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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I am not trying to be edgy. Just a very recent revelation..I didn't know until that movie that Elvis was dating a 14 year old. So the only progress in this scenario we made as humanity from Mohammed to Elvis was one year. I guess that's progress?

But honestly, reading the lyrics of classic rock has really really hindered my ability to listen to some of my favorite bands.

Just a light example. The Animals. Love. Don't let me me misunderstood.... Comes off as domestic abuse apologist. Maybe I'm way off. I'll show myself out.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mohammad to Elvis. Famously equivalent figures in their respective day.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

So the only progress in this scenario we made as humanity from Mohammed to Elvis was one year.

Aisha was 6 when they married and 9 when "the marriage was consummated", so it's more than one year. Still not great but pedophiles won't ever completely vanish.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Probably an unpopular opinion, but pedo or not, I've always hated Elvis and his music.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nina Simone recorded it a year before The Animals. At the time, it was regarded as a metaphorical statement about the Civil Rights Movement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

and it's fantastic. highly recommend.