The cowardice of Catfish

I've been watching this show lately - relatively original, up to date with modern times and an interesting watch.

However; it is becoming increasingly apparent that our society is taking a somewhat passive approach to this by taking the stance that sympathy sob stories and false promises will make it all OK - all harm done to the person getting Catfished is shoved aside, Catfish gets sympathy and the Catfish returns to their old ways.

They are still in essence, Cowards - the label of fraud and what consequences that holds should be heavily associated and interjected with those who Catfish, and thus that label will aggressively scare people away from Catfishing people.

@frozen:

Nice thread dude, real nice.

Yeah, I remember watching the show with my Ex a while back, and I think it took a very open handed approach to the Catfish at hand. Granted the man who was catfished didn't seem all that bothered, but it did take away from the people who are truly tramuatised and let-down by Catfishes. Woman and Men who poor resources into what is essentially a lie.

Agreed.

New Amendment: THOU SHALL NOT GET AWAY WITH ****.

I used to watch the show, It's really disgusting how many people catfish. I agree with your blog,

Easy way to avoid it: Don't date online.

I pretty much agree with dating online is to anonymous for my taste.

I thought this was gonna be about actual catfish....

Catfish: The TV Show? Yeah, I love that show.

Farm Fresh Catfish is GREAT!!!!

The show was far too aggravating to watch due to the points stated in the OP. Especially when the catfish gets confrontational and claims that they are innocent or had consent from the original individual who's pictures they've been using. They keep denying no matter the enormous amount of evidence against them.

I've never watched the show and am not 100% on the term, but these are the people who lie about who they are online to someone else to get a romantic relationship out of it or something correct?

Catfishing is pretty vile, I'd rather Chris Hansen hosted the show.

That would be correct. Pretty disgusting, right?

The world is dark and full of terrors.

@frozen: Why can't they all be players like you. Share your wisdom with us all.

It's awful. People like that are manipulative in the worst way.

I don't get the point of it? Why would someone do it? I mean you are going to have to meet that person in real life. These people must be sick and disgusting. I mean do they try and get certain photos of the people they are catfishing?

This is why I don't trust people online.

Yeah all it show is how pathetic an insecure they really are.

@comicstooge: @i_like_swords: Yeah, I'm not sure I understand the end result. If you're trying to be romantically involved with the person then...doesn't that mean you plan on meeting them? Maybe I'm not getting the concept but I'd imagine that when you meet, because I'm assuming you'd want to meet, wouldn't the whole story fall apart?

I feel like there's more to the idea than I'm getting, but it seems like the payoff isn't there and it's just better to be yourself. I really only see this ending badly for everyone.

Some people just want to here they are pretty/beautiful/handsome/whatever I guess.

And that the most pathetic part, do you have such a low merit in your looks and personality that you have to create this illusion .

Not to mention the extent of which the catfish is messing with the other person's life. Like seriously, you need to be a special kind of twisted to think it's okay to play with someone's feelings for your own selfish benefit.

Like, borderline sociopath, IMO.

I watched a episode of Dr Phil where a women catfished a couple who were looking for a surrogate and made them think she was pregnant with twins, the catfisher was revealed to be just attention seeking due to a troubled child hood and ended up being sent somewhere for help. While i dont have sympothy for the catfisher, im glad she got help.

borderline? nah they're in it.

LOL probably. They seem to share all the same characteristics of one anyway.

@i_like_swords:

i_like_swords doesn't really like swords, he prefers guns. Damn Catfish.

Yep, being slimy pieces of snake crap.

I actually wouldn't mind seeing catfishing become a criminal offence. I mean, punching someone in the face is a criminal offence, but it doesn't nearly as much damage as catfishing someone can do.

I was just about to say that myself. Trust me, after watching Catfish, you really get an insight into the minds of these deranged people. It should come with the same penalties as fraud.

I.. it's not my fault. I'm going through a tough time and I thought f*cking with all you swords fans emotionally would make me feel better.

*leaves*

*returns*

Hi guys my name is i_like_spears

Check your privilege and leave catfish alone. They have enough identity problems as it is. With them being a fish on the outside but cat on the inside. They don't have doctors or trans species groups to help them. It's a problem that gets ignored.

Lmao.

Yea. The person being catfishing could be out meeting people that actually care about there feelings. Its like stealing away someones life. And than these innocent people develop feeling for these people that aren't even real. Its sad and a very selfish thing to do.

Agreed. What catfish don't understand is that the person who calls them pretty isn't talking about them but the person they made up.

Catfish are easily among the worst groups on the internet.

Don't really get all the mudslinging catfish is getting here.

I mean if you feel that bad about yourself you could just change your life around. Go to the gym, buy acme cream, shower daily, stop eating junk food, etc. You don't need to pretend to be something you're not if you think you're ugly. Just stop being lazy and change your life around.

I can't imagine why else someone would catfish unless they have some strange fetishes....

Have you seen the show/movie? That crap can ruin lives.

How does Catfish ruin lives? That sh%t is f%cking packed with brotein, makes adding slabs of muscle a heck of a lot easier.

...

Are you serious?

Okay, you f*cking win.

@wolverine08:

...I was baited...BY CATFISH!

N%ggas weren't ready.

Baited and hooked.