Like it or not, but the society and the world we live in is full of biases, hypocrisy, and is utterly sexist when it comes to issues between men and women. The problem will not end anytime. True, we are living in a society where men always have an upper hand over women in every aspect of life. We are living in a world where a man can do anything he likes or behave in whatever way he wants but a woman can’t do the same. That’s not all. While a man embracing his sexuality is completely natural and normal, a woman doing the same is often deemed as a slut or a whore. That’s our society. That’s our world.
And thus is a heart-wrenching story of an Italian woman, Tiziana Cantone, who was branded as ‘Italy’s Blowjob Girl’ in a meme after a video of her giving a guy a blowjob went viral, which consequently forced her to commit suicide. The story was shared in a series of tweets by Gianpaolo Russo. It tells us how one’s callous move can change someone’s life forever. Take a read the series of tweets and think twice the next time when you brand someone a slut or a whore or share someone’s intimate pic online.
1. This is Tiziana Cantone
Many of you don't know who this is. So let me tell you her story. pic.twitter.com/ek3YZYqFNq
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
2. No one knew her real name but by the name of the meme as blowjob girl.
Her Name is Tiziana Cantone. She became an incredibly popular meme in Italy. no one knew her name. She was only known as the blowjob girl.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
3. She just gave a guy a blowjob.
A video of her giving a guy a blowjob went viral, as she looked up and said: Are you filming me? Good!” This phrase became a popular joke.
Advertisement— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
4. She became (in)famous.
It was virtually impossible to meet a person who hadn’t been shown the video and wasn’t in on the joke. Everyone knew Tiziana.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
5. Tiziana couldn’t wipe the sex tape off the dark web.
Tiziana couldn’t hide. She changed towns, jobs, and was trying to change her name. However, there was something she couldn’t change.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
6. She couldn’t change each and every thought of each and every person who looked at her.
Those eyes, those lips, that body. Her incredible beauty. The fact that she was every Italian’s man sexual fantasy at the moment.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
7. The only way she thought she could make it all stop was by ending her life.
Tiziana took the only way out she could think of. Tiziana committed suicide in her basement one year ago exactly.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
8. She was a sexual being like all of us, but men of the society branded her as a whore.
She was 31 years old. She was a sexual being like all of us, but when men are sexual they’re players, and when women are they’re whores.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
9. As is usual, her video became viral.
Men could pass the video around without thinking of the consequences because “she was a slut” or “she deserved it”
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
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10. Maybe nobody must’ve cared to think about the impact one share would have on Tiziania’s life.
Who bothered to think about the impact on Tiziana’s life? It’s funnier to just bash her for doing something we all enjoy in private.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
11. A woman embracing her sexuality is being slut-shamed and pushed back.
Well Tiziana is now dead, and we keep teaching women that if you’re sexual you’re a whore, and that you deserve to be bashed.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
12. While a man embracing his sexuality is completely natural and normal, a woman doing the same is deemed as a slut or a whore.
Men on the other hand enjoy the benefit of being able to express their sexuality without repercussion.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
13. It’s not just in Italy but everywhere.
This is an incredibly true reality in Italy especially. We don’t teach sex ed to kids. The church teaches us about the intimacy of marriage
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
14. We wonder why society can’t see men and women as same and equal.
We don’t learn to value women. We learn that men dominate, and women bear our children. We learn that god wants us to wait.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
15. But, real man don’t view women as less than them.
We learn that we as men get to get away with things like this solely on the base of being men.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
16. Our society conveniently finds a way to victimize the culprit and shame the victim.
Meanwhile Tiziana Cantone lies dead. Her parents without a child. A man lives without punishment, and so do thousands of others who laughed.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
17. You think it’s okay, but your one casual dig can shatter someone’s world.
“Just a meme,” “just a joke,” or “It’s just for laughs.” Think about it next time. Who are you hurting? How much are you hurting them?
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 14, 2017
18. It’s the society that’s to be blamed for incident such as this.
I care a lot about her story, and I want to keep her memory alive.
— Gianpi™🇮🇹 (@ItaIianTwink) September 16, 2017
Anywhere in the world, especially in less developed economies, each time a woman is raped, molested or eve-teased, the blame often lands on her shoulders and not the sick mentality of those misogynist beings. But if this is how a developed European nation behaves with its women, one can only pity the state of the world.
