Tonight I watched Sex,
Lies and Rinsing Guys on Channel 4. The name itself intrigued me so I gave
it a watch. I have to say though, having watched it I am somewhat ashamed that
females like this exist. I thought it only happened in films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Priceless. I wouldn’t say I’m a hardcore
feminist, but I definitely support feminism to the extent of females being
equal to men, thus it takes a lot to make me say a statement like that. Before
I continue let me iterate that it’s a fascinating watch nonetheless.
The show effectively followed “mutual relationships” in
which glamorous girls use their charm, looks and overall beauty to receive gifts
and allowances from men. It’s called rinsing. It’s shameful. But, before you
judge, it’s OKAY because they have a strict rule of no sex. Round of
applause for them. By all means let’s forget the work the suffragettes
accomplished to get women the right to vote, and all the campaigns women have fought
to become respected in the workplace and even in life itself.
And then you come across the women in this documentary. Granted
they make an effort with their looks, you can’t argue with that. And I believe
women and men alike should do this. But the sole purpose of their appearance is
to “rinse” rich and successful men. Now some might argue that the men are blind
fools for providing them with the opportunities, and I would agree with you –
to an extent. But it’s the fact that the women prey on men with full intentions
of getting whatever they can from them that does it for me. They prey on
loneliness. My heart sunk on hearing one woman’s reasoning being “What’s the
point in scrimping and saving all your life when some muppet down the road is
going to give you a grand a month to live off?” I lost my rag at this point, it’s
like the kind of reasoning a benefit thief would utilise against the hard
working taxpayers. The point? Are you serious?
The point is to achieve something in
life. What happened to career ambitions? Why would you want to achieve nothing
other than a wardrobe full of material gifts? They are living a glamorous life
off of the back of someone else. These women are setting the worst type of example
to young girls, more so because a few of them had children who were being
brought up surrounded by this culture.
Having watched this documentary it only reinforces my desire
to work hard to go against this growing breed of rinsers. I want to have made something
of my life which I can look back on and be fully proud of what I will have
achieved as an independent and hardworking female.
