Let's Talk About Sam Pepper

If you haven't heard of Sam Pepper, lucky you! He is a vile man who thinks sexually harassing women is funny, and so does his two million subscribers on YouTube.

Recently on a social media site, Tumblr, Sam got a lot publicity, and not good publicity either. He posted a video titled something along the lines of "Fake hand ass pinching." He tucked in his sleeve into his hoodie's pocket, enabling himself to pinch women's bottoms and laugh about it. In the video, which has since been taken down, the women are so uncomfortable. Tumblr blew it up and it was taken down pretty fast.

Within a couple of days, video was gone but a new one replaced it "Fake hand ass pinching part 2 of 3." This time it wasn't him, but a woman pinching men's bottoms. One: this is still sexual harassment, just because a woman is doing it doesn't make it any less wrong. Two: Why didn't the first video have part 1 of 3. I feel this is his way to cover it up. But needless to say, that video was taken down so fast, faster than the first.

And immediately following that video, another one went up. It was him calling this all a social experiment. To shed light on sexual harassment on both men and women.

I call bullshit. Yes, we need awareness on this, so many people don't speak up when sexually harassed or assaulted. But the fact that Sam Pepper did this so-called social experiment is highly unlikely, in my opinion. For starters, his prank videos never come in parts, at all. The fact he did a part two just screams covering his ass.

His social experiment can compare to me going "I love puppies, so I'm going to kick puppies, record it, and call it a social experiment to bring awareness to animal abuse."

Secondly, if you go through his uploads on his channel, you'll see a trend of vulgar pranks. But three catch my eye.

First one was uploaded a while ago titled "How to get a girlfriend EASY." He handcuffs himself to strangers and demands a kiss if they want to be free. REALLY?

Second one is "Lasso pickup." Where he lassos women. We're cattle now?

And the third one is "Easiest way to get numbers." This is where he gets creepy. He goes up to strangers and acts like he knows them to get numbers. "Oh hi, it's been forever! I lost your number, can you give it to me?" And the women go along with it because it's rude to go "Oh nope, totally forgot you dude, sorry!" I know I've done it. I'm actually more likely to forget your name, but that's where I just won't say your name until I hear someone else say it, but I digress. I've done it, I'm pretty sure we've all done it.

So why am I writing about this on my blog? Well, for one he needs to be outted. But mostly it's because this is a serious issue with our society. So many comments on his first two videos were "Grow up it's a joke!" and variations of that.

This are just some comments I found on the part 3 video, Laci Green's video on Sam Pepper, a video Dottie posted on her encounter with Sam Pepper, and a rape allegation posted on YouTube. I've removed pictures and names to respect their privacy.

No. We cannot stop. We need him to be punished because sexual harassment and assault are illegal.

On Laci Green's video, where she speaks about Sam Pepper and than women have been going to her talking to her about their experiences.

Violating basic human rights apparently is harmless fun.

Apparently the woman telling her rape story is lying and is crying out for attention. 

On Dottie's video.

These are just some of the comments. And yes, the rape allegation could be fake. But why not believe her until it's been proven otherwise? Statistically speaking, 2% of rape allegations are fake. That's 2 out of 100. It's unlikely that it's a lie, but also there is that slim chance. Then with Dottie wanting attention... She has 73k subscribers, I really doubt she wants attention.

But from Sam Pepper's YouTube videos, from licking strangers to lassoing and ass grabbing, it's quite clear he has no issue violating human rights for 'prank videos,' as well as forcing himself onto women. You be the judge, but I personally am glad he has been dropped from his YouTube network (so his ad revenue is less), The Fine Bros who do YouTubers React won't have him on the show, and that he has been barred from VidCon, a YouTube convention.

Things need to change. Two million people have no problem with his twisted sense of humor, and find it okay. That's double the population of San Diego, California or San Jose, California. That is a LOT of people to find it okay. But I know there's more people that find it okay. That think women owe them that right to touch our bodies. To kiss them. To have sex with them.