Guy Calls This Woman A Catfish On Her Selfie With No Makeup, She Pulls A Hilarious Switcheroo And Puts Him In His Place
With the rise of Tinder dating, people are hitting up their romantic interest with a message rather than old-school eye contact in a bar. But just like in the real world, in the virtual world as well, rude men exist. And this is when one-liners and comments turn into insults.
But the Brooklyn-based content creator and comedian Paris Campbell didn’t get flustered after being called a “catfish” on Tinder by some dude. In a hilarious video posted on her TikTok, the woman who goes by the handle @stopitparis turned the tables big time and exposed the badass by proving it was not her, but him, who was lying.
Paris’ video went viral, amassing almost 4M views and making us wonder just why some dudes are so rude to women online. Scroll to see it right below and be sure to share your thoughts on the incident and Paris’ switcheroo response in the comments!
@stopitparisnot the pot calling the kettle black (height doesn’t matter btw, but lying & being rude does) #tinder #dating #nyc #catfish♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod
28-year-old Paris Campbell from New York matched with this guy on Tinder
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However, the romance was over before it could start as the guy had the audacity to call Paris a “catfish”
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But what if being called names or accused of catfishing is just the tip of the iceberg into what women experience when encountering men on dating sites?
In reality, women receive tons of awful, insulting, plain rude messages from guys online. On dating apps, the place where you go to find love, romance or whatever, this is especially the problem. Sadly, these rude behaviors often continue if they’re not being addressed publicly, and so more and more women are willing to speak up and say that it’s not OK and should not be tolerated.
It turns out the guy made the catfish comment on a selfie where Paris was makeup-free
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Image credits: stopitparis
According to Tanya Koens, a clinical and somatic sexologist, such offensive, derogatory and sometimes even violent interactions men engage in via dating apps are typical of those her clients are having. In fact, Tanya herself was a victim to such an encounter after she backed out of a coffee date with a man she’d met on the internet as she felt he wasn’t for her. “He told me that I was fat and ugly, I should die alone and didn’t deserve love,” she said in an article for Body and Soul.
According to Tanya, men are taught “that physical satisfaction is something they have to try and get. It’s a challenge. It’s something that they need to cajole for, beg, claim, achieve, win.” Constant begging and whining for it via messages on dating apps is a coercive behavior and even has undertones of domestic violence, she explained.
So she wasted no time and decided to learn more about the Tinder “prince”
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Image credits: stopitparis
And so Paris set out on a hilarious investigation to find out more about his allegedly impressive height
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Image credits: stopitparis
There is no one logical explanation to why some men exhibit such abusive and rude behaviors towards women online. However, since the apps allow for a certain level of anonymity, polite rejections are frequently met with abusive tirades and harassment. The same level of anonymity makes it somewhat of a safe place for men to pick up women with nasty one-liners and unsolicited comments.
One calculation followed another serious calculation…
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Image credits: stopitparis
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The results made everyone chuckle a bit and then chuckle some more
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Other experts claim that misogynistic men feel emasculated by sexually liberated women. For example, the researcher Laura Thompson, who investigates women’s experiences of harassment and sexual violence whilst using dating apps, suggests that “the anger and hostility seen in online dating comes from a sense of emasculation and loss of control in the face of shifting gender–power relations.”
No wonder the guy decided to cold quit the Tinder match
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Laura added that while rejection is just a part of life for all of us, it “may be particularly threatening to some men’s performance of masculinity.” This fear may be evoked by something as casual as a woman who had ignored a message or showed her disinterest. Even if done in a polite manner, the man feels a sudden loss of control and attacks a woman to get that control back.
Many people thought Paris’ switcheroo move was absolutely hilarious
Someone also pointed out this similarity between FBI and women on dating apps
Dude clearly doesn't even know what a catfish is. OP wasted way too much time on that loser.
i bet it took her less time than it took us to type out our comment using one finger
Load More Replies...If the picture of her without makeup is supposed to be so bad he got disillusioned then he is trying to date women waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy out of his league.
Erm, he thinks the woman without make-up is a different woman than the one with make-up? Am I missing something? I think not. He's the one who's confused about what an online catfish actually is. No misrepresentation going on in this case...
Just from my own personal experience, 6’1” seems to be the most popular fake height lol
I'm not saying he wasn't rude. I'm not saying he's definitely honest. I'm just saying I don't trust finger swipes as an accurate enough measurement system to claim he's definitely 5'10" and not 6'1".
Yes parts away from camera are shorter in proportion than nearby, so legs longer than they seem. Everything away from the "horizon" is longer!
Load More Replies...Some guy accused me of being a catfish because I refused to meet him. It had nothing to do with him telling me he didn’t know if he’d prefer me to meet him in a dress or my bike leathers. Why do men think they get to decide what I wear?!
Ewww so much! So creepy when they think they get to control and treat a woman like a dress-up doll.
Load More Replies...I’m sure he meant 6’1” when he’s wearing an evening dress and 3” stilettos
Judging from the tuxedo photo, I'd guess he's also older than 28 and that the other photos are from his younger days.
this is NOT the actual definition of "catfish" .. he is an idiot no need to verify that by measuring his mug.
oh but it's such sweet revenge ... just read how many guys on VP stared at (blatantly) -- or commented upon the size of -- the woman's breasts !!!!
Load More Replies...It's slang for a person pretending to be someone online that they aren't in real life, usually used in online dating. Comes from a documentary called Catfish about a woman who went to great lengths to fake her online dating persona.
Load More Replies...Just had an epiphany ... my theory is that dood: 1) saw paris without the badass tats. 2) super liked her without reading anything about her. 3) doubled back for more photos, saw paris's tats! 4) reads paris's info and realizes she is not a rich finance major ... worse still!! She' s creative! 5) alarm bells ringing, he quickly claims she's a catfisher!! 6) breathes a sigh of relief & continues the swipe of doom 7) ping! It's paris with some facts & figures ... he checks her calculations and she's right! 8) he quickly takes down his profile. A narrow escape.
WTF? She is gorgeous in both pix, just different vibes. But even so, they're both recent & his are *ages* apart ... and let's just say ... he has not aged well (despite dental work; rogaine, and a few rounds of botox for his laugh lines - from all those years of smug superiority). SHE'S OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE, @$$#☆£€
She should have just said "Women aren't born with permanent make-up on their faces, dickhead" and be done with it
Woosh honey, you don't understand the point of what she did there.
Load More Replies...Dude clearly doesn't even know what a catfish is. OP wasted way too much time on that loser.
i bet it took her less time than it took us to type out our comment using one finger
Load More Replies...If the picture of her without makeup is supposed to be so bad he got disillusioned then he is trying to date women waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy out of his league.
Erm, he thinks the woman without make-up is a different woman than the one with make-up? Am I missing something? I think not. He's the one who's confused about what an online catfish actually is. No misrepresentation going on in this case...
Just from my own personal experience, 6’1” seems to be the most popular fake height lol
I'm not saying he wasn't rude. I'm not saying he's definitely honest. I'm just saying I don't trust finger swipes as an accurate enough measurement system to claim he's definitely 5'10" and not 6'1".
Yes parts away from camera are shorter in proportion than nearby, so legs longer than they seem. Everything away from the "horizon" is longer!
Load More Replies...Some guy accused me of being a catfish because I refused to meet him. It had nothing to do with him telling me he didn’t know if he’d prefer me to meet him in a dress or my bike leathers. Why do men think they get to decide what I wear?!
Ewww so much! So creepy when they think they get to control and treat a woman like a dress-up doll.
Load More Replies...I’m sure he meant 6’1” when he’s wearing an evening dress and 3” stilettos
Judging from the tuxedo photo, I'd guess he's also older than 28 and that the other photos are from his younger days.
this is NOT the actual definition of "catfish" .. he is an idiot no need to verify that by measuring his mug.
oh but it's such sweet revenge ... just read how many guys on VP stared at (blatantly) -- or commented upon the size of -- the woman's breasts !!!!
Load More Replies...It's slang for a person pretending to be someone online that they aren't in real life, usually used in online dating. Comes from a documentary called Catfish about a woman who went to great lengths to fake her online dating persona.
Load More Replies...Just had an epiphany ... my theory is that dood: 1) saw paris without the badass tats. 2) super liked her without reading anything about her. 3) doubled back for more photos, saw paris's tats! 4) reads paris's info and realizes she is not a rich finance major ... worse still!! She' s creative! 5) alarm bells ringing, he quickly claims she's a catfisher!! 6) breathes a sigh of relief & continues the swipe of doom 7) ping! It's paris with some facts & figures ... he checks her calculations and she's right! 8) he quickly takes down his profile. A narrow escape.
WTF? She is gorgeous in both pix, just different vibes. But even so, they're both recent & his are *ages* apart ... and let's just say ... he has not aged well (despite dental work; rogaine, and a few rounds of botox for his laugh lines - from all those years of smug superiority). SHE'S OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE, @$$#☆£€
She should have just said "Women aren't born with permanent make-up on their faces, dickhead" and be done with it
Woosh honey, you don't understand the point of what she did there.
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