Women are victims in loans photo scandal

AFTER HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF NAKED WOMEN used as collateral for loans issued via some online lending platforms were posted online, some people have blamed the young women, accusing them of consuming luxuries that exceed their payment abilities. Beijing News comments:

Among the accusations directed at the women, two are the most common: First, the women are very young so they should not splurge on luxuries. Second, if they want to buy some luxury goods they should earn the money to do so by working rather than taking out loans.

Neither of them stands up to scrutiny. According to reports, some of the girls used their naked photos as pledges for a 5,000-yuan ($735) loan to buy such things as a smartphone, which is hardly a luxury item. Second, a lot of the women are college students and although they do have part-time jobs their wages are rather low.