Wednesday, January 2, 2013

We Are 18

There is an ad running the late night TV circuit offering a service for naughty web chat and/or phone sex (I think that's the implied idea, anyway) from a company called "We Are 18". The implication is that there are hot horny 18-year-old girls just hoping and praying for some creep to call, because, you know, that's what they're into (Yeah, right!). I'm guessing this service is aimed at the 30-45ish-aged male audience/clientele. And this reminded me of the 1990s, when during the 900 number fad, I remember seeing a match book on the ground that said: "1-900-18-YR-OLD".

Now, I think the idea is the same here: horny middle-aged men would call these nubile young hotties for some long-distance love, right? But the only thing I can think of when I see a business model like this has nothing to do with hot nubile naughtiness, but rather is, what the hell would a middle-aged man want to talk to an 18-year-old for anyway? I mean, I understand that it's supposedly some fantasy to hook up with a high-schooler a-la the movie American Beauty, but if it's over the phone or the webcam, you're going to have to actually talk more than anything else; and I remember what it was like to be 18.

So here's my version of what to expect from a service like We Are 18: You call, and the girl at the other end of the line/webcam says: "Oh, my God! Like, my sister is so nosy! She, like, reads, like, my dairy and stuff, and then she's all: 'Nuh-uh!' And I'm like: 'Yuh-huh!' And so, like, I have to get my dad to help, but he sides with her, 'cause, like, she's the youngest, so then he's all: 'You're grounded!' And I'm all: 'F*ck that!' So then he's all: 'You're cut off, young lady!', and I'm all: 'Like, whatever!' And so I got this job, so I can get my boob job and tooth whitening to look super hot! Then I'll make my bitch sister so super jealous and steal her boyfriend for prom! Just wait: like, I'm telling dad she had an abortion! That'll burst his innocent, like, dream daughter bubble, fer sure!" And, naturally, they'd probably be smacking on gum and checking their smartphone the whole time: super sexy!

Honestly, I just don't get the fantasy of the younger girls for middle-aged men. Sure, they look nice, but if you use a service like this, you have to talk to them. And really, apart from maybe having a daughter that age, what else could you possible have in common with a high school girl when you're 40?

I wonder if, just for fun, any middle-aged guys ever call these girls up and say: "Shouldn't you be doing your homework?"