Chat Roulette Nothing More Than Pornographic Romp

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The theme is simple enough: sign in, click a button and randomly connect with new friends via webcam around the world.

But, while you might visit ChatRoulette.com to meet a total stranger, what appears on your screen may be more than you bargained for.

Despite high marks for surprisingly good video quality and an exciting community online, Chat Roulette is little more than a foray into the pornographic or sophomoric and not a community conducive to meeting new people.

Upon first glance, Chat Roulette leaves much to be desired aesthetically. A simple white web site, two web cam windows and a simple chat room interface grace this free web cam chat site.

Yet, beyond the index page lies an often seedy world of high school students and hormone-charged voyeurs on web cam upon pressing the “New Game” button at upper left.

After more than a week of visits (giving Chat Roulette the benefit of the doubt), I am convinced despite warnings against broadcasting sexually explicit content that Chat Roulette users are not reporting the myriad of flashers who flock to the site.

Without being too graphic, I’d say one out of every six people I was connected with on Chat Roulette was willing to flash their private parts at all hours of the day.

When I wasn’t given a unforeseen peep show by a heavy number of Chat Roulette users, high school students aplenty opted to flash the bird, publicly eat Cheetos or commune in large groups awaiting their next video connection in front of viewers.

In short, Chat Roulette is nothing more than a pornographic, sometimes juvenile romp.

While I must admit to talking at some length with two people out of likely 200 total connections this week, take into consideration the average length of time between being connected with another user to the next.

In my personal tests, most Chat Roulette users will connect with a user, decide whether you fit their standards, and disconnect in a matter of two or three seconds.

The sheer volume of connections in a single visit conveys to this Guide that Chat Roulette is not a very conducive community for meeting new friends, and therefore must be discounted as a valuable site in the context of social networking.

Chat Roulette’s only notable area of distinction is its clear, high quality video and audio connections, whether I was being screamed at, sexed up on web cam or shown streaming video of an anime film.

Now, if only they had content and people worth broadcasting.