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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am not sure if you are serious, but you realize that she made it public by going to the nations's largest public media. Any public reaction the story gets is justifiable. Her photo and details were posted by CBC, presumably with her approval. I am not nearly as far reaching as CBC.
As far as anyone knows, the man that they smear didn't have a choice and the descriptions of him might not even be accurate. And while his name might not be public, you are assuming that because of his status, that he must not have social network that won't see this get back to him. Or you are assuming that his feelings somehow don't matter. For all you know, he went home and told his friends that he met a lovely lady and hoped to see her again.
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No. Calling her overweight and unattractive might be "justifiable" to you, but it certainly isn't respectful, so calling out a story that lists negative details about someone while calling someone overweight and unattractive is hypocritical. You can't have it two ways, either the act is disrespectful or not, if it is, you've been nothing but, if it isn't, you've got nothing to complain about.
There is no smear. This man has zero public persona. At worst, his personal feelings will be hurt. Otherwise he isn't named, no picture is shown, his reputation is in no danger whatsoever. If his feelings matter, why don't hers? What gives you the right to say disrespectful things, knowing they would hurt someone's feelings if seen, while criticising someone else for the same? Because you believe you're safe in the anonymity of a message board? So it's ok to say things behind someone's back if you think they won't find out? but not if they might?
That's not at all how being "respectful" works, and I'd learn how it does before criticising others of their failure at it.