Jeremy Meeks: The idolization of a criminal; what does it say about our society?

[Sex_Panther]

www.usmagazine.com/.../jeremy-meeks-mugshot-convicted-felons-hot-picture-2014206

This is Jeremy Meeks:
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He is a dangerous criminal from Compton however he has 50,000 likes for being "incredibly handsome" despite his behaviors relating to his mugshot. It is questionable whether this is acceptable or not at current; how do you feel on the matter?

This is essentially a matter of "Looks over Personality".

He is hot and is getting the attention he deserves

Giving positive attention to him based on his activities is wrong

[Anonymous]

I was just about to post something about this. lol

Apparently there are tons of women out there trying to raise money for him, saying they'd date, have sex, even marry this guy! Completely ignoring the fact that he is a CRIMINAL! The sad thing is too, good, accomplished men, good looking or otherwise (it doesn't even matter) don't receive NEARLY the kind of attention this guy has already received for not only doing nothing with himself, but committing a crime and displaying criminal behavior... and women literally blindly throwing themselves at him! It's disgusting!

Today's women really need to get their heads out of their asses. If you let emotions trump logic before even knowing a guy, chances are more than likely that you're going to get burned one way or another. It's that simple.

This whole thing only proves that the "bad boy" phenomenon is real and as a result, there are countless guys out there fed up and frustrated because of it.

[Sex_Panther]

This is where my concern lies. If men believe that any means of acquisition of fame is sufficient then the proposition of respect and truly engaging behavior is just lost. You can't demand to be treated like a queen and fall for felons who treat people as disposable.

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah, it just doesn't make sense. There comes a time where you have to see people for what and who they are. Then women claim that intelligence and being a good man is attractive, then they show their interest in hopes of going out with guys like this... lol, please! :/

[Sex_Panther]

Which encourages the cycle of absolute terror against people (not just women at all) because of the false belief that being evil grants access to fertilization opportunities. SMH.

[Opinion Owner]

Yep, I kind of agree... because it's kinda true. :/

[Sex_Panther]

Which is sad. It is. I have to admit my faith in the idea of being an upstanding citizen being better and smarter was shaken today.

[Opinion Owner]

Mine's been shaken for a while now. The girl I really liked a long while ago now, classy, smart, beautiful... she dated guys on drugs and that dealt them out and resembled a thug much more than they resembled a good guy like myself, and I've been upset about it ever since.

The sad part is, it's like I never even had a chance, and honestly I probably should have. :/

[Sex_Panther]

Why people make poor choices like that is a tad weird.

[Opinion Owner]

Peer pressure man... all about the social status and looking cool. Whatever...

It's all stupid. Let alone superficial because at the end of the day, none of that means a thing. We'll see who goes further in life. ;)

[Sex_Panther]

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

To be be honest... good for him. It just goes to show women or no different than men. As guys, we're willing to fuck any girl that has questionable morals as long as she's attractive. She can be the worst person in the world, most of us would still hit that. What's annoying is women insist they're not as shallow as we are.

Most of these comments just reinforce the idea that most women hate to admit. Being attractive gets you preferential treatment, a hot girl/guy gets treated better in society. If you're a not attractive enough... well you're just gonna' have to work harder then. Seriously though, hating on this guy 'cause of his looks makes most dudes look like those jealous chicks is see in the club.

"Let him go, he is beautiful," ha! wtf
www.chicagotribune.com/.../...0619,0,7217110.story

[Crazybaby24]

He's not receiving positive attention for his illegal activities... he is receiving attention because he is HOTTER than most average men. The attention is not going to make a difference in the ruling of his case, so don't know what the deal is with people getting all upset. The likes are meaningless, and sharing his pics/story means nothing because people are not interested in him anymore than another thug off the street. It's just his 15 mins of fame for being gorgeous.. let it be, it will be irrelevant tomorrow.

[evellion]

Actually appearances can influence juries, just a heads up. : /

[Crazybaby24]

That's in any given situation, studies have shown that attractive people in any circumstances are favored than the average and unattractive people. This is in all societies because humans are visual and social creatures. So his appearance influencing the juries decision on the case is no different than an attractive guy getting a job over someone with equal to better qualifications because he was better looking. It's life, we cannot control the subconscious innate human nature. The human mind actually associates positive qualities and traits with an attractive individual than their counterparts.

[HappyVirus]

I think people are making a bigger deal than it really is. The guy's good looking and that picture doesn't do him justice. The thing is that he went viral because of photoshop, all those likes are people tuning in on the fun. Sure, many girls want him and think it's a shame he's a criminal but as I female myself, I don't look too deep into it. Females having some girlish fun doesn't represent our society as a whole.

[Anonymous]

He's not as sexy as you.

[Sex_Panther]

You want MH don't you? Because you're going to get it if you keep this up. o////o

[Opinion Owner]

You're a Sex_Panther ;)

[Sex_Panther]

>_< Oh it's yours! When it allows me to give it, anyway.

[Opinion Owner]

How exciting (:

[Sex_Panther]

You win me over everytime.

[Opinion Owner]

No you do.

[Sex_Panther]

I do not win myself over. . . @_@ /vanity

[Sex_Panther]

IT IS DONE!

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you, but i wasn't expecting a MH. I'm not here for Xper points. I'm sure other users answered your question more accordingly.

[Sex_Panther]

Neither was I. But... giving MH is always hard for me, actually. q_q

[Opinion Owner]

Why? Just choose the answer that gave you the most useful information. (:

[Sex_Panther]

Not all questions work that way. Unless someone wrote a sociological dissertation this one is the same. :p

[evellion]

Actually if you read the article, that isn't a real ad. It's some photoshopped picture a fan stuck on the Facebook page. I think overall it says a lot about the intelligence of people making those posts on Facebook. '"Holy [heck] i would arrest him too.. hottest bad boy I've seen," one Facebook user wrote. Another woman added, "He can kidnap me anyday... Hold me against my will lol."'
Real MENSA material right there.
Unfortunately, it's really easy for people to just focus on looks when all they see is that picture of him instead of pictures of people he's hurt.
It says a lot about how presenting material can change opinions of a person, even a violent criminal.

[Anonymous]

It says that according to a whole bunch of people, you are troubled if you think this guy is hot. That a bad person can't be considered good looking, or in this mans case totally f*ckable! And it's morally irresponsible for you to be attracted to him, or to acknowledge said attraction.

Personally i don't get it. What is wrong with saying that this dude is hot? Why is it offensive to look at a picture and be like damn?

Is it because it forces us to acknowledge that an image doesn't have a history? That as a society which relies heavily on images as information, an image is actually meaningless. Seeing is not believing?

[Izzy2102]

It doesn't say anything about our society expect that we judge people based on how they look. Shocker.
It happens with female mug shots all the time, I don't get why people are so upset now that it's a guy? The same with female sport commentators for fifa these days.

[Sex_Panther]

Considering the popular notion that "women care about the inside" and want to be judged as such as per #YesAllWomen with #KillAllMen being popular it would be a tad counterintuitive for females at large to sort of go this route. I'm just watching all the strings get pulled; no one yet has really said that the hybristophilia is "wrong" in the sense relating to the recent misandrist Twitter activities and social media despite their ongoing popularity. Even the joy (I think) #EndFathersDay was taken somewhat seriously. @_@

[Izzy2102]

It's not common notion that women care about what's inside, we care about more than that but if looks is all you got, women actually judge harder.

Not quite familiar with those Twitter hash tags, but I'm pretty sure the killallmen one is weant sarcastically.

Women finding him attractive doesn't change anything. He is physically attractive, that's true and it's ok to mention it. He's still going to prison, it would be wrong if he somehow got out of it because he is handsome, but he's not.
I'm not concerned by this reaction and frankly I'm not sure why it's so upsetting now. As I said, it happens with female mug shots all the time and people don't make that big news

[Sex_Panther]

1. Females and males do not judge any harsher; that is and has been a myth since god knows when just like females don't like sex as much and males are doomed to cheat on females, etc.

2. It isn't sarcasm.

3. Actually lighter sentences for attractive people is pretty common; if he'd have gone to prison for 3 years and instead only goes for 2 due to being totally hot there's a problem with our system.

4. I didn't think you'd be concerned. I'm always baffled when you show up.

[Izzy2102]

1) But they do. On pictures at least. Women judge something like 75% of men below average, men only around 50% of women.

2) well I don't use twitter, so I don't know

3) yes we judge people based on how they look. Even as babies and obviously as adults in every aspect of life, that isn't news. You can't make the legal system ultimate. No two crimes are exactly alike and if some people get preferential treatment that's wrong, they shouldn't and I'm confident in saying most judges won't give it to them but it's nothing you can 100% eliminate

4) well ok then

[Sex_Panther]

1. On images female judgments are actually swayed by a lot of characteristics and is more erratic than a males; for instance females will judge the same image with two different scores based on his perceived income, perceived age, perceived status, etc. while men will judge women more on physical attributes. It's sort of interesting how it works but basically intangibles seem to be more of a concern than tangibles and vice versa between sexes.

2. Never. Ever. Start.

3. As studies on the matter continue it's just not as fairyland as we wish; legal preferential treatment is rampant and even for the same exact crime (many crimes are equal, actually; very rarely is there any major imperative between common crimes) females get lesser sentences. Hell speeding tickets are doled out differently, and that's as basic as it gets.

4. Begone! Can I do that? :p

[princesswitch]

He's exceptionally good looking and society puts attractiveness on a pedal-stool. I don't think anyone is condoning his crimes, they're just wooed by his looks. There are several articles and blogs dedicated to women looking "hot" in mug shots and no one seems to take issue with that.

[Sex_Panther]

Well, actually that's whats kind of interesting; looking around I've seen a lot of these comments (I really should stop paying this mind) from women talking about how it's "not that bad" and he's a delicious bad boy and all sorts of lewd comments like how he could kidnap them any day and all sorts of silliness. It's sort of bizarre really. Mind you the reason it's actually a big deal is because supposedly females are the vanguards of political power in relation to attractiveness which simply means that their weight and words are much heavier.

[princesswitch]

I don't think we're vanguards any more than men are in relation to the opposite sex. Of course (I'm assuming) the vast majority of women making comments like "he could kidnap me any day" are joking. Certainly most women would not actually appreciate being taken against their will. They're just admiring his beauty, which is entirely normal in my opinion.

[Sex_Panther]

Raising bail to let out a criminal, even if it obviously will be turned away, is either a really bad joke or a really volatile set of morals. I'm not quite sure these people are joking. There's a difference between admiring someone's beauty and looking over the entire case and ogling someone ignoring the fact that they are a dangerous criminal simply for sexual indulgences. As for the vanguard point, neither do I, but I am not society and what I think has little value in this case. It is only what is true of the world at large.

[princesswitch]

Oh wow, I didn't know about that. I uh... I don't... I got nothing :/

I'm sad now.

[Sex_Panther]

This was a "Welcome to Real-Life" article for me too.

[icantwait]

Good looks tend to make people more sympathetic. Also proves people care about looks heavily and tend to overlook other aspects of a human. The crime makes a difference too. Bad boy type that many find attractive.

If the charge was something like sexual assault , manslaughter, child or animal abuse then people most likely wouldn't give such positive gestures.

[Sex_Panther]

Meek has previous felonies that involve violent crimes of that nature to my knowledge thus what actually makes him one of Stockton's most dangerous.

[knotme]

Some woman would. Look at Ted bundy

[icantwait]

I'm going based off the info provided. As for Bundy his gf was already in love with him so O/c she thought different. Sure there's a select few that would ignore those things.

Also do we have any idea if the people giving this guy positive outlooks know the rest of his history? Most likely not. If they go just off the same thing I saw that makes a difference

[knotme]

Thanks for coming to my opinion so I can get the message.: )

Its All the same to me. A criminal is a criminal; im not one to fawn over criminals or even movie stars for that matter

Even with sexual assault their are woman that don't care because of looks. Look at Darren Sharpe.

[knotme]

Yep crazies everywhere.: )

[ricke92m3]

It's ridiculous. I truly feel sorry for people that have such pointless lives that they feel the need to idealize people they have never even met. They'd think he is hot right up to the point that he sticks a gun in their face. But, we must also make sure not to overstate the amount of idiots who like this guy. Its not like millions of women are chanting his name.

[AndyWes]

Women have ingrained in their minds to like these sort of men. I don't pretend to understand how biology is crafted or how attraction cues get ingrained over centuries, but this is an example, and the simple fact.

Men like this--criminals who are willing to break the law, to be brutal to any who get in their way--are the sort of men who succeeded and survived in life for thousands and thousands of years. So women still get wet for them today.

[Anonymous]

Is this a shock? Some girls want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be free because they found him so attractive.
The interesting thing is that if the charges were dropped tomorrow, most of these girls would be all over him. They seem to like those types of guys. It goes beyond looks.

[Sex_Panther]

Which only brings about a really, really dangerous question of the sociological implications here. Is being evil okay?

[findingdreamland]

It says bad things about society, about world. It says we turn into more and more superficial. Am I surprised? No human beings have been always like that. This makes more visible by making on internet etc That is all.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Ugh I read this. I think I am lesbian or something cause I don't find him attractive at all. Tho I like guys :/
People are so stupid sometimes. They are raising money for his bail.

[Sex_Panther]

Yes, that's also another thing, he will make a $900,000 bail with just $9 with his now 100k likes if they donated. WTF?

[Queenofdasrot1414]

I know right?
I will always find you sexy tho ;)
Joking. Maybe ;)

[Sex_Panther]

I can't believe that is the reality we live in. I wonder why these women would say "Why don't men treat us well?" and then turn around and set criminals free because they like what they see?

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Ugh I know. I honestly don't find him hot. Kinda ugly to me.
I look for a guy who will treat me right. My ex was called ugly by many girls but I liked him and found him hot. Guess what? He treated me like a queen.

[Sex_Panther]

Well the guy is married and has a child and acts like this... Yet even with that knowledge... This is beyond me. My brain has given up.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

He is? Wow. I didn't know.
I know! I would never shoot people up or do illegal things if I had a kid. Bad example for my child :(

[Sex_Panther]

Well considering he is on 6 weapons counts that means he was bringing whatever violent nonsense he had home or close to home. Felons don't stumble across firearms. To even risk my place as a father like that... I mean the man is just the sludge of the pit and yet he's been elevated simply on his good looks. Disgusting.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

%Think of his wife. She could be like him. I picture a drug using gang member as his wife but I could be wrong.
Think of Mark Wahlberg. He was a former gang member and stuff.
Tho I don't think he had 6 weapon counts.
Society is shallow and only likes the good looking. Ugly people usually get treated badly. Nothing we can do about that :(

[evellion]

That's insane. So he can run off and shoot people? ><

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Yep. Bet you he will get out of prison, be offered a modeling deal. Get rich and still do illegal stuff.
Mark Whalberg got a deal as well.

[Sex_Panther]

Sad day for 'Murica...

[Queenofdasrot1414]

'Murica going down the loo.

[Sex_Panther]

Confound it all! And here I thought I solved our problems.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Maybe just maybe, women will STOP just focusing on looks!
Nah. Sounds hard.
Got to free the hot criminal and get married to him and have sex ;)
As if he would have sex with them. The dude will probably beat the crap out of them.

[Sex_Panther]

Well, I'll share a secret with you: The teardrop tattoo on his face means he's committed murder.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

SERIOUSLY? How do you know this?

[Sex_Panther]

What's worse is that on Twitter the people know that and are still acting the fool. Can't. Breathe.

I know what the other tattoos mean too, but that's another day.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

No no please tell me what the other tattoos mean!! Please!!
I am ashamed of being a female right now.

[Sex_Panther]

Don't be ashamed of things you can't control and I don't want to explore the meanings of gang symbols NOR how I know about them. I just am surprised that people who recognized the tear said some things, a quote:

"He can add another teardrop to his face after he murders this pussy!"

Not. Okay.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

I guess. Oh. I will never know what they mean now :(
Seriously? Someone said that? Wow the world sucks.

[Sex_Panther]

I need some ginger ale. It helps me cope.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

I need wine. It helps me relax

[Sex_Panther]

Cheers!

[Queenofdasrot1414]

You too mate!
Though if you ever want to tell me about his other tattoos meanings, I would love to listen.

[Sex_Panther]

Maybe another day. :p

[Queenofdasrot1414]

D: Awwwwwww

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Well can you at least answer my question?

[Queenofdasrot1414]

Not the tattoos question. A question I posted on GAG

[Sex_Panther]

Sorry, I was away, I shall check it out.

[Queenofdasrot1414]

I meant this one lol: www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q1050765-stupid-question-but-does-he-like-me

[knotme]

You know why because society is about looks and if you are good looking, somehow the crime is acceptable or not seen as harsh

[Sex_Panther]

This is true. Attractiveness has always been a huge advantage even in the legal sense. Justice is not blind at all.

[icantwait]

I wasn't denying that it happens nor speaking in absolutes. Just that in general more disturbing crimes would tend to over shadow whatever looks a person has.

Here's an example that would change pretty much anyone's mind
____ was allegedly engaged in raping ____. After murdering her with a box cutter, he took her partially nude body to the woods behind the school, concealed in a recycling bin, and dumped her body in a sexually suggestive position. A three-foot stick was inserted into her and a note was left next to her body.

[icantwait]

You have excellent point, again there will probably always be those that ignore such things. But in general I think most would agree a petty crime or something no quite so gruesome is vastly different then something absolutely appalling and will certainly change a persons image. I do after with what you're saying though

[icantwait]

Agree* not after lol autocorrect

[still_waiting]

Humans are naturally inclined to trust and think highly of attractive people. Just because people are saying he's hot doesn't mean they want him to be free.

[Sexydncr]

Everybody's making a huge deal out of this. Yes he's hot. Anyone can be hot and being a criminal doesn't make someone looks better or worse.

[abundantlyrich]

He could have done something with his life. But clearly not... I wonder what made him turned so bad?

Face like an angel, heart like the devil.

[abundantlyrich]

You should have a third option. I don't give a feck.

[Sex_Panther]

I hoped those who do not care would not post. -shrug-

[abundantlyrich]

He is still being punished by the law. So why would others care about it.

[Sex_Panther]

It's a human thing to dig into human affairs. It's the same reason people are captivated by open and closed cases of random crimes and criminals around the world.

[abundantlyrich]

It would be odd if we do hear that modelling agencies are knocking at his door to get him to model or be asked to represent the face of some elaborate government campaign to reduce crime.

[Sex_Panther]

It's happened before. :p I think that'd be sort of awesome... if he wasn't a criminally minded never to be clean type of person.

[abundantlyrich]

I doubt he 'd care.

[Sex_Panther]

Well a few criminals such as the rapper T. I. actually did get elevated in this particular manner, with a few tweaks, and lesser known singers and underground rap artists as well. It's not terribly uncommon...

[abundantlyrich]

So you're assuming it will be the same for him...

[Sex_Panther]

No, it's just that it's occurred, and that if human behavior can be a track record the odds are in such favor. I don't know him (nor would I want to for that matter) enough to actually answer for him or make any real predictions.

[abundantlyrich]

people do get a second chance in life if they take it, i don't think this guy is taking it anytime, he looks like he's on drugs.

[Sex_Panther]

Knowing what his tattoos mean I doubt he's an addict. That's just unprofessional.

[abundantlyrich]

I'd bet there are already fanmail from women coming to his jailhouse mailbox.

[Sex_Panther]

That's totally yesteryear; his FB blew up.

[abundantlyrich]

god bless him and i know you care about him too since you're bringing up his pretty face here :)

[Sex_Panther]

Actually in a sense I do. He is a sign of a real sociological problem between the duality of the commoner and the celebrity. While not worried about him specifically this sends a very poor message to the community at large where men genuinely come to believe that criminality is just another road to sexual attractiveness. While many females do have the same happenstance because males just base on looks alone it doesn't send the message "Being in jail as a female = men all day" and due to it's lack of reciprocal nature it's why it's not comparable.

[abundantlyrich]

You'll have more luck than him anyway.

[abundantlyrich]

You're not responsible for everyone's fate. If those ladies are dumb enough to take him for sex just for his looks... err good luck to that. He'll maim them in five minutes.

[Sex_Panther]

Probably not.

[Anonymous]

You put a hot chick's mugshot online and the comments are going to be even worse. Mostly it's just people with time to kill being silly. I don't think people connect the web world to real life.

[Sex_Panther]

Name the last time dudes posted bail for insane criminals in extremely dangerous areas of the country. Go! <3

[Opinion Owner]

m.tmz.com/.../nfl-cheerleader-elizabeth-garner-charged-12-year-old-sexual-battery-rape

I remember a different story like this that was in Rolling Stone where the kid was a high schooler. This is even creepier though...

[LovelySerene]

I don't see it, he's not attractive at all in my eyes and those tattoos make it even worse, I think those people are idiots.

[mike5150]

I would expect nothing less from a society, who's music and television celebrities are untalented and only publicized because of there looks.

[caligymnast1260]

I mean, I think he's hot, but that doesn't cover the fact that he is a criminal and dangerous.

[Zina99]

Hahaha that was just a good picture with good lighting.

[Anonymous]

It says those people have problems. Not everyone is like that

[Anonymous]

We aren't praising him because he is a criminal we are praising him because he's hot. Hotness is based on outer appearance. I don't see your point. He's gorgeous

[ThatBritishLad]

Well, people like to idolise the under-dog: It makes them feel like the minority.

[Anonymous]

This is embarrassing to our so called modern and advanced society. Purely disgusting.

[scarygoodyr34]

We are a shallow superficial society.

[KhaysunDei]

woah, you're a black man!!

[KhaysunDei]

I have new respect for you.

[Sex_Panther]

How did that happen?

[KhaysunDei]

I respect smart black men a great deal!! Oh, and I voted B

[bubbletrouble]

He's cute, that's why he is getting the attention

[mario1321]

Execute them and these things will cease happing

[COCOCHANEL]

is he attractive?

[Sex_Panther]

Perhaps not to you? @_@ I don't know. I think he just looks like a dude.

[COCOCHANEL]

isn't he from stockton (near sacramento) ?

[Sex_Panther]

yeah

[COCOCHANEL]

there's nothing there

[Sex_Panther]

probably not, it's a crime center