To think Phillip schofield scandal is homophobia?

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Have I missed something in that the guy Philip had the affair with was not a minor?

He was a minor when they met, as was Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne for example and no one has anything bad to say about that relationship.

I'm not sticking up for Philip and really dislike him, and also think even if the runner was above the age of consent is most definitely questionable behaviour but I can't help think of it was a heterosexual affair it would not be treated in the same way?

I agree. It’s the reason homophobia is still so prevalent today. We already know from research that straight men are more likely than gay men to be paedos. We also know that not all straight men are. It’s all horrific and not really relevant to one bad egg, if that’s what PS is.

He's not gay. That's a convenient cover

For?

Yes I’m not sure why sweeping statements about a marginalised group is ok

WTF is with the homophobia on this thread.

When was it ok to question someone’s sexuality?! If he says he’s gay then he’s gay

I don't think he'd gay. Would you describe his brother as gay? I'm uncomfortable with him using the fact he's gay for what he's done. Gay people and groomers are different entities. Being clumped together is an offence to gay people. Imo

You really are hard work. Don’t tell me it’s the last time you’re going to address me, if it’s blatantly not true.

You made an offensive comment about gay men that you’ve since withdrawn, for obvious reasons.

I’m not ‘keen’ to point anything out about straight men. I just want to address the offensive, sweeping, inaccurate comments you’re making about gay men.

Gay men do not have more, or less of a ‘taste’ (to use your own withdrawn words) for young people than straight men do.

That’s all I’ve been trying to say all along, to counter your homophobic comments.

This whole thread is about whether or not PS is getting a disproportionately hard time because it’s a gay relationship.

I have been at pains throughout the thread to say that he’s been getting a hard time - not because he’s gay, but because what he’s done is wrong, by any measure.

And then you come in and make homophobic remarks. You’re really, really, not helping.

He’s not a groomer. He had a short on/off relationship with a 20 year old adult man. That’s the very definition of being gay.

He knew him way way before he was an adult. So did Simon schofield

I think one of the weirdest bits of the whole thing is that ‘a friend’ asked PS to follow this young man on twitter, when the young man was underage. And PS did.

I assume the friend was SS. I am shocked neither of them thought following a youth on SM might not be the best idea

No I said ‘SOME’

that is not a generalisation

do you think Schofield likes twinkes

Oh and that’s my final comment on the matter 🤣🤣🤣

twinke twinke twinke

1. (among gay men) a gay or bisexual young man with a slim build and youthful appearance.

I now have an earworm of "Twinke twinke little star".

I’m just stating the definition so that no one gets the grilling I did

But you still don't know what the actual word is.

What are you going on about?

In what way is Philip Schofield not gay?

I have no idea of the sexual orientation of his brother.

And?

Indeed.

This is getting ridiculous now.

The MAN he had an affair witch’s image is all over the internet and he’s quite clearly a fully grown man in any photos and footage with PS.

But apparently a man having a relationship with a 20yo man doesn’t mean he’s gay(?!?!!)

He met him as part of a theatre group aged 12/13.

He then followed him on Twitter aged 15.

Then the runner worked for this morning aged 18 (big corporation don’t tend to employ children so it’s unlikely the work affair was with a child).

I don’t see how any of this means PS isn’t gay? Do you think he’s straight?

FGS it’s a follow, not a snog. Plenty of people follow young people on social media.

Yes but is there any proof he had a sexual interest before then? He didn’t work at itv until he was 20. Boys change a lot between 13 and 20. Why date him as a 20 year old if he was interested in kids?

Many men could work at a school and not think much of a girl and then meet the same one age 19 in a club and go woah ok she’s not now. I actually know someone who did just that. (And yes I thought it was weird because he used to teach her, but their married now and no one’s batter an eyelid).

*she’ hot now

I completely agree with you. This is my whole point - there’s no evidence whatsoever that there was anything inappropriate before he was 16. We can speculate all we want but then again we can speculate about ANYONE and any relationship, doesn’t make it valid.