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Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

The more I look into this, the worse it is. Imagine saying to your wife or your buddy - "I'm going to go hang out with some random teenage boy for Lessons from the Locker Room". Yeah no I'm NEVER saying that. This is all so obvious now. What man wants to spend money on a "luxury adventure" with some strange kid? A pervert, that's who.

chabon ago

What man wants to spend money on a "luxury adventure" with some strange kid?

Note: It doesn't say, anywhere, that kids will be part of the 'experience' -- but that's definitely the vibe I got from the whole thing. Could my mind be warped by all the research and I'm reading too much into it? Sure. But do I trust my hunch on this anyway? Yes. Too many creepy signals.

Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

Well I'm presuming if the kids aren't present, how are they supposed to be "mentored"? If the boys club "adventures" have nothing to do with the boys, why wouldn't a man just... do something else that wasn't through the boys club? So yeah, I think the implication is that these activities are with the boys.

chabon ago

Ya, most of the activities, of course, are with the boys -- but the Live Auction 'experiences' are marketed as get-aways for "you and your friends." No mention is made of boys being involved specifically with those 'adventures.' But the wording, the remote locations, the people we're dealing with and what we know of their behavior -- all suggests something darker to me.

Eggs-Vs-Bacon ago

I agree. Also the packages being "friends-friendly" I mean WTF is that? Not family-friendly. Or couple-friendly, like you could bring your girlfriend. It's more like code, bring a friend who can be on the DL. Dunno, just so depressingly and obviously vile, all of it.

chabon ago

Exactly. That "friends-friendly" hit me like a punch in the gut. Vile is an apt descriptor.