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Also a pedophile, but one we mostly overlook because he made some great songs and was awesome in a muppet movie.
Not to condone what he did, but there is a clear distinction between being attracted to a 13 year old girl, and being attracted to an actual prepubescent girl, you know, the latter being the kind actual pedophiles prey upon.
I feel dirty typing the above, but what's fair is fair.
Nah, get caught with pictures of naked 13 years olds and tell me how that goes for you.
Yes, of course that's a crime, and it's disgusting. But it's not pedophilia.
Think setting a house on fire vs setting a house in fire with a family inside. Different crimes.
Yeah because clearly there's a huge difference between 12 and 13, we all know girls reach puberty on their 13th birthday.
Fucking pedo apologist.
Good thing you're not a lawyer or a judge. This kind of conversation has been done over and over and over again ad nauseum, so I won't engage with you in this respect. Think whatever you want. I know what I'm talking about, and I know how to think with my brain while setting my feelings aside.
They don't want to use their brains. They just want to be outraged and mad at others.
I have looked into this, he is certainly not a serial pedophile or rapist by any stretch. The single account that seems credible does not feel that she herself is a victim. The only other person with an account that paints him as any sort of predator is basically regarded as not credible, from what I've read. Any accusation will make a celebrity problematic to a certain extent of course, but I don't feel that bad about enjoying his music given the nature of the accusations. As contrasted by basically every time I hear a Michael Jackson song at this point.
She may not feel like a victim but if she was underage then it shouldn't make him less guilty. I'm unfamiliar with the case you're referring to.
Sources?