Reader: Modeling websites give young women exposure — sometimes to creeps

Our post about the disappearance of Raven Cassidy Furlong, seventeen, and her use of online modeling websites also utilized by another pair of missing young women brought out the compassion in one reader, who recognizes the allure and the risks inherent in such posts. Here's his take...
By Michael RobertsMarch 1, 2013
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Our post about the disappearance of Raven Cassidy Furlong, seventeen, and her use of online modeling websites also utilized by another pair of missing young women brought out the compassion in one reader, who recognizes the allure and the risks inherent in such posts.

Here’s his take.

Dave Shuck writes:

This is a terrible Catch-22. In one hand, one wants to be noticed, particularly an up and coming model. In the other hand, keeping things public, out in cyberspace, only ramps up the “creeper” or “lurker” potential for him or her.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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