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What do you think of those who catfish? Invent an entirely different life and present it online to people. For years.

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Y'know, I gotta be honest, I actually don't think it's that bad a thing to do. I mean, sure it's dishonest, but if there was ever a place to pretend to be someone you're not, for whatever reason that might be, the internet is the place to do it. You can act like a different person of a different age or different gender or who lives in a different part of the world and nobody gets hurt by it.

Now, I feel differently if you use other people's photographs and claim them to be your own. That's kinda where I see the line being drawn. And of course if you try to get people to meet you in real life, well then that's just scummy.

Socram · M

@BlueMetalChick so are you really a man?

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Socram Obviously. I'm a seven foot four inch tall 400 pound Turkish man who sounds like John Goodman.

Socram · M

@BlueMetalChick ok cool
Now we know

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@BlueMetalChick So, I was right all along lol

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Socram Legit question though, if I actually was a man pretending to be a woman, why would I admit that in public?

SW-User

Bluemetalchick is a woman with balls

Socram · M

@BlueMetalChick I'm jus play'n from what you wrote.. my humor has no bounds..

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@SW-User I agree that she is one tough person. Love reading her posts. Keep up the good work BlueMetalChick.

SW-User

I felt the same way! Until somebody did it for years to someone I care about. What’s interesting is I think you know who it is too. Were you a member of Experience Project? I seem to recall your name. @BlueMetalChick

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@SW-User Ball bearings, at least.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@SW-User I was on EP, yeah. From July 2012 up until the site shut down.

SW-User

Then you would definitely know who I’m talking about Lol. @BlueMetalChick

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@SW-User Well I remember like half a dozen cases of that or more.

CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M

@BlueMetalChick It's funny you said 400 lb Turkish man, because I knew a Turkish catfish by the name of Mugehanim Yurtbay. Still have the pics they used 😂

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@CrustyDDingus Wow, that is rather uncanny.

CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M

@BlueMetalChick I call her/him Larry because that name Muge probably belonged to an actual Turkish woman, just like the pics they used belonged to actual Turkish models. A friend of mine went so far to contact one of them and told her about the catfishing being done with her pics.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@CrustyDDingus Did your friend get a response? Would love to know what she said and, more importantly, did.

CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M

@Bushranger She did, they talked for a bit via twitter.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@CrustyDDingus Was there anything she could do about the guy using her photos? I think it's a bit of a low act using someone else's photos as your own.

CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M

@Bushranger The only thing you can do is just expose them or let whatever site or platform they're on know the account is impersonating you. So Larry disappeared, although I did get an anonymous birthday wish from someone using an old Larry photo.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@CrustyDDingus At least he remembered you lol.