The Girl Who Became Three Boys

projectsome

Don't know what's more fucked up, the fact that she actually did it or the stupidity of the 2 girls.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... eview.html

Unbelievable might have been a word applicable to the events recounted in Channel 4’s The Girl Who Became Three Boys, were it not for the fact that they were indisputably true. This was the story of Gemma Barker who, as an 18-year-old student, convinced two younger, and very naive friends that fake profiles she had created on Facebook and other social media were flesh and blood boys.
Nothing so horrifyingly unusual in that, except that Barker took it further, from the virtual world into the realm of reality – and criminality – by disguising herself as the boys, beguiling her friends to take them on as their boyfriends, and even engaging in sexual acts with them – without either of them ever discovering that she was a girl.

cooldad

Can't see why it's illegal - no worse than me pretending to be a rich movie producer - I'm gonna make you a star.

cat_with_no_tail

cooldad wrote:

Can't see why it's illegal - no worse than me pretending to be a rich movie producer - I'm gonna make you a star.

You are?

*assumes the position*

welshkev

I read about this a while back, idiots!

YeehaaMcgee

projectsome wrote:

Don't know what's more farked up, the fact that she actually did it or the stupidity of the 2 girls.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... eview.html

Unbelievable might have been a word applicable to the events recounted in Channel 4’s The Girl Who Became Three Boys, were it not for the fact that they were indisputably true. This was the story of Gemma Barker who, as an 18-year-old student, convinced two younger, and very naive friends that fake profiles she had created on Facebook and other social media were flesh and blood boys.
Nothing so horrifyingly unusual in that, except that Barker took it further, from the virtual world into the realm of reality – and criminality – by disguising herself as the boys, beguiling her friends to take them on as their boyfriends, and even engaging in sexual acts with them – without either of them ever discovering that she was a girl.

There was a programme on BBC about it (I think) - everyone involved was so stupid that you could feel your brain dying slowly whilst just listening to them talk.
I'm talking like, properly, prooooperly stupid here.
See, even just remembering them has robbed my brain of suitable adje... adje.. decrsibey words.

paul.skibum

I want to know how convincing she looked as three different boys that none of her friends could tell it was her. I mean even the stupid have eyes and the ability to recognise their friends dressed up right?

The fact they couldnt spot a strap on when confronted by one is even more worrying!

The Rookie

Should have bought that new Samsung Galaxy S3 with facial recognition to help them out!

Looks a bit like Jimmy Osmond really........

YeehaaMcgee

Why does a phone have facial recognition? Surely if you're close enough to point it at someone so it can determine who they are, then you should really just talk to them, sans phone?

cat_with_no_tail

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Why does a phone have facial recognition? Surely if you're close enough to point it at someone so it can determine who they are, then you should really just talk to them, sans phone?

Because phones stopped being phones about 6 years ago.

It now needs to be a camera, MP3 player, GPS device, portable computer, entertainment centre and fashion statement and if they can possibly shoehorn in the ability to make and receive calls, that's fine.

paul.skibum

Cat With No Tail wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Why does a phone have facial recognition? Surely if you're close enough to point it at someone so it can determine who they are, then you should really just talk to them, sans phone?

Because phones stopped being phones about 6 years ago.

It now needs to be a camera, MP3 player, GPS device, portable computer, entertainment centre and fashion statement and if they can possibly shoehorn in the ability to make and receive calls, that's fine.

My new phone is also a shoehorn!

cat_with_no_tail

That's ok, mine is a paperweight.

Northwind

paul.skibum wrote:

I want to know how convincing she looked as three different boys that none of her friends could tell it was her. I mean even the stupid have eyes and the ability to recognise their friends dressed up right?

She wore a hat. Yes even in bed It's bloody brilliant this story, I like everything about it.

YeehaaMcgee

Cat With No Tail wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Why does a phone have facial recognition? Surely if you're close enough to point it at someone so it can determine who they are, then you should really just talk to them, sans phone?

Because phones stopped being phones about 6 years ago.

It now needs to be a camera, MP3 player, GPS device, portable computer, entertainment centre and fashion statement and if they can possibly shoehorn in the ability to make and receive calls, that's fine.

I do find it quite amusing that most modern smartphones are less adept at making and taking call than the older bricks.

But still, why does it needs to recognise faces? Faeces, well, yeah, obviously.
Oh wait, was it a typo?

Gazlar

Cat With No Tail wrote:

That's ok, mine is a paperweight.

For 23 hours a day I use my smartphone as a place to keep my dead smartphone battery

cat_with_no_tail

Gazlar wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

That's ok, mine is a paperweight.

For 23 hours a day I use my smartphone as a place to keep my dead smartphone battery

See, that's how you can tell you've not got an iphone Gaz, because if you did, you would have said:

Gazlar wrote:

For 23 hours a day I use my IPHONE as a place to keep my dead IPHONE battery

they're not rubbish or overpriced though, and anyone who says otherwise is just jealous.

posted from my IPHONE

Gazlar

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Gazlar wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

That's ok, mine is a paperweight.

For 23 hours a day I use my smartphone as a place to keep my dead smartphone battery

See, that's how you can tell you've not got an iphone Gaz, because if you did, you would have said:

Gazlar wrote:

For 23 hours a day I use my IPHONE as a place to keep my dead IPHONE battery

they're not rubbish or overpriced though, and anyone who says otherwise is just jealous.

posted from my IPHONE

My Obvious is my Iphone, as like an Iphone I like people to see how impressive it is, even though every other person on the planet has one. To show how impressive it is I like to take it out and play with it in public every 30 seconds

EH_Rob

some people wrote:

We are all old and bitter.

The facial recognition thing is a security feature (instead of unlocking with a code or pattern).

It doesn't work properly, and if it did you could hold up a photo of the persons phone to unlock it. There is no point to it.

So there.

YeehaaMcgee

So it's definitely not faecal recognition?

Gazlar

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

So it's definitely not faecal recognition?

Thats only available on the turd generation Iphone











I'm so sorry, I've let myself down, and all of you and I'll forever regret that. I'll get my coat :oops:

EH_Rob

It could be. I've not tried to take a picture of a dump with it.

Maybe we can start a faecal recognition thread with the results.