Saudi Arabia’s infamous social media star Abu Sin seems to have reunited with American YouNow star Christina Crockett months after he was arrested on charges on indecency charges.The video chat, which was recorded and uploaded on Dec. 28, sees the young Saudi boy and Crockett reunite after he had said he would stop using the social media platform after being released from prison and 'had repented'.
Abu Sin – meaning the one with the crooked tooth – was arrested in October of last year after many in Saudi Arabia complained he was advocating “unethical behavior and promoting indecency”.
Crockett, an American girl from California, became a celebrity of our own status in the Gulf Arab region for appearing in the video chats which later went viral once reposted on YouTube.
This time around, Abu Sin had requested Crockett to cover her hair with a hoodie and shielded his eyes until she had done so.
The video so far has gained more than 217,000 views on YouTube so far.
Their video conversations usually go viral for the comedic situations since both do not speak the other’s language; he barely speaks English, while she was oblivious to his Saudi-Arabic language.
Their relationship has divided opinion in Saudi Arabia, with many saying their conversation damages the Saudi youth’s reputation abroad.
“The trend of abusing social media with unnecessary and immoral actions has been on the rise. Abu Sin is not the first to abuse it and get arrested for it, mind you,” Saudi journalist Majed al-Turki told Al Arabiya English.
But some in Saudi society have said Abu Sin’s conversations with Crockett do not pose any danger, but rather regulating virtual space does.
“The issue of compounding the Saudi youth, especially the boys, and telling them what not to do is dangerous. They don’t feel they have the space to express themselves in the physical sense so they head on over to the virtual world,” said Saudi columnist and writer Hassan al-Mustafa.
Courtesy:AlArbiya
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