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What a load of bullshit “I’m not sure what prompted the investigation” well clearly if the victim realised the relationship/what they did when they were under 16 was no legal/inappropriate that will be it
It is ridiculous that he wasn't sacked for that. It was 2001, not 1971 ffs.
It’s the fetishisation of very young, very pretty boys … I’ve personally witnessed many in the industry lusting after boys as young as 12. It’s much more prevalent than older guys and younger women in the industry. I used to model and dance and was very attractive once upon a time (for a few years
) and had no issues at all with guys being inappropriate. The twink thing is a lot more prevalent % wise with how many gay men there are vs straight. There is always a substantial age gap and inbalance of power in these relationships a la Schofield.Oh come on, youre nitpicking here. You know fine well, what allseeingeye is saying. Obviously if somebody looks young, acts young or seems young you won't go there. But I think the point they are making is people do look and act older and especially if they are in a nightclub or a bar. You wouldn't think to question someone who you perceive to be of age. Especially if you are only late teens or early twenties yourself, you assume they are about the same age as you. I do think it's a bit different if it is someone of that age, being chatted up or going with a middle aged person. If they are young enough to be your child, then that raises questions, if you perceive him to be your peer, then it is a lot more muddy.
When you are young, you may not realize that a relationship or sexual encounters were wrong/abusive etc. Don't know whether it's true that watching the Huw Edwards program prompted him to report again.
He's probably been advised not to comment on it.
They did.
A lot of early Tom/Lance stuff seems to have disappeared. I remember an interview where Tom talked about his and Lance's leather kink and Lance being his leather daddy. No trace of it now but I deffo remember it. Very odd couple.
Eh? The guy has to go outside and he's got to walk his dog. He has been seen out once.
Teenager in the 80s too and back then out in the town drinking, no ID required, looking over 18 but around 16. I think with girls we can look much older and who are older men to question it though I know people are much more wary these days. I knew of two girls my age who were considered slappers back then but they thought it was cool to sleep with much older men who were aware of their ages, one of whom was a father himself. Now I look back and think shame on the men for taking advantage of clearly vulnerable girls who were under 16 at the time. How could a father do this to a young girl when he had a daughter too?
Not what I was getting at at all. My son is at secondary school and some of the Year 10 and 11 lads are 6ft tall with beards so if they wanted to pass for 18+ they easily could and add in a dark nightclub and being pissed you can see how a mistake might be made.
My friends and I, now in our 40’s are only starting to question the men we dated when we were technically children. When I was 15 I met a 19 year old man who I dated for around 18 months. It never crossed my mind then, and for many years that this was inappropriate. We split amicably but I do not think of him fondly, it was actually gross.