The controversial videos of the moment

Almost every person in the country who has a television set at home, or internet connection for that matter, is talking about the sex videos of an infamous cosmetic doctor and his girlfriends/flings. It became so popular because one of the women in the (supposedly) 40 videos is a well-known sexy star here in the Philippines.

All news programs, broadsheets, tabloids, magazines and every known media outlet reported the videos. Those who have seen it said that the women obviously didn’t know about the existence of the recording device. Women all over the country were outraged by the violation done to their kind. I never saw the videos, only still photos sent by a friend. Still, I was shocked by it. The doctor clearly has a penchant for videotaping his ‘adventures’ and the women he likes. It is even being reported that at least two wholesome young stars were videotaped, using a camera phone, while dressing after a body scrub session at the beauty clinic where this doctor previously worked.

Now, the doctor is under fire for the proliferation of the videos. Someone sold the videos to pirates who were selling it like hotcakes. Somebody else uploaded it to the net. The sexy star is crying foul because after the spread of the videos, she lost countless of jobs and opportunities. Another woman from one of the videos is an upcoming star in a giant network in the country. Said to be a doctor, too. She was said to have almost lost the role given to her for a Korean series remake. A Brazilian model fled the country. And other women who had a ‘session’ with the doctor are quaking in their boots, waiting for their name to be dragged into the controversy.

I believe the doctor should be punished in some way. If he didn’t videotape their intimate moments, no videos will be spreading quicker than the A(N1H1) virus. But something’s bugging me…

He said that the reason he videotapes his sexcapades is because it serves as a sort of journal for him. Instead of words, he uses videos. How is this any different from a blogger who secretly writes about someone s/he met and been intimate with? He didn’t sell the videos. It was actually private until his doctor-girlfriend asked three common friends to retrieve his laptop for her. Then the videos were discovered. Then there’s the controversy.

So who should really be punished if you think about it: The one who videotaped it all but has no intention of having it viewed by others? Or those persons(?) who took it from him and spread it for everyone to see?

Just askin’…