Victims turned Villains

This is an afterthought about Jack Neo girls.

A few other girls have come forward to point out that Jack Neo had made advances on them a few years ago when they started out in the showbiz.

However, these girls have been criticised as trying to infame or draw attention to themselves under the pretence of being Jack Neo's victims.

I thought the societal train of thought is somewhat warped.

I had appreciated these girls for coming forward to expose Jack Neo's real persona - a wolf in sheep's clothing. If not, the public would have thought that ... whatshername ... Wendy Chong? ... is the only girl he had an affair with, and that it's a one-time affair thingy. We would probably think that it's entirely forgiveable since it's the first and only time he did this.

We can only know the extent of his unscrupulous preying of young girls who aspire to be rising stars in the acting industry if and when other victims come forward to expose him.

They have to show their faces to the public. If they had remained anonymous, Jack Neo would certainly have challenged them to show themselves to be real. As it is, he asked for 'evidence' of his illicit behaviour from them. How can you prove that someone had tried to make sexual advances on you verbally and physically unless you had made plans to trick the person into doing so and taped them down? Ridiculous, mindless demand! His asking for evidence actually makes me feel all the more that he's guilty of the acts. Knowing that there can be no evidence, you're asking for it. '做贼的喊捉贼' comes to mind, loosely translated as 'the guilty one pointing finger at others'.

It's not fair for the society to judge these potential victims so harshly.

I do not deny that they would inevitably draw attention to themselves and these reports would give them a good amount of 'publicity', but these are part of the package.

I'm not sure if it's human or just Singaporean to be so skeptical or cynical. I don't understand what's so difficult about taking things as they are. They have come forward to point him out as a big wolf. The conclusion is: Jack Neo preys on young girls aspire to be stars. Full-stop.

Why must people always go into the in-betweens? 'They must have done this so that they can be famous.'

I think it's great that the society is not as obedient (read: stupid) as we think. The unkind comments do show that our society is discerning and do not accept answers readily. However, I feel that we can afford to cut these girls some slack. Which one is more important - exposing Jack Neo's 'good man' facade or having the girls draw attention to themselves? In any case, I really don't think the attention is 'good' attention.

Typing this makes me think of something related: sometimes I find it disgusting that many people are so skeptical of others' achievements or success, and I am guilty of it too, that we attribute their success to luck and our own, hard work. I know Psychology has already stated this, but I still find it incomprehensible sometimes.