MOST MEN ALIVE will never have as many adoring women fans as James Holmes does now.

**le jacquelope** · 25th-July-2012

Disturbing: Women on Twitter Think James Holmes Is 'Hot,' 'Sexy,' 'Cute'

Disturbing: Women on Twitter Think James Holmes Is ‘Hot,’ ‘Sexy,’ ‘Cute’

On Monday the world got its first look at accused Aurora movie theater gunman James Holmes in action at his advisement hearing, telecast from a Colorado courtroom. Evidently the 24-year-old murder suspect made a good impression on some women, who took to Twitter to talk about how hot he is. That's right: a man who allegedly killed 12 people—one of them a six-year-old little girl—has groupies.

It might seem unfathomable to some that anyone could respond to the purported face of evil by complimenting its bone structure. Even one of the women who Tweeted about how she finds both Holmes and Trayvon Martin's shooter George Zimmerman "cute" seemed confused by her feelings. And while it's probably not "normal" for criminals to be a girl's "type," it's actually much more common than you'd think. Women have a long history of being physically attracted to people who've committed particularly heinous crimes. There's actually a term for it: Hybristophilia.

Also known as "Bonnie and Clyde syndrome," it goes beyond the "bad boy" appeal to which many women are drawn at some point in their lives. While hybristophilia is considered by some experts to be a potentially lethal form of sexual expression—as associating with known serial killers tends to be—Arthur Aron, a psychology professor at the State University of New York-Stonybrook says that for some, a relationship with someone imprisoned for life is actually safer, emotionally.

"For some people it's threatening to be intimate," he says, "And a relationship with an incarcerated partner may give these people the sense of control they want or need when it comes to emotional closeness."

Statistics show that male inmates are more likely to gain groupies and have romantic relationships with pen pals than female prisoners. This could be because men are 11 times more likely to be incarcerated than women, but whatever the case, those who commit the most violent, gruesome crimes—murder and rape—enjoy the most attention from "fans." Ted Bundy, who had killed over 30 women, was perhaps the most famous literal and figurative lady killer, as he had one of the biggest groupie followings, and received an average of 200 letters a day from women who were either attracted to him or believed him to be innocent, before he died in the electric chair. even after all these years, 77-year-old Charles Manson is still receiving female visitors on Valentine's Day.

**FloatyBoaty** · 25th-July-2012

Quote from le jacquelope

That's right: a man who allegedly killed 12 people—one of them a six-year-old little girl—has groupies.

wow... maybe i should try that...

not.

**Iron John** · 25th-July-2012

For once I agree with Jezebel. What is this Bizarro World?

**Zuberi** · 25th-July-2012

It's called thug worship, something that misguided, depraved women often revel in.

Take Richard Ramirez for instance, he was a serial killer that claimed the lives of 14 people. Yet, he had fans who wrote him letters and went to visit him in prison.
A woman even agreed to marry him while he was locked up. The woman even said that she would commit suicide when Ramirez is executed.

Need another example?

Ted Bundy killed 36 people (all of them were white females), yet a woman agreed to marry him and soon had a child by him.

As sick and fucking retarded as it may sound, women are attracted to violent men, sociopaths, serial killers, thugs, gangsters, etc.

Just watch "Dexter" or the skinny toothless dork from "Twilight".

**felixblue** · 25th-July-2012

I have always wondered why women are attracted to total sickos..

But I guess I am not complaining!!

**haute macabre** · 25th-July-2012

What a bunch of idiot hags!

**Popadibs** · 25th-July-2012

These women are attracted to what they're attracted to but with that being said, it is inappropriate for them to be talking about attraction in a situation like this. People's lives were lost because of this man and all they can think about is how "cute" he is.

As far as these women are concerned, to hell with the friends and families of the people this man killed, lets focus on cutie pie. People often like to say that guys are creeps but I think we need to reevaluate because there are a lot more women creeps than we give credit for.

Maybe these types of women don't deserve anything better than a creep. Maybe there is somebody for everybody. A woman killing has never made me more attracted to her. Even if I was attracted to a murderess, I wouldn't be thinking about how "cute" she is in a time like this but it could be because I'm a misogynistic bastard.

Personally, I don't care whether or not women fanatically adore me or not. I'd actually prefer they don't. This could be for any number of reasons. It could be because of the fact that I don't want stalkers or it could be because I'm a fringe lunatic. Either way, if women were crazy enough to adore me then I wouldn't want it to be for the reason they adore James Holmes.

**KellyMac** · 25th-July-2012

Quote from le jacquelope

"For some people it's threatening to be intimate," he says, "And a relationship with an incarcerated partner may give these people the sense of control they want or need when it comes to emotional closeness."

Very interesting point.

Quote from Zuberi

Just watch "Dexter".

I would say "some" women, maybe even "a lot" of women are attracted to the bad boy, sure, but to say that we all are is offensive.

And I don't think you've seen Dexter.

Quote from Popadibs

These women are attracted to what they're attracted to but with that being said, it is inappropriate for them to be talking about attraction in a situation like this. People's lives were lost because of this man and all they can think about is how "cute" he is.

As far as these women are concerned, to hell with the friends and families of the people this man killed, lets focus on cutie pie. People often like to say that guys are creeps but I think we need to reevaluate because there are a lot more women creeps than we give credit for.

Maybe these types of women don't deserve anything better than a creep. Maybe there is somebody for everybody. A woman killing has never made me more attracted to her. Even if I was attracted to a murderess, I wouldn't be thinking about how "cute" she is in a time like this but it could be because I'm a misogynistic bastard.

Personally, I don't care whether or not women fanatically adore me or not. I'd actually prefer they don't. This could be for any number of reasons. It could be because of the fact that I don't want stalkers or it could be because I'm a fringe lunatic. Either way, if women were crazy enough to adore me then I wouldn't want it to be for the reason they adore James Holmes.

Agreed.

**PokemonMasterTrainer** · 25th-July-2012

WTF? Seriously?

He looks like an ugly Kazuo Kiriyama (okay, sort of)

**Popadibs** · 25th-July-2012

His looks are irrelevant.

**shaazam** · 25th-July-2012

better one of these new age gals be married to a homicidal psychopath than to say you or I

**Dylan MacVillain** · 25th-July-2012

Quote from Popadibs

His looks are irrelevant.

For women, looks are always irrelevant. When a woman says, "He's cute", she's really saying a whole lot more than that. She's talking about what she thinks he has to offer. How many rock stars or actors are, in reality, ugly or average at best but still have millions of adoring women who would do anything to sleep with them? Men have beer goggles. Women have wallet goggles or power goggles.

**felixblue** · 25th-July-2012

Quote from Dylan MacVillain

For women, looks are always irrelevant. When a woman says, "He's cute", she's really saying a whole lot more than that. She's talking about what she thinks he has to offer. How many rock stars or actors are, in reality, ugly or average at best but still have millions of adoring women who would do anything to sleep with them? Men have beer goggles. Women have wallet goggles or power goggles.

You seem to have fallen for the biggest myth about women..

Looks are approximately 99% of what a woman wants from her sperm donor..

That, and a streak of narcissistic pyschopathy..

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