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The Sam Pepper controversy

Creator: Searz September 26, 2014 2:48pm
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*cough*this is how you make a discussion post Cau*cough*

So, the background story:
Sam Pepper is a Youtube celebrity with about 2million subscribers. He makes a lot of prank videos, in some of which he picks up random girls on the street or does weird things to or with them. Like for example handcuffing himself to girls and telling them that he requires a kiss to release them, going around trying to kiss people or throwing a lasso at girls and reeling them in.
Then recently he made a video where he pinched girls' butts when they looked away and it blew up with tons of people being outraged by it.
He later made a second video where a girl did the same thing to guys and then a third explaining that it was simply a social experiment.


Now, my take is that regardless of whether something is a social experiment or a prank, one should not go around touching other people in places they do not want to be touched. And this seemed to be the consensus of a lot of people.
So a lot of people were outraged by this.
Then there started surfacing videos of people going public with incidents of groping, trying to get in bed with, asking for nudes via the internet and even rape, most of which seemed to involve underage girls.
He has not tried to refute a single one of the claims made yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wgviv47pBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vIh2-q0NTs
http://anonsurvior111.tumblr.com/post/98389247384/before-you-tell-me-im-lying
http://shirleyhatessam.tumblr.com/post/98329399669/i-was-sexually-assaulted-by-sam-pepper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qVaMhnJB8
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/youtube-star-sam-pepper-accused-of-soliciting-nude-photos-fr (skip the top part and scroll down a bit)

So far his network has dropped him and there have been claims that girls have filed reports with the police regarding him, one of them involving him holding her down and masturbating on or in front of her (as mentioned in one of the videos).

All evidence points to him being a sexual ****ing predator.

This complete ***hat deserves the same treatment that Zoey Quinn got (Quinn also raped a person). They both seem to be despicable human beings.
Don't watch his videos, don't give him any kind of attention and tell people you know to stay away from anything related to him. And while on the topic, do the same with Quinn. Give her and her games no attention or money.
Make it clear that you do not condone this kind of behavior.

TL;DR: Sam Pepper seems to be a sexual predator preying on underage girls. Stop watching his videos.
"You can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." - Mike Rogers, U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district, 2013
I.e: Mike Rogers doesn't think it's rape unless the victim knows (s)he has been raped. Sounds legit.
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...I feel like this has been blown highly out of proportion.
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XeresAce wrote:
...I feel like this has been blown highly out of proportion.

So you're saying that a celebrity raping underage girls isn't a big deal?

Did you actually think about that comment before making it? Because it sure doesn't seem like you did..
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So, what do you want to discuss now? You seem pretty convinced xD

I think this is a case for the police, and this man doesn't look to be someone who stands above the law.
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So, what do you want to discuss now? You seem pretty convinced xD

I think this is a case for the police, and this man doesn't look to be someone who stands above the law.

Note key words like "seems" and "allegedly".

The discussion can be about whatever you want regarding the topic.
Thoughts on celebrities abusing their position and preying on girls(underage or not).
Thoughts on Sam Pepper and the appropriate treatment he deserves from the public.
Go wild.

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And you expect me to believe all of these things without ANY proof? If he really was a sexual predator shouldn't he have been in jail a long time ago?

There was recently a case in my town where apparently a teacher raped two under aged boys.. The guy went to jail for HALF A YEAR before it was proven that the boys were LYING. They wanted REVENGE because they had to repeat a year cause of that professor.

Why should I believe something some girls are saying on the internet without any real proof? Why shouldn't I suspect that in reality it actually is an act of seeking attention?
Sure, it's touching and sentimental whilst filling me with disgust towards Sam, but until I get some actual proof in-front of my eyes I can't judge him properly.

Assuming it's true, then he sure as hell deserves to go to Jail. I CANNOT STAND helpless people... especially children.. being abused and manipulated and would stand up for them personally if needed... but it's a video on the internet. From the countless times I've been tricked and deceived I've learned to take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt.

EDIT: And you know what, since you did say "go wild" I'll be sure to share my opinions on "celebrities using their position to prey on under-aged or otherwise unsuspecting individuals"
this is child inappropriate
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XeresAce wrote:
And you expect me to believe all of these things without ANY proof? If he really was a sexual predator shouldn't he have been in jail a long time ago?

There was recently a case in my town where apparently a teacher raped two under aged boys.. The guy went to jail for HALF A YEAR before it was proven that the boys were LYING. They wanted REVENGE because they had to repeat a year cause of that professor.

Why should I believe something some girls are saying on the internet without any real proof? Why shouldn't I suspect that in reality it actually is an act of seeking attention?
Sure, it's touching and sentimental whilst filling me with disgust towards Sam, but until I get some actual proof in-front of my eyes I can't judge him properly.

Assuming it's true, then he sure as hell deserves to go to Jail. I CANNOT STAND helpless people... especially children.. being abused and manipulated and would stand up for them personally if needed... but it's a video on the internet. From the countless times I've been tricked and deceived I've learned to take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt.


Well it's not just this, but also the fact that none of these links are redirecting me to actual news sites or whatever. I'm not saying that they are or aren't lying, twisting truths, or anything along those lines, but I'd like see some real articles on this.

Honestly, I have never heard of this individual and I most likely won't hear about him again. From what I understand, assuming this is all true, then he seems like he's liked for stupid reasons, and been given things for even more stupid reasons. I am not implying that it's their own fault, but if you do whatever some celebrity says just because you like them, then you really need your ****ing head checked.

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Or at the very least, avoid media altogether.
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XeresAce wrote:
this is child inappropriate


I do agree, people really need to use their brain more. Does this apply to those who got groped on the streets? No. Should this guy get arrested for that? Probably, especially if he's dumb enough to film it and put it on Youtube. Regarding the blind following of celebrities, just tone it down a bit. Or at least start thinking straight.

Do people have a right to be stupid? Yeah. Should other people take advantage of this? No. However, the lines start to blur when a 16-year girl old throws herself at the feet of a 22-year old - filled with raging hormones - male. In those cases the guy should say no and just be done with it, but you might as well ask for world peace while you're at it. Power corrupts, and this kind of power is just made up.

I do want to mark the irony of the fact that we find it okay to exploit people's stupidity in every possible way except sexually. Ever since we, mankind as a whole, invented the idea of trading - be it for money, goods, or services - we have been exploiting each other's stupidity.
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XeresAce wrote:
And you expect me to believe all of these things without ANY proof? If he really was a sexual predator shouldn't he have been in jail a long time ago?

These things did not surface until now. Read my summary.
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Why should I believe something some girls are saying on the internet without any real proof? Why shouldn't I suspect that in reality it actually is an act of seeking attention?
Sure, it's touching and sentimental whilst filling me with disgust towards Sam, but until I get some actual proof in-front of my eyes I can't judge him properly.

Assuming it's true, then he sure as hell deserves to go to Jail. I CANNOT STAND helpless people... especially children.. being abused and manipulated and would stand up for them personally if needed... but it's a video on the internet. From the countless times I've been tricked and deceived I've learned to take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt.

Sure, that's a fair point. But take one look at his videos and it will be apparent that many of his videos involve making females uncomfortable by kissing or doing weird things to them, like handcuffing himself to them.
If somebody handcuffed him or herself to me then I'd be ****ing terrified. That's a gross violation of personal boundaries.
If he can do something like that on video it would not surprise me in the least if he goes much further off the screen.

But the most important part is the fact that he is completely ignoring any and all allegations and he even seems to have emailed Laci Green telling her to "stfu. Mind your own business." and "I warned you [...] you will regret this." after she wrote an open letter to Sam (which was signed by many big names in Youtube).
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Sure, celebrities using their position to sexually prey on people without any consequences is wrong on every level but can you really blame them when their fan base basically encourages it?

Yeah, it is kind of wrong, but as long as both parties want the same thing I don't see why it should be a problem.
The problem arises when one of the parties doesn't want it (as with Mr.Pepper).
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I mean sure, teenagers being dumb as **** doesn't make it right but if you had any form of ****ing substance in your mind you'll be able to FIGURE OUT THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE SEXUALLY ABUSED EVEN IF THE PERSON WHO'S INVITING YOU TO THEIR APARTMENT IS A CELEBRITY... If a random good looking stranger invited you to their apartment would you accept? no? yeah, I thought so.

Yeah, the girl he allegedly raped seems to be about as clever as a ****ing brick, but that still doesn't excuse what he did.
I mean, one would think that the warning bells would have gone off when:
1. He called her "Broken tits" because her bra strap broke.
2. He replied with "Me...." when she asked if he knew something fun she could do.
3. He invites her over to his house at ****ing 1AM.
4. He doesn't respond to her when she talks to him.
5. He says "I'll be in here when you're ready." and goes into his bedroom.
6. He's lying on his bed and responds with "I don't know, depends on if there is enough booty." when she asks if this was a booty call.

Yup. Dumb as a ****ing brick.

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Well, in This video he tried to justify his actions.

Ridiculous claims, evidently he is also dumb as a ****ing brick. He couldn't even find a legit argument for people to believe him, so he came up with these ********:

Sam Pepper's Claims


@XeresAce, sssuming all the girls who allegedly claimed Sam Pepper assaulted them were lying, let's focus on his youtube videos. Just watch his videos. What he calls a "prank" is simply blatant sexual harassment in different forms. You could see every single one of them shows he is simply a sexual predator, and there really aren't any arguments against that fact, regardless of the authenticity of the girls' claims.
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