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Flips confession

posted 9 years ago by hardly-replies
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No joking. No trolling. That is a serious thing and there is nothing funny about that.

Now with that being said. Am I the only one that got a "self serving" vibe from it? Like he did it to have attention put on him? Might just be me being a crappy person.

[–] phishhead 9 years ago

I bet the producers egged him on to do it.

[–] BellT 9 years ago

What was the confession? I missed this week's.

M is fearless, she's the original honey badger, she doesn't give a sh!t! - Nekojita

[–] hardly-replies 9 years ago

That he was sexually abused for several years. Part of the reason he wore the mask.

[–] BellT 9 years ago

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm ambivalent about them bringing it up on the show though. It feels disingenuous on the show's part.

M is fearless, she's the original honey badger, she doesn't give a sh!t! - Nekojita

[–] tpcorless 9 years ago

I agree. He didn't seem completely comfortable talking about it (obviously).

[–] ShizaMinelli 9 years ago

So it's wrong to joke about but judging his motives for talking about it is perfectly fine?

When you're 17 a cow can seem dangerous and forbidden...am I alone here?

[–] hardly-replies 9 years ago

Obviously. Curious if I was the only one to feel that way. Seems I'm not. Thanks for contributing.

[–] bootblack987 9 years ago

Am I the only one that got a "self serving" vibe from it?

Yes, he benefits SO much from telling the world he was sexually abused as a child. Now he will get so many product endorsements, he will be RICH! Plus the judges will be easier of him so he his results will be greater on this show. Oh wait...there are no judges.

Honestly, instead of it being self-serving, perhaps his goal was to be a voice for thousands upon thousands of children out there who are being sexually abused, but aren't speaking out about it, so the abuse continues? And if they can see Flip on youtube or TV talking about how it happened to him and how keeping it quiet was so hurtful to him? Now who knows how many kids will gain strength from what Flip has done and will try reaching out again to an adult so that their pain and misery stops.

Implying Flip did this for personal gain is quite an a#####e move.

[–] hardly-replies 9 years ago

No one said anything about money or judges. It adds more drama and a story. That's why they does these fluff pieces on so many others.

[–] rec26 9 years ago

As long as NBC doesn't play it up too much I'm okay with it. Perhaps some good came of it whether for Flip personally and/or for the audience it reached.

[–] hardly-replies 9 years ago

could not agree with you more.

[–] GrematikalHeiror 9 years ago

I'm a dick myself, but yes you're being a sh!thead.

Damn those victims, always bragging about getting molested at young ages while everybody else is just dying to lose their virginity.

What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?

[–] hardly-replies 9 years ago

Oh yeah. Don't say what they are doing. Parading him issue for drama. They never bring drama in it