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A mirror has two faces

Although I could only surmise what was going on behind the scenes, everything seems to indicate that Edison Chen is not a "gentleman", and I'm not talking about the sex photos. Granted, the sex and the photos happened between consenting adults. But Chen has a responsibility to protect them from leaking.

Once the photos made waves online, Chen hid from both the public and the female victims. He first posted a video clip in which he cursed and cursed, and then, after what seemed like an eternity, came back to Hong Kong and made a public apology, escorted by a big entourage. Since then, rumors have not died down about his "comeback".

Chen acts like a rich spoilt brat, and I have every reason to believe he is just that. Everything came to him so easily - he was born with wealth and good looks and his career was practically handed to him on a silver platter - that he did not have a clue how to behave like a responsible adult. Leaving aside the moral issue concerning the photos and what they portrayed, he should have come out and shouldered the blame. Everything being equal, it was he who inadvertently leaked the smoking gun, no pun intended.

Yet, when I browsed online opinions, I was shocked that Chen got more sympathy than his female co-stars. There were a lot of postings, presumably from sex-starved young men, who did not conceal their envy for Chen. Some cheered him as a hero outright.

More netizens denounced the women for their depravity. If they hold such a high moral standard, shouldn't they be condemning all parties with equal gusto? But no! It seems to many that men have a right to be naughty while women must be chaste and as pure as a white lily. They may not have said it, but they certainly implied it.