I have a thread in chat but didn’t name the ‘artist’ but thought people should be aware.
I’ve loved TRex for decades and had crush on Marc Bolan and thought he was so sexy. Watching 1971 on Apple TV and tried so hard to think it was of the times but no, he was a young adolescent predator.
AIBU?
Marc Bolan…can’t separate the art from the artist
PointyFinger03 · 12/10/2022 16:29
Am I being unreasonable?
45 votes. Final results.
POLLPointyFinger03 · 12/10/2022 18:10
Westfacing - 12 to 15 according to show. He defs kissed girls on camera that i think are 13 or below
Softplayhooray · 12/10/2022 18:04
If I find out someone has had sex with someone underage then I won't be interested in their work again. There's about a squillion songs and movies and God knows what else out there to constantly entertain us so why waste my time on those degenerates?
PointyFinger03 · 12/10/2022 16:54
I do know that and I tried to see him of his time but it’s just so difficult. What’s the line? Do we forgive 70s stars for being perverts cos they’re talented?
PointyFinger03 · 12/10/2022 18:07
well I don’t fully know how to give you proof. I loved TRex until I saw this footage on Apple TV. Maybe it’s on YouTube but I’m not in a court of law to prove it to you?!
PointyFinger03 · 12/10/2022 16:33
He said about (on film on the doc) them (the young girl fans) wanting his balls and filmed kissing very young girls backstage. I’m sickened
IntentionalError · 12/10/2022 18:20
Different times, different social norms. Todays 15 & 16 year olds are viewed & treated as children. Half a century ago, the vast majority had left school and were working full time. If every pop star who ever slept with an enthusiastically willing teenager was cancelled, radio stations would have nothing to play.
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IntentionalError · 12/10/2022 18:20
Different times, different social norms. Todays 15 & 16 year olds are viewed & treated as children. Half a century ago, the vast majority had left school and were working full time. If every pop star who ever slept with an enthusiastically willing teenager was cancelled, radio stations would have nothing to play.
Kindofcrunchy · 12/10/2022 18:15
Does it bloody matter how old they were exactly? If they were under 18 then it's gross, end of story. The problem is that a lot of people from a certain generation get defensive about their idols and don't like to admit that things were dodgier back then.
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