Faking It - An article by David Daniels

by David Daniels

“Did you ever suspect I might be a fake?” Kara asked.

I paused for thought, considering her small grainy photo on my screen. “To be honest, I did at one point,” I chuckled. The sound of her laughter echoing down the phone line pretty much dispelled that notion.

I don’t remember when I felt suspicious, though. I’ve known Kara (not her real name) through an instant messaging system for a number of years, graduating to telephone calls some time ago. We met somehow through a mutual love for strong women and catfights, but the subject rarely figures in our calls. We just talk about silly things, trivial things - both glad that the other person on the end of the line is who they say they are.

You don’t need me to tell you what advances in technology have meant in the last 20 years, least of all for those with an interest in female combat sports. What once seemed like an interest for the clandestine few has ballooned into a readily accessible industry with a growing number of enthusiasts to cater for.

It’s probably best to warn you in advance, this is going to one of those red pill, blue pill situations.

Chances are if you know what’s coming, you swallowed the red pill a long time ago.

A significant development during these years is the ability to chat real-time with other fight enthusiasts across the world. Dedicated chatrooms, instant messaging, social networks; the mediums and possibilities are growing all the time. Along with our awareness of what dangers the internet can bring. Fake identities and profiles have always been a problem across the web but it seems as far as the fight scene goes, it’s more a nuisance than anything sinister-minded.

There’s certainly a lot of women out there with an interest in erotic fighting. But at the rate things are going, this little corner of the internet is rapidly making Valhalla look more like kindergarten. The unfortunate truth is that men propagate the majority of female fighter profiles you see online.

Which begs the question.

Why?

The most obvious answer is that the internet allows them to participate in a fantasy that largely excludes them in real life. If they want to become Tula, Warrior Maiden for the afternoon, then the relative anonymity of a computer screen allows them to do that.

Well, aside from the ridiculous name, who’s to argue?

Literally quite a few people if the practice of cyberfighting is anything to go by. The arena of the mind is all too easy to dismiss as a playground for fakers by those in search of real action, but it also provides a healthy outlet for women keen on exploring the fight scene as well as the men who lust after it.

Annoying as they might be, you’ve got to pity the fakers. It’s a high probability that the person on the other end of a chatroom conversation is another man. Both probably know it, but are so invested in their fantasy that raising the issue would burst their bubble. And who’s to say who that person could be? Possibly the kind they warned you about if you ever found yourself in prison. All of a sudden, that declaration of being ‘queen bitch’ doesn’t sound quite so much fun.

Which brings us to the legal issue of bogus profiles, or more so, the pictures that accompany them. Hot babes with pneumatic figures and deep cleavages? Some might look familiar, others not so much. Sure, they’re great to look at and probably help fuel a fantasy by putting a face to the personality, but passing off someone else’s picture as their own could land the perpetrator with a defamation charge if the offending party takes enough umbrage.

The faker might argue that a model posting provocative pictures of herself on the internet means that they’re fair game for others. A poor defense if any, given that the model in question may not wish to be associated with the erotic fighting scene. As was the case with one English glamor model who objected to her image being used in a ‘who would win?’ scenario by a user on a message board. The board owners, being responsibly minded, duly complied and deleted all postings associated with the thread. One drop in the ocean, but detectable nonetheless.

It’s quite ironic when you consider the model of choice for most fakers is ‘Wifey’, star of the Wifey’s World porn videos; especially considering that she’s gone on record to say that she isn’t a fan of girl on girl action, least of all wrestling and catfighting. But where does that leave lesser-known women, such as the ‘girl next door’ whose image has been stolen from a social networking site and misappropriated?

Suddenly the nuisance of the faker becomes just that little bit more sinister. The real-life face of an innocent party becomes that of someone who’s game for the rough stuff or who failed to make that pre-arranged hook-up. It’s a smaller world than you think and could lead to embarrassing or unpleasant scenarios for those within the circle and those the faker chooses to represent their fantasy should both meet.

The question on everyone’s lips – including those of the fakers – is how do you tell a fake profile from a genuine one? The truth is it can be a hit and miss affair, you just have to trust your instincts. Everyone has their own tell; whether it’s the glossy, high quality pictures of feisty looking babes or wordy ramblings in a diva / valley girl style on the profile page. Sometimes you might not even know until you engage them in conversation.

The most definitive way of confirming if someone is genuine is to join a ‘voice verified’ group where members confirm their gender by telephoning in or making a Skype call to a moderator. Such groups automatically omit male callers and deal exclusively with women. This might seem unfair to some, but bear in mind this is one fantasy where women call the shots all the way.

So. Red pill, blue pill.

You can take the blue pill and carry on living your life in happy oblivion, or down that bitter little red and take a more honest approach interacting with the female fight scene.

The latter takes a little longer to yield results but is all the more rewarding when you manage to sort the fool’s gold from the genuine article. Who knows? You might meet a Kara of your own and strike up a healthy and happy relationship that’ll kick that paranoia back into the shadows where it belongs.

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