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David Walliams

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mrpenny · Yesterday 12:16

To Think it could not have been DW??

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Badvocthebad · Today 00:16

I'm 54.
Random and regular sexual assault was depressingly normal when I was a young woman.
I've been backed into a stationary cupboard by a boss, grabbed by the bottom, had penises rubbed against me "by accident".
Groping in pubs and clubs was usual.
I stopped wearing dresses and skirts at around 19/20. I stopped going clubbing around the same age.
There was worse, which this case and reporting has brought up again, but I'm so glad that RB has been imprisoned and hope DW follows him.
My thoughts are with his victims 💔

DancingonmyOwn88 · Today 00:17

Getsomemeatonyerbones · Today 00:10

Yes but even the way he stands, his hands etc, hard to explain. He definitely appears gay

That is a carefully honed act, perfected over many years.

CrazyMidget · Today 00:27

nomas · Yesterday 15:30

Well the Queen paid Virginia Giuffre £9 million pound because she had sex with Andrew when she was 17 so I don't think men having sex with 17 year old is an unproblematic as you claim.

Clue is in the words 'Abuse of power'.

But Virginia, God rest her soul, was trafficked and forced by Epstein to do that with Andrew, and then paid, turning her into an unwilling sex worker. They threatened her, telling her they knew where her little brother lived, etc. So it's different from consensual sex between a 17-year-old and an older man, even though the latter is, of course, massively icky.

Koalacanth · Today 00:33

I wonder if Simon Cowell had any idea Walliams was behaving so badly.

CrazyMidget · Today 00:34

Badvocthebad · Today 00:16

I'm 54.
Random and regular sexual assault was depressingly normal when I was a young woman.
I've been backed into a stationary cupboard by a boss, grabbed by the bottom, had penises rubbed against me "by accident".
Groping in pubs and clubs was usual.
I stopped wearing dresses and skirts at around 19/20. I stopped going clubbing around the same age.
There was worse, which this case and reporting has brought up again, but I'm so glad that RB has been imprisoned and hope DW follows him.
My thoughts are with his victims 💔

I'm around your age. I stopped going dancing for the exact same reason around age 20. All I wanted to do was dance with my friends, but there was always some creep. I had my bottom grabbed, both cheeks, full-on, and whoever did it knew I couldn't easily whirl round and see who it was, because I was carrying two glasses of Coke. Another time, I was talking to a guy and he bought me a Coke and then just slid his hand onto my breast. Another time, my friend introduced me to an older male friend of hers, and - this is the worst one - he suddenly traced a finger down the centre of my vulva. 🤢 I also had an older teen boy follow me and flash his penis at me, and getting yelled at from cars when walking along was an everyday occurrence. Then there was the man at work who bullied me badly because he, apparently, fancied me. Then there was a family friend who touched me very inappropriately below the waist when I was 11, more than once. There are more street incidents too, like the man who tried to get into my apartment building with me.

If these men could know the depths of the revulsion they inspire in us, they wouldn't be so quick to do it.

Datingwoess · Today 00:37

Why won’t be he arrested? He sexually assaulted a teenager and groomed under age girls.

The papers must have good enough evidence to publish these stories!

CrazyMidget · Today 00:43

DarkAngel23 · Yesterday 22:05

Sadly was seen as my fault 20+ yrs ago. I naively thought having sex with a 20 plus male at 15 must be a good thing and I was just ‘irresistible’. I dont like posting too much details online but fallout was horrendous and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Took me around 10 years and a really good counsellor to realise it wasn’t my fault.

I'm so, so sorry that happened to you. Of course it wasn't your fault! Sending hugs xxx 💐

fridakahlosmoustache · Today 00:44

He always set of my creepometer big time. Glad to be vindicated (though I expected it to be young boys).

CrazyMidget · Today 00:44

Koalacanth · Today 00:33

I wonder if Simon Cowell had any idea Walliams was behaving so badly.

I don't think so. Simon is a straight arrow, and I think he'd have fired DW immediately. He's also an excellent businessman who would never knowingly allow any hint of scandal to tarnish his shows.

Badvocthebad · Today 00:46

CrazyMidget · Today 00:34

I'm around your age. I stopped going dancing for the exact same reason around age 20. All I wanted to do was dance with my friends, but there was always some creep. I had my bottom grabbed, both cheeks, full-on, and whoever did it knew I couldn't easily whirl round and see who it was, because I was carrying two glasses of Coke. Another time, I was talking to a guy and he bought me a Coke and then just slid his hand onto my breast. Another time, my friend introduced me to an older male friend of hers, and - this is the worst one - he suddenly traced a finger down the centre of my vulva. 🤢 I also had an older teen boy follow me and flash his penis at me, and getting yelled at from cars when walking along was an everyday occurrence. Then there was the man at work who bullied me badly because he, apparently, fancied me. Then there was a family friend who touched me very inappropriately below the waist when I was 11, more than once. There are more street incidents too, like the man who tried to get into my apartment building with me.

If these men could know the depths of the revulsion they inspire in us, they wouldn't be so quick to do it.

Edited

Yep.
Sounds all too familiar 💔
So sorry you had those experiences

fridakahlosmoustache · Today 00:46

Getsomemeatonyerbones · Today 00:10

Yes but even the way he stands, his hands etc, hard to explain. He definitely appears gay

On wiki, it quotes him as saying he's bi.

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