn from the guys who have gone before?
This time it's Congressman Anthony Weiner. Here was a successful politician, a rising star in the Democratic Party and a possible candidate for mayor of New York in the next election. He had a really bright future, but there was a camera built into his phone and he just couldn't help himself. He had to strip down and take a few pictures.
Others who have succumbed to this temptation include Tiger Woods, Brett Favre and former Congressman Chris Lee. Lee resigned after his photo -- which was very similar to some of those tweeted by Anthony Weiner -- went public. Weiner has decided to try to ride out the storm and the pundits are busy debating if he can survive.
At least he appeared at his press conference to announce that he has been lying to us for the last 10 days alone. I am thankful there was no dutiful wife standing just off to the side looking as though she had been hit by a truck, still reeling from the news. Weiner apologized to her and then threw her under a bus. He said she knew about his sexcapades. He said he has been doing this for about three years, which means he was indulging his internet fantasies before and during his marriage. Am I really supposed to believe that this was all happening with his wife's knowledge and consent? Puhleeze.
Me thinks that the congressman is still lying. The congressman is a liar; how am I supposed to believe anything this man says? He did not want to go into detail about his relationships with what he says is six different women. He wants us to believe he realizes that what he did was wrong and that he is going back to work and he is going to work on being a better man. He became emotional while referring to his wife and their families.
I think the congressman is upset, embarrassed and remorseful. He is upset that he got caught. He is embarrassed that we now know his dirty little secret and he regrets the loss of the pristine image he had painted, wrapped and sold to us for the last 14 years.
I don't think what Congressman Weiner did was so awful. What makes me angry is being deceived. I hate not trusting the people who represent me and who make our laws. You want that job? Then really stand for something. Don't just offer me lip service. It would be so refreshing at a time like this if this wasn't just another exercise in damage control.
By the way, there is no way we can have a Mayor Weiner at this point in time. Digital pictures on the internet are forever. Sorry.
He will be brought down, one way or another.
Because good men do not aspire to be famous and powerful.
None of the politicians who have been responsible for warrantless spying on American citizens, illegal invasions and occupation, torture and any number of other outrageous violations of both established law and the Constitution have ever been held accountable for their actions. However, let some Congress critter get stupid about sex (and in this instance there was no sex involved) and the self-involved, self-righteous keepers of the American morals over all things sexual, rises up and insists that nothing less than the Republic is at stake. It's absurd.
It's hard to for women to understand the pride a guy feels in his privates, cause women don't have the same equipment. Maybe that's another thought you should have before writng such an opinion. You do have shoes, though, right? What's the big fuss about shoes and shoe shopping and oohing and aahing over shoes with other women? I have feet, I wear shoes, but I don't just don't quite get the big deal that women express over shoes. Possibly if you had mens 'private part', maybe you wouldn't be spending so much money shopping for shoes.
There are a lot of similarities of men and women, but then there are obvious differences, too. For you to take on such a commentary, perhaps you should have men's private parts to fully be the expert to write a commentary. Of course this is just a suggestion.
"We're all hopelessly oppressed cowards of some duality." - Joni Mitchell
It is not just a behavior of famous/powerful men. It is a behavior of a whole lot of men of all walks of life. I will also point out that it is increasingly something women do as well, though not nearly to the same scale.
A young mother is bathing her three year old son when he points to his testicles and asks "Mommy, are these my brains?"
Her reply................................................."Not Yet".
Pretty well sums it up.
Women are far, far, fare smarter at hiding what they're doing and much, much more creative at how to avoid getting caught.
We tend to elect the wrong sorts of people to higher office. One thing that most famous and powerful men have in common is an over-developed sense of their own value. They tend to 'buy in' to their press.
Another aspect of this is that it just 'feels' like this happens to everyone. It is still a minority behavior amongst the identified groups.
People in power, men and women, are prone to acting badly because they have the power and assume they will not be found out.
I feel that most people aren't very ethical. The people that should be serving are rarely the people who would seek office. Politics tends to reward the very worst sort of people. People who need attention to feel valid are not the people who should be followed. Typically those who don't wish to direct the behavior of others will make the best leaders.
Personally - I would NEVER do those things (the things that we are criticizing politicians for) because I think they are a betrayal of my personal behavioral mores. It doesn't matter if anyone else would find out - I would know. I don't care about sexual behavior AT ALL if it doesn't hurt anyone, but as soon as it involves the betrayal of people whom you profess to love, then your word is meaningless (with the exception of those who have open relationships). As long one is honest, I think anything goes.
caught up in a sexual scandal, please.
Thinking about sex is quite different than acting upon it. People have a choice about their behavior. I also want to make clear that this has nothing whatsoever to do with religious beliefs - I have none.
It isn't necessary that someone in a powerful position be good-looking or funny, but I certainly expect them to be reasonably intelligent and show good judgement in their decisions. That part was seriously lacking by Rep Weiner.
Just my observations however misguided lol.
"Can anyone tell me why so many famous and powerful men decide not only to take pictures of their private parts but to text, tweet and email them to people?"
Actually there aren't that many, if you think about it, it is only a small percentage. But when they do it, it is because they are idiots.
There isn't any therapy for being an idiot, and there is no law against it.
But we shouldn't elect known idiots to the US House of Representatives. We have enough problems as it is.
So, no you didn't answer Robin's question.