Author Topic: Pseudopod 230: Girls Gone Insane  (Read 21966 times)

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Reply #50 on: August 18, 2011, 11:26:37 PM
So, why was the video mailed to the protagonist? To allow him to participate in the catharsis? Or a threat?

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Reply #51 on: August 19, 2011, 02:21:30 AM
I don't think there was any reason for the protagonist to be threatened; his position was remarkably close to that of the girlfriend's brother who filmed the video (loved his girlfriend, turned away from her after she appeared in the porn, realized his error only too late, after her suicide). Since the brother collected other victims to participate in the video, I took the intent to be to allow him to share in the revenge.



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Reply #52 on: August 19, 2011, 07:12:26 AM
from what i remember, the roommate stole the drug from the protagonist.
the question is whether or not the brother knows the drug was stolen.



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Reply #53 on: August 19, 2011, 01:04:58 PM
In the story, the girls put themselves in a high-risk situation, that led to getting drugged and getting uncomfortable video shot of them.

What high risk situation? The girls in the story went on holiday and were having fun in holiday resorts. Are you proposing that young women should not travel on their own and engage in recreational activities?

Of course. I mean, women just need to be prepared for these sorts of possibilities. It's also why they should pay for extra insurance to cover aborting rape babies - I have a spare tired for my car!

</extremely bitter sarcasm that might get me banned or at least reprimanded>

Admittedly, I haven't listened to this since it came out, and maybe not closely enough then. But I guess I assumed the part where the GGI director approaches the girls in a club was patterned after the way I've been led to believe GGW does it, which is to approach the already inebriated, lubricate them more, and start suggesting progressively more risque activities until the 'actresses' find themselves making out with other 'actresses' in the shower of an R.V.

The decision to take certain risks through the evening was made before leaving the hotel, or it wasn't, which is a decision in itself and makes one no less responsible.

I'm going to go out drinking - RISK LEVEL: 30% - ACCEPTABLE
I'm going to talk to strangers that chat me up at the bar - RISK LEVEL: 40% - WARNING
If I like said stranger, I could be open to more intimate contact - RISK LEVEL: 50% - HOPE YOU DON'T END UP IN A DITCH

We all decide every moment whether the potential risks of a situation are worth the potential rewards. Sometimes we press on even when the red lights start flashing. What happened to them is not their fault, but most of the risk of it could have been removed by going roller skating and having a Pepsi. Right? If you don't understand that, I hope you never have daughters.

And untwist your panties, because it wasn't a sexist comment. I used to hang with a kid who got rolled outside a bar by a chick who did the same thing to him but took him outside to "meet her friends" after spotting the $50 in his wallet. When he tells the story, the first thing he says is "I should have been more careful" not "America's a free country and men are liberated so I should be able to wave money around in a public place and expect only to be showered in adoration and sparkly unicorn farts."



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Reply #54 on: August 19, 2011, 04:52:33 PM
I don't think there was any reason for the protagonist to be threatened; his position was remarkably close to that of the girlfriend's brother who filmed the video (loved his girlfriend, turned away from her after she appeared in the porn, realized his error only too late, after her suicide). Since the brother collected other victims to participate in the video, I took the intent to be to allow him to share in the revenge.

from what i remember, the roommate stole the drug from the protagonist.
the question is whether or not the brother knows the drug was stolen.

Catharsis does make more sense due to the passivity of the protagonist. His biggest sin was inaction, which is very murky to judge.

Maybe I missed a bit but I thought the protagonist helped cook the drugs. At minimum, it was his identification and clearance that allowed access to the university labs where the drugs were cooked.

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Reply #55 on: August 19, 2011, 05:36:01 PM
I don't think there was any reason for the protagonist to be threatened; his position was remarkably close to that of the girlfriend's brother who filmed the video (loved his girlfriend, turned away from her after she appeared in the porn, realized his error only too late, after her suicide). Since the brother collected other victims to participate in the video, I took the intent to be to allow him to share in the revenge.

from what i remember, the roommate stole the drug from the protagonist.
the question is whether or not the brother knows the drug was stolen.

Catharsis does make more sense due to the passivity of the protagonist. His biggest sin was inaction, which is very murky to judge.

Maybe I missed a bit but I thought the protagonist helped cook the drugs. At minimum, it was his identification and clearance that allowed access to the university labs where the drugs were cooked.

I think it was made quite clear that the drugs were stolen from him; his mistake was being lax about security (letting the roommate know about the drugs and making it possible for him to access them). Deflective is right in that I don't think the story was explicit about whether the brother knew the drugs were stolen. But the revenge scenario seems less plausible since the brother essentially incriminated himself by sending the DVD - he had to trust the protagonist not to just go to the police right away. It seems to me that the only reason the brother would believe that is if he believes the protagonist would be sympathetic to his cause.



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Reply #56 on: January 08, 2012, 05:20:54 AM
The chick in this story is the worst example of the female species ever. That said I love the satisfieing spin on what really happens in porn. I can't get the ending out of my mind. This story made me walk away with a smile and a little more faith that there is justice in the world. I think that says more about me than the story.