Saudi teen arrested for online flirting with U.S. woman

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabian-teen-arrested-online-flirting-american-younow/

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When a teenager in Saudi Arabia began chatting up an American woman online, he first found fame and then notoriety before he was arrested over concerns that his clumsy cyber flirtation violated the kingdom’s conservative norms.

The teenager, known only by his online name of ‘Abu Sin,’ a reference to his crooked teeth, speaks almost no English. Christina Crockett, a 21-year-old vlogger from California, speaks no Arabic.

Even so, they managed to create goofy, light-hearted videos in which they appear fascinated by one another. The spectacle of the two trying to communicate attracted millions of viewers both inside the kingdom and abroad. As a result, Abu Sin shot to fame on the livestreaming site YouNow, receiving nearly 6.5 million views of his videos.

In one of their most-watched videos from YouNow, Abu Sin tells Crockett: “I am Saudi Arabia.” Wearing a low-cut tank top, she smiles and responds with a flick of her blonde hair: “That’s cool, I’m America.”

Throughout the conversation, he periodically blurts out in Arabic, “what’s she saying!?” Appearing nervous and excited, he later offers her some of the few English words he knows, proclaiming: “I love you too. I love you too. I love you too.”

She tells him: “Aw, I don’t even know what you’re saying, but I love you so much.”

Their exchanges took on extra significance in Saudi Arabia, where unrelated men and women seldom see one another. Almost all public spaces are gender segregated and most women cover their face, hair and bodies in billowing black cloth.

While the conversations appear harmless, Saudi media outlets say the teen was detained late last month for “unethical behavior” due to the videos. Footage posted online on Sept. 25 purports to show his arrest, and Abu Sin’s YouNow site, on which he used to post almost daily, had not been updated for 13 days.

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He is stupid to post videos online.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/saudi-arabia-abu-sin-arrested-christina-teenage-youtube-younow-videos-enticing-videos-with-female-a7335791.html

Video, she is cute.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/saudi-arabia-abu-sin-arrested-christina-teenage-youtube-younow-videos-enticing-videos-with-female-a7335791.html

Video, she is cute.

If its unethical then I'm not sure how it can be shown on VJ.

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If its unethical then I'm not sure how it can be shown on VJ.

Ooops you are quite right, clear breach of the ToS.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Ooops you are quite right, clear breach of the ToS.

Also, there was cleavage. This should be removed. My morals are utterly corrupted.