I know we had this conversation during the NZ mosque massacre, but I feel like there are certain things that should be seen, even if it's downright fucking traumatic to watch. People should be free to watch that kind of footage. Why? Because it horrifies you. It makes you furious. It leaves you inconsolable. It jolts you out of your comfy little bubble & forces you to feel, if nothing else, empathy for others. It's a shock to the system that forces your little lizard brain to think outside of your own self-interest for once. Buuuuuuuut
unfortunately it doesn't work that way for Chantal, or all the sick fucks using that shit as snuff porn. I don't think Chantal falls in the "sick fuck" category; like you said, she just has zero empathy. Is she a sociopath? Eh. I'd say she lacks the charisma & intelligence. Is she too self-absorbed & stupid to let real-life horrific acts affect her emotionally? I would say so.
EDIT: Just for the hell of it, I looked up a video of people throwing themselves out of the Twin Towers, thinking maybe I was just being a big baby & shit wasn't that bad.
Yeah, no. Almost two decades later, that shit is still completely stomach-churning to watch. Even if you have a morbid fascination with true crime or a love of the macabre, it still rattles you. Maybe Chantal can distance herself from it because she's not a U.S. citizen, so it doesn't "affect" her?
I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, here.
EDIT x2: I have a tentative theory. I would love to get Chantal to cover
the worst mass shooting in Canadian history for her True Crime Mukbangs or whatever she calls them. It was an act of domestic terrorism in her country, the victims were all female students, & the first nine were ordered to line up against the wall & got fucking
gunned down. Disturbing stuff that could possibly tug on even Chantal's cholesterol-caked heartstrings.
But my theory is that this would fail to stir any feeling in her because, despite being a tragedy specially catered to Chantal:
--She hates all women (that aren't her)
--No empathy for anyone, regardless of sex
--No sense of pride in her country
for starters. It's an interesting thought, though. Anyway, rant over, sorry.