Pedal Breeder Thread

[D.o.S.]

Accused?

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment ... avid-bowie

There's an actual conversation to be had there about 70's groupie culture and different cultural mores and so on and so forth (I'm with Bloodhammer as far as separating art and artist for the most part), but if Roman Polanski doesn't get a pass for his behavior I'm not sure David Bowie and company should either.

[Jwar]

The pianist is such a good movie but made by a pedofile

unlawful sexual intercourse, no? i read about it, at one point. it was a lot less clear cut than him running around fucking 8 yr olds, as it sounds when you call someone a pedophile.

still pretty fucked up. and a great movie indeed.

She was 13 he was 44-45, sorry but that's pedophilia....

Similarly, trmp was accused of raping a 13y.o.

Anyway my friend and my wife won't watch pianist bc of Polanski's issue.

Yea. Please for the love of God don't argue this point Vid. I got in a huge fucking fight on a forum years ago over this and I just cannot see this conversation going well. Her mother drugged her and offered her up for anal and all sorts of horrible shit. Then she forced her kid to take a plea bargain and ruined the rest of her life. He's a piece of shit that deserves to die.

[D.o.S.]

Then she forced her kid to take a plea bargain and ruined the rest of her life.

For what it's worth the woman in question doesn't see it that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/s ... -sex-email

And, obviously, this is not me arguing on behalf of Polanski, Bowie, Woody Allen, etc., just pointing out that this sort of thing is a lot trickier to unravel than it typically appears.

[JonnyAngle]

Then she forced her kid to take a plea bargain and ruined the rest of her life.

For what it's worth the woman in question doesn't see it that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/s ... -sex-email

And, obviously, this is not me arguing on behalf of Polanski, Bowie, Woody Allen, etc., just pointing out that this sort of thing is a lot trickier to unravel than it typically appears.

There are always do's and dont's in thread topics. But DOS is all do's, dudes.

[D.o.S.]

as long as it's legal and consensual.

[Jwar]

Then she forced her kid to take a plea bargain and ruined the rest of her life.

For what it's worth the woman in question doesn't see it that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/s ... -sex-email

And, obviously, this is not me arguing on behalf of Polanski, Bowie, Woody Allen, etc., just pointing out that this sort of thing is a lot trickier to unravel than it typically appears.

Yea it doesn't matter though how she feels about it now. What matters is he had sex (multiple types) with a drugged up barely teenager. It's fucked up and he is scum.

I had no idea about Bowie and wish I wouldn't have heard that...

[comesect2.0]

this reminds me of a time I custom ordered a shirt from rotten cotton.com for a friends birthday, which had a girl jump roping and read, "if shes old enough to pee, shes old enough for me" ....

[D.o.S.]

Yea it doesn't matter though how she feels about it now. What matters is he had sex (multiple types) with a drugged up barely teenager. It's fucked up and he is scum.

I had no idea about Bowie and wish I wouldn't have heard that...

I mean it matters insofar as you're claiming it ruined her life and she's claiming that it didn't. Victim identity (as in how you define yourself after something egregiously awful happens to you) is a really complex thing, right? Way beyond my pay grade and intellect.

Obviously Polanski's a creep. Incredible director who made a handful of amazing films... and a total shitbag. I think Bowie and Jimmie Page are viewed in a different light for a handful of reasons but it's still worth examining where these differences in public verdict come from and stuff like that

[Eivind August]

Please don't take this post the wrong way, but it's technically not pedophilia, as that would be having intercourse with someone prepubescent. These are extremely murky waters, and the fact that 'teen' is still one of the most used search terms on porn sites means that there are some serious conversations to be had if our societies ever mature enough to speak about sex and sexuality in a factual manner.

I'm not condoning rape or misuse of a position of power/influence, and a teenager is normally not taken to have the ability to make these kinds of choices for themselves. Just pointing out that I think pedophilia is a separate issue that should not get conflated with groupie culture.

Edit: To be clear, I'm not condoning what any of the people mentioned did.

[Teijo K.]

Edgar Allan Poe though.

[nshuman]

Please don't take this post the wrong way, but it's technically not pedophilia, as that would be having intercourse with someone prepubescent. These are extremely murky waters, and the fact that 'teen' is still one of the most used search terms on porn sites means that there are some serious conversations to be had if our societies ever mature enough to speak about sex and sexuality in a factual manner.

I'm not condoning rape or misuse of a position of power/influence, and a teenager is normally not taken to have the ability to make these kinds of choices for themselves. Just pointing out that I think pedophilia is a separate issue that should not get conflated with groupie culture.

Edit: To be clear, I'm not condoning what any of the people mentioned did.

Yes, true, this is more of a case of statutory rape AND actual non consensual normal rape. It does not change much, really.

[Jwar]

Ok we'll call it rape. That's better. Good clarification.

[Somnambulance]

Can we call it rapey rape?

[frodog]

An icky and complex subject for sure, just thought I'd throw this in here, as it's a term you rarely see used...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/hebephilia

"Hebephilia is the sexual preference for early adolescent children (those roughly ages 11 to 14). Some evidence suggests that hebephilia is a distinct and discernable erotic age preference. But whether it qualifies as a disorder is the source of debate as critics believe including it in the DSM [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] would pathologize a reproductively valid behavior. The DSM workgroup on sexual disorders is the main proponent of hebephilia, and much of the supporting research has been done by them..."

[Teijo K.]

Or Jerry Lee Lewis.