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[-] refalo@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

thedailybeast

damn he's so cancelled now /s

IMO this is a nothingburger that only a small vocal minority of generally unpopular opinioned people are pushing, I would bet money nothing is going to happen.

I have not seen any concrete evidence that would lead me to think so negatively of him like these comments I'm reading would suggest. We have a difference of opinion but I don't think that justifies calling someone a pedophile for dating a mutually consenting adult.

Also:

According to People in March 1994, sources told the magazine that Lonstein Gruss’ family approved of the match

You are in this thread a lot, defending Jerry every time.

Good for you for having a hobby.

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[-] computerscientistII@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Not trying to defend him. But sexual self-determination of 17 or 18 year old girls is a strange topic. Usually most people, especially the girls themselves are all for it. We generally are too. Unless it is our own daughter, a sister, a god-daughter or someone like that. Than we do not want them to actually exert this right. And we do love to use love affairs of couples like this as ammunition if we want to discredit someone, don't we?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

No. We want them to have healthy relationships. Being groomed is not healthy. It's also nearly impossible to have that kind of an age difference without grooming being involved. This is why we have Romeo and Juliet laws to set boundaries for teenagers.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's the position of power that might play a role, so as a rule, if you might be in position of power (boss, gov authority figure, or just older), make really really sure everything is out in the open and talked about. It's a necessary topic to understand consent.

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[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

When I was a teen I would have been "all for it" with adult women. But maybe adults should not groom children regardless of that. The power dynamic is gross.

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[-] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
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