There really is only one word to correctly describe this situation: disgusting!
Seriously though, her parents definitely have raised her the wrong way. If you have not heard by now, meet 22-year-old Natalie Dylan, graduate of our very own Sacramento State University. Dylan currently lives in San Diego and famous talk show host Howard Stern has agreed to auction off her virginity to the highest bidder.
For those of you who care, the bidding is currently at $250,000 dollars, all of which will go towards tuition for graduate school, Dylan says.
There are so many things wrong with this, where to begin? First of all what she is doing is high priced prostitution but since she has decided to do this on the bunny ranch in Nevada, authorities legally can’t do anything about it. For her “15 minutes of fame” she will forever be known as the whore who sold her body for money, so sad.
Secondly, how in the hell are her parents OK with this? Any other family would disown their daughter and claim that she simply is not related to them.
In an E entertainment interview she says she is hoping for the auction to reach as high as one million dollars. A million dollars is more than enough to pay for graduate school if that really is her true reason for doing this. It also sounds like she is trying to profit heavily by giving away her virginity. Even with the current bid at $250,000, that is still plenty for school. There is definitely something else going on.
This girl is obviously not religious in the slightest because if she were she would know that trading sex for money is a sin. Having sex outside of marriage is one thing, exchanging your virginity for a large amount of money is another.
When asked how she felt about this and why she was doing this in the first place she said, “I don’t have a moral dilemma with it. Why shouldn’t I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity? I understand some people may condemn me. But I think this is empowering. I’m using what I have to better myself.” In other words she does not care about what people have to say about her or what they think about her, which is great. For her. I think a normal, sane person would reconsider something so extreme and something so dangerous.
Dylan says it’s not just about the money and that there are other factors that she will consider when choosing her first lover, she is looking for someone who is smart and sophisticated but someone is also extremely wealthy.
While there are many disturbing things about this story, probably one of the most disturbing things is the fact that there is an actual place in the United States that allows such things to go on, exchanging sex for money. Why is it legal there and illegal everywhere else? And how could this even been seen as legal in the state of Nevada?
If protestors wanted to they could blame the bunny ranch for this. Had the bunny ranch never been in operation, Natalie Dylan would have never got the idea in her head to do something so disgusting like this.
In any event this is happening and it is a sad, tasteless way to make a lot of money. This whole “trying to pay for graduate school” excuse just does not cut it when the amount is already at $250,000. Any normal person that was not in it strictly for the money would have taken it already and be satisfied.
Really though, what is the world coming to these days?
3 comments:
I have a problem with this column. You pull the religion card, but then say "Having sex before you're married is one thing". Christians, true Christians, (which is what a good majority of the U.S. is) believe in no sex before marriage, so I don't see the religion card working here.
As bad as this seems, personally it's a great idea and something that she will have to deal with the rest of her life.. but hell, she'll make more money for this than I could dream of. In this society it's downright disgusting, but in Nevada and the way she is going about it, it is absolutely genius.
your column is full of your opinions (which is great, you want to throw in opinion and convince people of things sometimes) but it doesn't really have anything to back it up. it reads more like a rant and rave than a column that is going to sway your readers or make them agree or disagree with you. you have a good start in that you're opinionated and convicted about your beliefs, but i would suggest going back over your points you're making and finding some kind of facts, statistics or quotes from experts to backup your claims and make them a bit more solid. that way, your column will be much more effective in reaching the readers, even the ones who might completely disagree with you.
This column drew some interesting comments before I even had a chance to read/comment!
Hooray for the blogosphere.
I think the column lacks details to back up most of its assertions. As a rant, it's commendable, as a column, its not complete.
There is a good case made for calling this whole situation 'disgusting,' but that word needs some strong factual backing, some of which is present, but not presented in such as way as to lead the reader to the writer's conclusion(s).
Also, the writer needs to be more cautious in use of statements:
"Any other family would disown their daughter and claim that she simply is not related to them."
I understand the sentiment, but such absolutes are usually false. I would wager they are quite false in this case. I just read an article about life in some Southeast Asian countries where selling daughters (virgins) as a way for families to make money is accepted practice.
So no, not 'any family.'
The stronger the writer feels about the topic, the more measured they should be in their language - and the more they should rely on logic and facts to win their case.
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