Re: Tweets/Facebook Updates - Discussion - Thread #3

[chicagoowl]

I have also heard stories about why Deanna let him go at F3. That Fantasy Suite date didn't go too well. Evidently he had some strange tastes in the bedroom.

Exactly what the hell was she tasting...?

I just like using this emoticon.

[Beeleever]

I think Ben was so blindsided by the ending that he is trying to show everyone he's totally fine and up for some fun. maybe he's cringing in embarrassment over the way he reacted and he knows how bad it will look when the finale airs. Nobody wants to look like a heartbroken fool on TV and he knows it's coming...

I hope I'm wrong and he seems totally cool with it, or even relieved, but Ashley's reaction in the FRC previews makes me think she is upset because Ben is so upset. :\

Wow, Ter. That totally makes sense. Now why do you think TPTB are allowing Ben to do that when Ashley S. said they were not allowed and we know they cut Channy off?

[snowyglow12]

Ben's tweets have been cleaned up a bit and Mike B is also listed in the signature.

[Beeleever]

Thanks Snowy. So it looks like TPTB got after him finally?

[anders]

Good points, letting the twitter world know he's having fun and has moved on. That really makes sense.

that's what I'm seeing in the tweets. Just him tweeting points to him being F2. I haven't seen anything in the tweets that has been disrespectful to Ashley at all. She's the one who brought him to F2 then dumped him - how dare he not be home crying and licking his wounds, how dare he have a life outside of the show.......

[ironcat]

Good points, letting the twitter world know he's having fun and has moved on. That really makes sense.

that's what I'm seeing in the tweets. Just him tweeting points to him being F2. I haven't seen anything in the tweets that has been disrespectful to Ashley at all. She's the one who brought him to F2 then dumped him - how dare he not be home crying and licking his wounds, how dare he have a life outside of the show.......

ITA. The only way it's disrespectful is if Ben IS F1, and is tweeting and flirting with other girls as an engaged man. Otherwise, good for him for taking advantage of his 15 minutes.

[Pattycake92]

Thanks Snowy. So it looks like TPTB got after him finally?

Well this really points to him being F2. His tweets were making it look like he's single so if he's engaged that would have been an excellent smoke screen.

[pavalygurl]

Good points, letting the twitter world know he's having fun and has moved on. That really makes sense.

that's what I'm seeing in the tweets. Just him tweeting points to him being F2. I haven't seen anything in the tweets that has been disrespectful to Ashley at all. She's the one who brought him to F2 then dumped him - how dare he not be home crying and licking his wounds, how dare he have a life outside of the show.......

Exactly!

[cfck2222]

Good points, letting the twitter world know he's having fun and has moved on. That really makes sense.

that's what I'm seeing in the tweets. Just him tweeting points to him being F2. I haven't seen anything in the tweets that has been disrespectful to Ashley at all. She's the one who brought him to F2 then dumped him - how dare he not be home crying and licking his wounds, how dare he have a life outside of the show.......

ITA. The only way it's disrespectful is if Ben IS F1, and is tweeting and flirting with other girls as an engaged man. Otherwise, good for him for taking advantage of his 15 minutes.

Another person agreeing with you two. I find Ben F's tweeting strange if he's F1 but if he's not, it's all in good fun.

[jlccaz]

Couple of thoughts on Ben's twitter life.
(1) The show has a social media policy that does not merely gag contestants as in the old days. Throw out the old rulebook. In Web 3.0 all talk of the show is good/positive, drives buzz. SO they can have twitter accounts and tweet, they don't HAVE to do so, and IF they tweet they can't give stuff away. In short, I think WAY too much is made of these various current/former contestant, producer, corporate affiliate tweets. They aren't very good for sleuthing, except occasionally in hindsight.

(2) I found it strange that immediately after the premiere aired a guy tweeted that he met Ben at a bar in SF watching the show, and Ben said he hoped the show would promote his winery. That seemed like a face saving take on the experience of doing the show, typical for an F2, not for an F1 to state at a bar (even if it were an added plus of having been on the show.)

(3) I concur that Ben's tweeting and interacting with show people in a fairly loose way, but I think it's absurd to act as if Michelle Money is some pariah he should be shunning or ignoring, OR to characterize the interchanges as openly flirtatious.

[Ayana]

(3) I concur that Ben's tweeting and interacting with show people in a fairly loose way, but I think it's absurd to act as if Michelle Money is some pariah he should be shunning or ignoring, OR to characterize the interchanges as openly flirtatious.

[jojo47]

Couple of thoughts on Ben's twitter life.
(1) The show has a social media policy that does not merely gag contestants as in the old days. Throw out the old rulebook. In Web 3.0 all talk of the show is good/positive, drives buzz. SO they can have twitter accounts and tweet, they don't HAVE to do so, and IF they tweet they can't give stuff away. In short, I think WAY too much is made of these various current/former contestant, producer, corporate affiliate tweets. They aren't very good for sleuthing, except occasionally in hindsight.

(2) I found it strange that immediately after the premiere aired a guy tweeted that he met Ben at a bar in SF watching the show, and Ben said he hoped the show would promote his winery. That seemed like a face saving take on the experience of doing the show, typical for an F2, not for an F1 to state at a bar (even if it were an added plus of having been on the show.)

(3) I concur that Ben's tweeting and interacting with show people in a fairly loose way, but I think it's absurd to act as if Michelle Money is some pariah he should be shunning or ignoring, OR to characterize the interchanges as openly flirtatious.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the guys said to Ben that he hoped the show would promote his winery. My recollection could be way off tho!

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