# Girls Gone Wild **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026 "2002-11-27T03:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/1 "2002-11-27T03:35:51Z")
Recently I noticed a dearth of research on Girls Gone Wild videos. With the noblest of intentions, I decided to see for myself what all the hubbub was about. For thoe of you who don’t know, this is a series of softcore videos that basically involve young ladies baring their breasts for no other reason than to “earn” a t-shirt that says “Girls Gone Wild” on it. (It’s a lot like getting beads at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.) Now, some of the time I can understand why these girls are doing what they’re doing - they’re drunk off their asses. But it doesn’t appear to me, after extensive research, that many of these girls actually are intoxicated - they seem to me to be in complete control of their faculties. **So why are these girls doing it?** Let me add this, too. Some of the scenes are on a beach. The crew approaches a girl, asks to see her breasts, and offers t-shirts. The girl agrees, but then says… “Oh, \ I don’t want the whole beach to see!” Does she not see the camera crew? Does she not know this is Girls Gone Wild, and that she’ll be on a video for millions and millions of horny guys to see? Weird. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/2 "2002-11-27T04:16:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\ ***So why are these girls doing it?** \*\* The girls in question give new meaning to the term _vacuously stupid._ I think that answers your question. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/3 "2002-11-27T04:32:09Z")
For some reason, I see an unstated yet obvious question in **dantheman** ’s post, i.e., “And where can I meet them?” Well, I certainly wonder! ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/4 "2002-11-27T04:43:07Z")
> [@](#): > > So why are these girls doing it? Maybe they aren’t in as much awe of their breasts as you are. To me, flashing your tits just isn’t that big a deal. YMMV, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/5 "2002-11-27T04:57:06Z")
I think he meant the ones that were concerned about other folks on the beach seeing their breasts…but completely willing to do it for a video. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/6 "2002-11-27T04:57:29Z")
So how many of these videos did you buy dear **dan**? Did you get the set? How many times have you watched them before you decided you needed to know why these women are showing their breasts? Hehe - sorry, I’m just a bit curious 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/7 "2002-11-27T05:18:25Z")
One of my roommates was a secretary in a large law firm in Tallahassee this past summer, and there was apparently a large “Girls Gone Wild” case pending from one of the girls pictured on the box and in one of the commercials. I say, if you’re ready to flash a girls gone wild video camera, you have no right to complain when you turn up in the video commercial! ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/8 "2002-11-27T07:44:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > **Maybe they aren’t in as much awe of their breasts as you are. To me, flashing your tits just isn’t that big a deal.** Reckon it’s an Aussie thing? 😉 Quite a few girls I know aren’t past drunkenly flashing their boobs at a crowd. It’s particularly common in summer, when young people tend to travel away from home. Heck, I’ve done it myself. Although, my male boobs probably wouldn’t garner a free t-shirt from _anyone_. :o ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/9 "2002-11-27T07:58:07Z")
Is there a sequel? [ul] **Girls gone completely wild.** [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/10 "2002-11-27T08:01:10Z")
No, but there is one called Girls Gone Mild. It shows them hanging out in the library, studying and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/11 "2002-11-27T08:01:38Z")
Any _Guys Gone Wild?_ ---
**Author:** ![Obvious\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/12 "2002-11-27T08:04:35Z")
It makes less sense when you consider those who make the GGW videos make tons of money off of it, and the girls in it dont get a dime… oh wait they do get that niffty t-shit. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/13 "2002-11-27T08:22:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Obvious Guy \* > **It makes less sense when you consider those who make the GGW videos make tons of money off of it…** It’s kinda like the _Blair Witch Project_\*. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/14 "2002-11-27T11:19:56Z")
Well, this came about when I picked up a package from the post office yesterday. “GGW,” it said on the outside. Opened it up, and lo and behold it’s a Girls Gone Wild tape. I didn’t remember ordering one. But it’s possible! They don’t arrive just a few days after ordering, like most things - these take a few weeks, for some reason. So anyhoo, I opened it and checked it out. It’s a lot like the other two I have. Again, pure research. Now, I’m not in “awe” of their breasts, and they seem to be pretty enamored of themselves, anyway. Which is all well and good, but all for a lousy t-shirt? 🙂 Weird, I say, weird. Yeah, I know they seem pretty damn stupid. It’s just that this isn’t a secret - these cameras aren’t hidden. These girls know the tape’s running, and they show off for it. Just seems odd that some of them would flash to the cameraman, like he’s the only one who’s gonna see it, but not to the beach or the bar where it’s being taped. Oh, and every now and then the camera follows two girls back to their room for some really good stuff. I keep thinking, “Don’t they worry that their parents might see this someday? Or find out about it?” I mean, after all, it’s not like these are professionals making a porno tape; these girls are in public places doing this stuff. Only a matter of time before Papa Smurf in the family sees his lil red Smurfette’s nips on the TV. ---
**Author:** ![Eidolon909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Eidolon909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eidolon909)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/15 "2002-11-27T12:31:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\* > So anyhoo, I opened it and checked it out. It’s a lot like the other two I have. > \*\* :checks which board this thread is on: :walks away muttering: ---
**Author:** ![metroshane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@metroshane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metroshane)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/16 "2002-11-27T15:25:13Z")
I think the more important question is…“where are these girls and why didn’t I meet them before I got married?” I mean, I’ve never been anywhere this seems to be happening. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/17 "2002-11-27T15:28:49Z")
Me either! Ain’t it a shame. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/18 "2002-11-27T15:47:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Violet \* > \*\*Any _Guys Gone Wild?_ \*\* Actually, Violet, _The Man Show_ did a parody of girls gone wild called Guys gone wild where they were getting spring break footage of guys mooning the camera, spanking each other, cliff diving naked, etc. It came with ‘candid nut shots’ in which they have footage of guys who are ‘peeking’ out of their shorts. Pretty funny parody. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/19 "2002-11-27T16:33:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*_It’s kinda like the Blair Witch Project_. \*\* From this, I’m assuming you’ve never seen the Blair Witch Project, a Girl Gone Wild video, or both. They’re actually very different. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lovelyluka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lovelyluka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelyluka)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026/20 "2002-11-27T16:42:00Z")
dan, have you ever been to the beach on spring break? with hoards and hoards of college students? if you have, it should be clear. it doesn’t matter what you’re really like, the stupidity is contagious. i went to daytona last spring break, considered one of the tamer college hot spots. i was with a non-drinking crowd, and didn’t drink myself, but there were so many stupid, crazy people there that it rubs off. my roommate and i look at our pictures and say, “damn, we look skanky.” although i don’t think i would have been so stupid as to flash for a video. my mom would find out, somehow :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-gone-wild/139026.md?page=2)