The Groom Gloom

Let’s establish a few things before I continue.

Firstly, if you’re the Mother of a gay teenager, you need to be aware that it’s not just innocent, hair-in-braids Mary-Sure over the road that is at risk of being groomed/stalked/Facebook-friended online.

Secondly: To the… ‘matured’ homosexual gentlemen on the Internet, and in particular -Facebook- you may think you’ve gone unnoticed and undetected by those around you in your not-so-innocent quest for befriending as many underage and barely consenting ‘boi’s’ as possible. Truth is, to many who trust your apparent intentions to be a mentor, to guide the naive and the unaware to better place or even to be there to offer guidance and assistance where possible – your fallacies and deceptions are still there and are most certainly being monitored. Be warned.

DON’T CLICK IT, YOU’LL DIE IN SEVEN DAYS!

Online grooming of minors and minorly legal girls by creepy old men seems have become a running trend as of late. Especially via social networking websites and especially-especially via Facebook. Kidnappings, murders and just general stalkerish tendencies have reared their unavoidable heads over the past few years. But while the world, the media, and the concerned parent’s of Mary-Sues everywhere work in unison to put a stop to the pedophile outrage sweeping our fair nations; a far more sinister, more dangerous type of groomer carries on his handiwork with nary a suspicious glance.

Don’t think for one second your gay son, teenage or otherwise, is somehow exempt from the dangers faced by girls online. In fact, I’d say one would be wise to take extra precaution when allowing fun lovin’ Billy-Joe the tap-dancing gay kid on Facebook to accept his friend requests, post on walls and accept pokes. Parent’s need to be aware that it’s equally not okay and not acceptable for teenage homosexuals to be chatting to/engaging in contact with/knowing gay men in their forties and fifties and so on.

Pardons can be made on a case by case basis. But the general perception is, dear readers; Billy Joe’s forty-five year old ‘friend’ is not interested in helping him get a foot in the tap-dancing door, or hearing about his boyfriend troubles, or the taunts at school. He’s interested in what other assets the unassuming minor has to offer, and will groom and groom and groom until the opportunity arises for the pervert to take action.

I’ve seen far too much shady-ass business occurring on Facebook where the gay world is concerned. And quite frankly, I’ve had a damn ’nuff. You OLD men know who you are. You know what you are doing and if you don’t curtail your obsessions now, you will end up in prison eventually. Having more teenage friends than friends your own age on Facebook, or in real life – is abhorrent and bothersome.

I can guarantee in most circumstances the parents either don’t have a clue (teenagers are SUPER at lying, I was recently one), or are led to believe the relationship is mentor based. If the latter, well done you old perve, you’ve been given an even better foot in that kids door than you might have anticipated.

Keep an eye out parents, because next it could be Billy-Joe who in therapy for the rest of his life.