The party scene at BC, as at most other universities, is often defined by the “hook-up” culture. If we’re honest with ourselves, it wouldn’t be a worthwhile Saturday night if the party we were at didn’t contain at least one drunken pair making out, latched against the wall. It used to be that these kissing transgressions were forgotten by morning. Now, however, there is a way to put these people on blast. Last week, a new Twitter handle emerged: @BCmakeouts. Students can now e-mail or tweet photos to this anonymous person and have them put up on Twitter. As of Monday morning, they have over 900 followers and have put up over 40 tweets.
Some people find this idea hilarious, and many other colleges have Facebook pages or Twitter handles dedicated to exactly the same thing. However, some people may find it offensive or an invasion of privacy.
You don’t want this to be you.
Love It
First off, the captions are pretty great. My personal favorite is the line “wherefore art thou bra strap”. Whether or not you agree with the concept of this site of not, it is hard not to admit that there are some clever people behind this idea.
We have all been to a party where the random make outs are just gross. This Twitter handle is showing these people, in the clear, sober light of day, just how nasty it sometimes can be to everyone else. I am in no way an opponent of the casual dance floor make out, but this might make students think about being a little more in tune to their setting so they can avoid the embarrassment of seeing themselves lip-locked to that guy from their Freshman year Perspectives class in the middle of a mod on Twitter.
I don’t want to generalize, but I would have to make a strong guess that most students at BC could’ve been put on this Twitter page at one point in his or her college career. It just happens, so why not laugh about it? Also, if you get put on here and are truly mortified and need to have it removed, the founders will take the photo of you off the page if you send them an e-mail.
Hate It
If you are placed on the page, I can perfectly understand why you would hate it. It is embarrassing to have what should be an intimate moment put online for the world to see. It is easy to say that people shouldn’t be making out in such a public place to begin with, but that is not a realistic statement when you are at a college party.
Also, being a BC student, you could say that this page goes against our Jesuit values, blah, blah, blah. Though I respect and honor the values of our Jesuit University and believe they enhance the experience here, I think that the best thing for opponents of the page to do is simply not follow it.
My personal opinion is that @BCmakeouts is hilarious. I don’t know why, because I am always grossed out when a sloppy couple begins making out less than a foot away from me on the dance floor, but these photos always seem to make me laugh (and cringe). Next time you go out, be aware of your surroundings; you never know who might snap a pic of you and the next guy you kiss.
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