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To say that mixed martial artist Dillon Danis and YouTuber-turned-boxer-turned-WWE star Logan Paul do not like each other would be an understatement. Though the pair are set to have a boxing match on October 14, Danis’ strategy of promoting the fight by taking a series of no-holds-barred digs at Paul’s fiancée and model Nina Agdal on X has now escalated the situation beyond boxing, with some saying he has gone too far.
Danis began his digital onslaught in early August by posting an old paparazzi picture of her with her ex, Leonardo DiCaprio. This became the first of many such images that Danis went on to post on his X account, implying that Agdal had a large"body count" . To make matters worse, the trolling took on a life of its own after his X account doubled in followers, with several others jumping on the bandwagon by meme-ifying Agdal’s past. The latest is that Agdal has responded legally, seeking damages from Danis in the order of $150,000 per violation of a federal law prohibiting the sharing of intimate images.
Danis, evidently unfazed, has doubled down on his campaign, maintaining that he has done no wrong. The situation is precarious, and here are two key questions it raises.Diving deep into the digital vortex of the Danis-Paul drama, one can't help but wonder: Why the obsession over someone’s sexual history? Shaming an individual for their number of partners feels like a new low, but it isn’t. It is an age-old tactic that is amplified today by the lightning speed of social media platforms.
The fact that Danis doubled his followers by shaming Agdal’s purported body count is likely a reflection of the current atmosphere of the echo chambers that many people—including incels, or men who identify as"involuntarily celibate"—live in. Danis’ use of
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