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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Catfish. Right or Wrong?

In the documentary of Catfish that we watched, Abby's mom was obviously in the wrong. Not only was she lying about who she was, but she was also lying about who's art she was giving away and selling. If she was selling her art pretending to be Abby, then that is worse than lying about who she was because she is basically stealing from people. The relationship that she has with Nev seems sort of obsessive and romantic which is also wrong. Nev did nothing wrong to be catfished like he was. He was not even looking for that sort of relationship until Abby's mom started sending her art and pretending it was Abby's. It seemed almost as though Abby's mom had something emotionally or mentally wrong. I do not think she is a bad person because she chooses to take care of her children and the two children that are handicapped that are not even hers. She has to be a strong person to take care of them. But, I think the stress of her personal life could have led her to live this fake life though Facebook and Nev just so happened to be the victim. The father did not even seem to be mad or upset wth the mom. There was no emotional response from him. Abby's mom did cry and show emotion after she had been caught but she did not feel bad until she had been found out. I feel the worst for Abby because she was caught up in this lie and forced to hide certain things and pretend to have a sister. She was innocent but her mom made her get involved. I think Abby's mom was just seeking attention because she admits at the end of the documentary that she knew she would eventually get caught. Nobody does this sort of thing without seeking some sort of attention or something missing in their life. I think she was missing a positive friendship because she seemed lonely just staying at home painting, taking care of kids, and playing on Facebook. It was also not good that she was hiding this from her husband. He acts like he did not know much about the whole situation. They all seemed as though they were missing a friendship, especially the parents. But, they did not have to Catfish in order to make friends. It looked like Abby had friends so the could have been friends with their parents.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Parker, I agree with your opinion that Angela is not a bad person. She is a victim of her own loneliness and draining life. I also noticed the same thing about her husband s=being rather nonchalant about the situation and thought that was strange.