The disturbing obsession with "barely legal" women

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The obsession with "barely legal" content might seem new, but historically, the media and entertainment spheres have put a lot of emphasis on celebrities and their ascension to "adulthood". While today's young people can more or less do this themselves with the advent of adult content websites, in the past, teenage actresses in particular were subjected to gross behaviour from those who should have known better.
I wanted to explore this topic because, in a world there "barely legal" content is more or less normalized, it raises a tonne of questions about those around us, and whether or not our social standards need to be examined and FIXED.
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[@davidalexander9240]

I think half the problem is society encourages every young girl to dress and act like Cardi B from the age of 11

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

✡️👀

[@amrokas]

not society but feminist culture of sexual liberation. Have you noticed that women are the ones who support this type of body expression?

[@kokokokow1760]

I don't think it's society that does it. They are searching for the attention. I think the first time the girl gets interested in boys, they start trying to attract their attention with provocative dressing and behavior. That's the moment the father should intervene and stop her self-sexualizing behavior.

[@kostasbiker9302]

​@@sticksnstonespatriot1728oy, noticing is illegal and something something

[@ianesgrecia8568]

but...but... It's EMPOWERING! You are just being a mysogenist biggot! Yes. This is sarcasm

[@laurendoe168]

IMO, child "beauty contests" should be outlawed.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Yep, they are horrible.

[@azzv.kuskatan]

Yes, they're disgusting

[@B0K1T0]

when I first saw that on tv, I thought it was some absurd parody. Because how bizarre it looked to me but also because of how serious sex offenders and the likes are treated in the USA (in my perception).

[@bararobberbaron859]

I believe in a few countries they are.

[@mark7166]

I could absolutely NEVER put my kids in the entertainment industry. It's just a cesspool.

[@jimreilly917]

Cesspool is the politest description.

[@bannedfordays.5101]

A jewish cesspool.

[@captainobvious-CH]

"I should have listened to my mother" - " Why, what did she say?" - "I don't know, I didn't listen"

[@samr.england613]

What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know, and I don't care! :)

[@steelshepherd6843]

So I worked at a jail...and you know who was arrested for pimping out or selling their daughters...?...it was the mothers...

[@houseofhas9355]

Women are not ready for that conversation. They want this issue to be about just young women and their abusers men. All the young actress in Hollywood are there because of their mothers fame hunger.

[@RJT80]

The only pedophile I've ever lived near was a black woman who pimped out her daughter. I grew up in Chicago. People don't realize how hypersexualized young black kids are. The rate of abuse is not even properly understood. It's off the charts and there is even evidence that social justice types try to keep a lid on it because if the true numbers ever came out it would destroy some narratives.

[@xpusostomos]

Mothers, sisters,.. that's who usually does it.

[@spanishgray]

That's insane. But I know that some people would do almost anything for money 😞

[@ashishjaiswal1856]

I hv done research in this subject. There are 100s of IG accounts of 10 yr old girls half naked on internet. Mostly operated by their mom. Most of them Ukrainian and Eastern European. Mom guide their daughters to move or act or dress like hookers.

[@aquatarkus2022]

The whole barely legal concept has been around since at least the '70s. There were always ads for "teen" pron in men's magazines. This didn't originate with social media. As the Brooke Sheilds story proves.

[@ewidontlikeyou]

YEah...so men and society are just sick and yall continue to date and have kids with them...ew.

[@rainbowdragon1872]

i watched that story on hulu, my skin crawled

[@pietrayday9915]

And it goes back before the '70s - I get the impression that was no small part of the popularity of e.g. Shirley Temple or Betty Boop. I never quite caught the subtext for most of my life, and when it was pointed out to me much later on, I was kinda surprised at just how much creepiness there was tied up in a lot of that angle of pop culture. (And speaking of that, it also didn't quite sink in on me until very very late in life just how popular the topic is for popular music!)

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

Betty Boop? Correct me if I'm wrong here but I'm pretty sure Betty was an adult lady, in an adult oriented series of cartoons. Cartoons weren't considered "just for kids" for awhile. Loony Toons weren't for children for instance. And Shirley Temple? Where was the sexplotation there? Don't get me wrong, the "Hollywood" types were ALWAYS about the children in um adult situations *cough* shoes *cough* but I don't see the connection between the public and Shirley Temple as far as normalization goes. @@pietrayday9915

[@nedflanders4158]

Buddy, it goes back hundreds of thousands of years.

[@rawcuriosity8731]

Kubrick did Nabokov a disservice. The book is actually about showing us how “normal” and eloquent these perverts can seem from the outside. And at some moment while reading the book you realise that Humbert almost fooled you. Nabokov had gone through molestation himself and wanted to express his pain.

[@Ephesians5-14]

100%.. I read it as a teenager and how you describe it has always stuck with me.. you said it best.. he almost fooled me too.

[@juliaparamonov3490]

Well Nobokov himself did write the script for the movie, and was nominated for the Academy Award for it, even though Kubrick did rewrite a huge chunk of it. The main problem of the film was censorship to be honest, Kubrick wasn’t even able to push the story far enough without being eaten alive at that time

[@StallionStudios1234]

I find it funny how she says Fum. Its a funny word to begin with but she makes it even more funny with her ads for it.

[@comedicsociopathy]

​@@juliaparamonov3490He absolutely hated that people thought it was a love story though. Perverts and coomers never understood nuance and subtext, I guess.

[@comedicsociopathy]

​@@juliaparamonov3490He absolutely hated that people thought it was a love story though. Coomers never understood nuance and subtext, I suppose.

[@gerardogorospe7120]

“Something happened in November”. - lmfaoooo NNN?

[@rorrymaul1005]

lol im dead

[@Dekken88]

What happened to child celebrities is also in a very big part a responsibility of their parents.

[@Goldy01]

No, it is 100% their responsibility, as their parents.

[@thescourge6989]

*entirely the responsibility of their parents

[@Dekken88]

@@Goldy01 I would not absolve the pedos and other creeps from the blame. Yes, the parents should be aware that these people exists and their child becoming a celebrity will atract them but a big part of the blame still belongs to the pedos and creeps.

[@josephconard8123]

I mean seriously what mother would want someone taking pictures of their 10 year old naked. Brooke Shields had a horrible mom. Unfortunately that industry is made by horrible parents especially absent or abusive fathers.

[@MrSum1elsenotme]

At just over 16 years old, my daughter's prom date's father (a guy in his late 40s) started contacting her with provocative and suggestive texts along with requesting inappropriate pictures. When I contacted law enforcement, I was asked if I had talked to the guy about it. I explained to them that I did not want to go to jail, which is why I contacted THEM. I'm a man who is not only disgusted with other men behaving in that manner but appalled at the original disinterest from law enforcement on this issue. In my opinion if you wait for it to go beyond the 'stalking' phase, you're complicit. Thankfully, it only took one visit from a detective for it to stop. This was years ago but still enrages me.

[@bleechrcreechrr]

That is so gross holy shit

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

There's nothing wrong with that, just ask the Germans.

[@SilverFoxy207]

Really good person and a even better perant. I'm glad you were alerted to what was happening and stopped it.

[@Knob-Oddy-likes-me]

Got any photos?

[@stanlee2589]

There is the law but she should be well on her way of becoming an adult at 16 yrs. If she isn't you have protected her way too much. You parents act like there is some magical line of turning 18 and WHAM! their adults now. Sounds like you prudes are wanting a 20yrs to 30 yrs of grey area whether some girl is adult or not. And what about boys???

[@davidpalin1790]

Abuse of children is absolutely shameful!!!!

[@richardparmenter188]

It’s also pandemic..

[@Will-ef2tw]

But aborting them is ok?

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Will-ef2tw As is bringing them to drag shows at age 6, yes.

[@Will-ef2tw]

@@TheStraightestWhitest the selective outrage is palpable.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Will-ef2tw If not for double standards, they wouldn't have any.

[@big-daddy-o8576]

I worked at a grocery store for several years while in high school. I was told I was cute often and possessed a lean athletic built as a teenager. I can't count the number of grown women who hit on me and/or put their hands on me (including patting me on the butt when my back was turned) while at work. Yeah, I had gay men hit on me too, but it was fractional compared to grown women. I was a bit "girl shy" then and found that attention humiliating. Society just seems to usually turn a blind eye when the inappropriate attention goes the other way, and believe me, it does go the other way too.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

I feel forced to mention; also both ways. Not that i'm representative but I have an unelegant amount of first and secondhand experience with the topic. It all comes down to respect which should be easy for anyone able to project "everyone is someone's child".

[@TwinsBigLikeTia]

Hell no, there are definitely women that are with you! My teen sister asked which boy she liked was hotter and I was like I’m sorry but I can’t tell you that 😂 I was just like what about their personalities girl, cuz I ain’t rating the looks of teens

[@comedicsociopathy]

It's infuriating. Adults should just leave kids and teenagers alone, period.

[@effysousa9873]

When I was a teen, I also felt special when an adult showed interest in me. I feel weird now. That was dangerous.

[@briskettacos]

Predators act like "Oh, the attraction was mutual!" But they NEVER touch on the power imbalance, or how they lie and manipulate the girls they prey on.

[@YoutubeUser-mb2oz]

I'm the opposite, now that I'm an adult, teens seem more interesting to me.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

​@@KZbinUser-mb2oz??????

[@YoutubeUser-mb2oz]

@@lucianaromulus1408 ?????????

[@LG-in-KC]

Same. It made me feel "powerful" that I could get the attention of someone older. Like it was an actual achievement.

[@Four9sFineJewelry]

I think the fact you have to censor out certain words pertaining to the subject matter on this platform is telling of possibly part of the greater problem. How can we have a conversation about something as important when they prevent us from really mentioning it?

[@joshuarosenwald6490]

Only a Josh thinks that smart!!! 👍

[@user-er4lh1vp6r]

I think the fact that she didn't have to censor out, white men between 20 and 40 are responsible, says it all. Does that mean Syd blames her Dad and her Brother? Makes you wonder?

[@noreply-7069]

​​​@@user-er4lh1vp6r Excuse me, could you elaborate?

[@LisaBowers]

I wholeheartedly agree with the Joshs. It's there a Lisa in the house? 🔍👀

[@GoatDust]

@@user-er4lh1vp6rWhat a hilariously bad faith attempt to purposefully misconstrue what she meant.

[@gingerkatherina]

Wow this issue goes way deeper than I thought 😳 I firmly applaud your researching skills 👏👏👏

[@saltysergeant4284]

Yeah, everyone always talked about the Olsen twins becoming 18 and I've always thought it was gross. I mean,when I was 17 and some hot girl was my age, it mattered then, but it bothered me that so many guys were excited about it, even older guys. I've always found this kind of thing gross.

[@gnods5871]

Yeah,a morning radio show was doing a countdown about those twins. How much longer till they were legal? LOL I'm a said if she's not looking at least 30,... Good thing I'm married 😇

[@godsamazing2090]

We have gotten to a point at where its "normal" to see teen sex scenes (heterosexual and gay) in movies. WTF Hollyweird!!!

[@jiminjams52]

I remember hearing about Brooke shields but never about how they talked about her as a kid...that's so messed up

[@dbaz8489]

If you watch her documentary, you can see old men lusting when interviewing her. It is very chilling.

[@floydian2007]

I think there is a general creepy trend now of forcing kids to grow up quicker than they need to be. Social media has a lot to answer for for sure, but in general the way kids are being exploited is sickening. It doesn’t surprise me that this would be such a problem and I’m sure such horror stories run a lot deeper and wider within normal people as you say.

[@Very_Silly_Individual]

Grow up in a sexual sense. But not in an actual maturity sense. Like, if we lived in a more mature world,this wouldn't be an problem.. but we don't. We live in a depraived world.

[@jovenc4508]

​@@Very_Silly_Individual Mature is not the opposite of depraved.

[@Very_Silly_Individual]

@@jovenc4508 people who are depraived are much more likely to be immature. They try to get what they want while disregarding the needs of others. That's quite immature to me.

[@jovenc4508]

@@Very_Silly_Individual Well thank goodness we're not going by what you define words as.

[@Very_Silly_Individual]

@@jovenc4508 you... don't find that behavior immature? We are so cooked as a society.

[@ericgarcia4745]

Wow. I grew up in the 90's/ early 2k and remember some of this but I never knew of the creepy articles 🤢. This was way worse than I had remembered.

[@elonever.2.071]

People with an agenda always make the past worse than it actually was. Look at the patriarchy for example. Now the feminists who bought into it and are in their 40-60's divorced because of the agenda are crying that they were lied to but no one on these pod casts will talk about that honestly. It is the MGToe movement that brings this to everyone's attention.

[@longjohnbaldry7360]

The biggest lie being taught right now is that doing things like OF is empowerment.

[@Armoless]

Yea and guys are out there "Yas queen you're so empowered when you show me your boobies!"

[@bobbyflavor5239]

Pretty sure money is empowering.

[@cowoverthemoo]

They have to cope with the fact that it doesn't matter what they do... money makes the world go around. They can be in a relationship and give everything to a partner and be married to a pedo. We lost respect for men. They are in survival mode. Surviving the best way they can, I respect that.

[@cheddar2648]

The oppression of women did not end. It got a rebranding and new marketing team.

[@OkPe-ww5rs]

@bobbyflavor5239 It's not when you sell your body like an object

[@TheWhiteTrashPanda]

When i was in HS, it was extremely common for the teenage girls in my area to seduce or attempt to seduce men in their early to mid 20s. It was seen as a badge of honor if they succeeded. Part of it was about scoring access to alcohol but it was definitely a lot more than just that. This was late 90s and early 2000s.

[@johnnoreau3570]

Yeah. I remember hearing girls my age at 16-18 talking about college guys all the time. But laughed at me for having sex with a larger girl who was our age. Once told the group of hot girls look. You’re only laughing at the back scratches in swimming class because you’re jealous you’re not having sex with me. I was 17. Definitely not a 17 year old conversation 😅

[@michaeldevlin7747]

Yeah I remember that from school too. I remember a girl insulting me for still being a virgin when we were both 13

[@martymcfly88mph35]

My high school girlfriend and me broke up at 18. I dated another 18 year old after, she dated a 30 year old plumber that had a cocaine addiction and ended up sleeping with her best friend.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

Hispanic girls in Hispanic communities do this all the time. I had an ex who was banging a 30 year old man when she was 13. I met her when she was 21 and by then she had a massive body count. That girl was a ho.

[@PaintballShyguy]

​@@martymcfly88mph35her and her friend likely had a coke addiction as well.

[@jimmyboy131]

I'll speak from a man's perspective. We live in a VERY insane society. It's "look, but don't look, perv!" everywhere. For example, look at sports, specifically gymnastics. In particular the young ladies are trained and pushed to perform in VERY immodest ways. I don't need to say anything more; just watch for one minute. I won't say anything more. But as someone who likes watching the Olympics, especially the gymnastics and track and field sports, at some point it hit me: what are we doing?? What am I watching?? But this is a great example of "look but don't look!" And once they reach ages that begin with a 2, they're pretty much at retirement age. Now tell me we're not a VERY insane society.

[@gjmottet]

I am female and avoided sports like gymnastics, cheer leading, and dancing for this exact reason. I wouldn't have been any good at any of that stuff at that age due to a medical condition - but I really don't get how these sports are not seen as grooming. I am all for women's sports, but things like martial arts and kayaking aren't putting giggle physics on display in skin tight clothing.

[@annefan1238]

to be fair alot of women in those sports hate the uniforms

[@lenabuekenhoudt2795]

Funny you mention the memory and reaction of your mom, which I can totally relate to. I distinctly remember when I was 14 or 15 and we were shopping, she was trying to tell me that I had crossed a certain point where my body had changed and I was no longer a child, she tried to warn me that certain ways of dressing would draw unwanted attention. I had no ears for it at the time. Years passed and I think its the fact that society is telling us young women "we dress like this for ourselves" and "its empowering!" that i never really stood still to notice reality. Only after I found truth in religion and faith I realised that reality does not fit this "new feminist" way of thinking, the world and humans just aren't wired like that. However you want to spin it, as women we are going to be sexualised, so why would you not try protect yourself and your loved ones from that kind of attention 🙏🏽 I told my mom recently about the memory and my realisations now as an adult, she kind of reacted with the same surprise yours did 😂

[@bruiseleeroy7010]

Ofc being sexualized is a necessary part of life in order to reproduce. Ofc the goal of young ladies is to be sexualized by the right man(husband) when she is ready. Because that man, along with desiring you, will provide protect and respect you Its funny to try and tell young women this now because they wont listen. Like you in your youth, the whole Im dressing like this for myself and I can sleep with whoever I want are the lies told to put women right back in that vulnerable place for the WRONG men to give you that attention. And women line up for it over and over

[@animegal4632]

The way you say, "as women we are going to be sexualised" paints men as inherently disgusting and perverted. Which is such a feminist statement. Men are not animals. They have control over their actions. If a guy behaves that way towards you, he's not a man, he's a pervert. Religion actually forbids a man from looking at a woman with this kind of intention, yet for some reason emphasis is only placed on a woman's conduct. If by YOUR logic, men are "wired" to sexualise women then this justifies the "me too" movement and everything feminism stands for.

[@San-pv]

agreed alhamdulillah

[@lorisreality8681]

Thing is, you want your daughters to be aware of possible dangers out there from men with evil intentions, without making these young girls feel like they are somehow responsible for the horrible behaviors of men. For example, a young girl should not be afraid to wear shorts or sleeveless tops in public, because they might entice a man. No! That can be a slippery slope to "Handmaid's Tale" type societies. We need to be teaching self defense, safety tips, and how to be aware of surroundings at all times. On the other side of that coin, teach sons to be respectful of ALL women. Teach them to control their words and behavioral impulses like grown adults should be able to do. Our sons will one day become men. We want them to be good men, not human trash.

[@bruiseleeroy7010]

@@lorisreality8681 So you want all men to be respectful men and women can do and wear whatever they wish with no consequence? I want that too, problem is in the real world that doesnt work We do teach our men to not do those things as boys, yet men still will because there will always be men with evil intentions Women should be able to wear what they want, but you cannot elimate the stares and judegments of others for wearing revealing clothing. I have a daughter and Im to teach her thst if she doesnt want the attention of a hoe, then dont dress like one. It isnt her fault, but thats how the world works because some men wont ever be good.

[@saintmayhem9873]

I remember seeing video of throngs of 35-45 year old women screaming for Taylor Lautner (wolf boy from the Twilight) who was I believe 16 at the time. Nasty double standards abound.

[@ashleysanford8645]

I remember that too! In fact I wrote about him at least twice in here in the comment section. Women seem to have this really great double standard that they like to flick out all the time!!! Even a local radio show host talked about it. And he caught all kinds of s*** from women in his family and the women on the radio. Because they wanted to be able to talk dirty and fantasize about a 17 year old boy without getting in trouble or guilted or "shamed".

[@dariusnoname12]

What about Justin Bieber? There are a lot of examples like that. I agree that kids should be protected, parents should also raise them better but it has to happen for both sexes

[@joshuacox5817]

It's because society (and this video) infantilize women. Liberal puritans and conservative puritans both treat women like children. These attitudes that infantilize women assume women cannot have accountability or take responsibility for their actions. If people have a problem with legal adults making adult decisions, they're mentally ill. Imagine how insufferable someone is like bad bhabie and then complaining about making millions consistently for doing basically nothing. Rather than use the money for good, like donate to animal rights organizations or anything, just complaining. It's pathetic. There will never be a time when some trash talk from a shock jock is comparable to politicians and ruling class politicians preying on children. This video is just gossip and a missed chance on talking about real dangers and stuff about Jeffery Epstein. In the 90s no one cared about Blank Check. No one cared about Big. No one cared about Milk Money. Anthropological documentaries had naked people in the jungle on daytime TV and no one cared. This video is about salacious sound bytes in the media that specifically makes money from statements like that and isn't constructive because all its doing is pushing forth that young adults are children. It brings up disgusting statements of others to imply that the answer is to infantilize young adults.

[@dolod777]

Don't listen to women

[@AlleluiaElizabeth]

Double standards abound, sure, but not from Sydney. She mentioned Beiber in the video and said there were other examples.

[@Visitor2Earth]

This kind of perverted attraction happened to me...a straight male...in my teens. Unfortunately, I was molested twice as a 16 year old boy, by monsters (men) who thought I was a "hot" boy....and it was awful. It still affects me nearly FIFTY YEARS later.

[@kerrypoppins5388]

I'm so sorry you experienced this. I have been SA as well, and though it still hurts if I think about it, I have found healing and comfort in forming a relationship with Jesus. Peace be with you, brother.

[@tedmccarron]

If I was forcibly molested by a grown man when I was 16 I would have been traumatized for life like you are. But if an attractive woman in her thirties hit on me back then I would have been all over her and looking back on it happily all these years later even though what she did would technically be considered "grooming."

[@thekid8224]

​@@tedmccarronit's not technically considered grooming it is. You're a really good example of how society has brainedwashed us into believing boys can't be victims sexual assult when it's a woman

[@WalterWhite-sp3uz]

I am so sorry it happened to you.

[@covfefe_drumpfh]

Hugs to you.

[@theandroids]

Can you do a 'The disturbing obsession with "barely legal" men'? Doesn't get talked about enough.

[@victoriarodriguez9981]

They aren't barely legal men... they are boys... and society needs to be reminded... girls and boys are NOT men or women. I agree with you.

[@cyberwarlord7363]

Yeahhh...

[@theandroids]

@@user-jf1ln6fg3y That's because you subscribe to the typical cultural stereotype. Women just get away with it more than men a lot of the time. In fact it's on the rise.

[@mengoingtheirownwayshouldg2453]

Is that really a thing?

[@MrTchupam]

We all know men don’t have problems right?😉

[@Jana-om4bb]

Sydney nailed it again, totally with you on this x

[@CalsGirl97]

Kids being exposed to sexual content at younger and younger ages I think also contributes to this phenomenon. I grew up with a girl 2.5 years younger than me who would intentionally try to get with much older men and when told how old she was they would run which is a good thing but at least some of those guys ran not because they were disgusted at "accidentally" kissing a 15 year old but more so afraid of the cops being called. She even tried dming my boyfriend at one point and he was 18. He immediately sent me what was said and after telling her not to play these games with me I stopped talking to her. Hell I myself was exposed to sexual content at a VERY young age and due to being in therapeutic private schools where the classrooms were more by skill level than grade was with the older kids. Luckily the kids I went to school with and the teachers looked out for me instead of taking advantage but I put myself in quite a few bad situations as I got older. We live in a hypersexual society now and its honestly scary af.

[@DarkEclipse23]

On the flip side. Y’all throw a fit when content pg-13 and up show skin. You either don’t care. Or you care too much.

[@ajgumpper]

Hah???@@DarkEclipse23

[@ajgumpper]

Wise words. I wish you the best. What you described exactly has me on the edge and it's making me want to end it all.

[@alexmack956]

@@ajgumpperhe described a 15 year old girl who wanted to get with an 18 year old boy and that makes you want to end it all? Weird. Anyway, there are deep spiritual consequences to ending it all. You’re an eternal being. Ending it all isn’t really an option, it just makes things way worse. For eternity.

[@jice7074]

The boys/men who want to take their time for relationships are operating on the same mate selection drive as the person who puts sex first and foremost. Society has killed romanticism.

[@davidmontroy3408]

My daughter had a friend, that was about 2 years younger than her. Regardless of that minor age difference, she literally still looked like a 12 year old at 18. Speaking of 18, it was at that threshold that she decided the grocery cashier or fast food worker world was not for her. Neither was the idea of college. So at 18, she decided to start working as an "exotic dancer" at a couple different strip clubs. Initially she was fine with the "job" because it paid stacks of cash. Since I raised my daughter to understand how inappropriate that life choice was, instead of just dropping her as a friend, she asked me to talk with her, since her dad obviously wasn't going to. I sat down with her, and explained that, while what she does with her life is a result of choices she makes, there was a nuance she clearly overlooked. Looking 12, but dancing nude for tips, was generating revenue, BECAUSE she looked 12! She was already seeing for herself, with the other dancers, that girls in that profession age like milk left out in the sun. Even the girls that looked 18, but were in their early 20s, were getting fewer and fewer tips by the day. Fortunately she got out of that industry, when she started to see that things I warned her about were happening in real time. Girls were being propositioned for "other activities" for extra tips, drugs started being introduced, to her by other girls already doing them. All things I warned her would develop. Not claiming that paternal influence is a magic bullet, but lack of it certainly leads to the most repulsive behaviors and situations.

[@Groovy_Bruce]

And yet she still wouldn’t fuck you 😂

[@yolk1753]

a lot of these people need better parents so paternal influence is honestly a big factor imo. thank you for being present in the life of your daughter and her friend.

[@SilverFoxy207]

You're a good dad and you daughter new that, It's good she went to you and ask if you could talk to her friend, She new it was the only way.

[@steveouk90126]

In the 1970s, feminist artist Judy Chicago was given a stack of cash to construct a work devoted to women's identity. Judy built a construct of three tables in the shape of a triangle (vagina symbol), with a bunch of place settings made of sculptures of various lady parts (vulva, uterus, etc.), each with the name of a prominent woman in the arts, history, culture, politics, etc. In the 70s, the feminist cliché was "respect my mind, not just my body." Lesson? Given a sum of money and a carte blanche, _women will reduce themselves_ to nothing more than their sex organs.

[@y2ksurvivor]

Good on you, seriously.

[@jenjen8-23]

Many people do not seem to have actually read “Lolita”… and it shows. Humbert is absolutely framed as a monster. It is so sick how this book has been twisted.

[@RPGPlayer1]

Anyone attracted to underage teenagers needs to immediately seek professional therapy before they hurt children, as grown man this type of behavior is unacceptable to even joke about.

[@mmeade9402]

Im glad you included the translation, when the woman asked what her mom thought about onlyfans and she replied, I honestly never would have figured out what that noise that came out of her mouth was...... wtf...

[@letmadora28]

As a 50 year old that saw this as a "normal" thing growing up in the '80s, i would admit, in retrospective it is weird. But now, watching "feminist" defend this kind of self-abuse as "empowering" for women, it is more dangerous than before, making women see themselves as an object to sell.

[@Romne]

They do it to themselves....then complain about it. No sympathy sorry. 18 is 18 and perfectly fine.

[@letmadora28]

@@Romne No pity for whores. I'm More worried about the lgbt's Overton Window to normalize ped0s.

[@dovidstaples9985]

​​@@dmtaboo_truth7052 oh so you just told the internet that you're a pedo wow

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

@@dovidstaples9985 facts don’t care about your labels

[@KendraSmith087]

@@dmtaboo_truth7052tell me you’re a pedo without tell me you’re a pedo. You’re sick!

[@de1mystery]

Thank you SW for this one. I know for me it is not something that I thought about in depth. But I do understand that it is a problem that should be addressed individually and Socially.

[@richctv]

When you've been on the planet long enough you've seen the trend repeat over and over. Teen girls of every generation pushing suggestive wear trying to outdo one another. I recently saw a mid 1940's era photo of a 17 year old girl (wearing a very conservative swimsuit by todays standards) turning heads on a Miami beach walkway.

[@stevencass8849]

So. I remember, waaaay back in the early aughts, I was listening to a Bob and Tom radio broadcast, and the news lady for the show announced the Olsen Twins’ seventeenth birthday. Then there was a “phone call” from fans (was actually producers/staff) and they started shouting “One more year! One more year!” Everyone on the show was laughing, but I remember listening to it thinking WTF?!? We’ve literally watched these two grow up since they were babies. I was in my early twenties, and I remember I used to love that show but really turned me off of it.

[@damian4608]

Oh,come on ....The Olsen twins are NOT attractive even now.....they never were....😄😄😄

[@brjinx]

The Brooke Shields situation just proves this is a problem that has always been there. The internet, and especially social media, have really exacerbated the problem.

[@KenGud]

Calling a 12 year old a virgin and a whore in a magazine is just creepy af. Like what even is that comparison?!

[@richardprice5978]

id have thought major corporate products like payboy wouldn't be that bold to bump into the usa 🇺🇸 leaguely system's aka photographying a 9~yo in a sexual manner in a sexual-magazine wow 😲 ,id have guessed minimum age of 19-22yo makes me wonder about my classmates ( i didn't join that fad as a young 90's-lad, closest iv really got to a playboy is on the super market shelf behind plexusy-glass, otherwise rumour-mill ) that somehow ended up with playboy/hustler mag's as i figured they were being weird as 9~teenagers looking at 30yo~ women that possibly could be there sisters/mother's-age now there knowledge ( didn't know about this pre-video view and also for sexual sex-registered offenders i thought mainstream media would have been somewhat safe to own/be around, but i wouldn't know as i don't have that problems ect ) of samples of same-age-porn 🤔 in a non-sexual photo's/video as a celebrity/politics ect you're a public figure so it's fair mostly/most-of-the-time age doesn't ( i will say that photothers should be mindful of minors-sub-12yo~ aka president chose to be in the job his kids didn't and really generally don't have anything to do with publicly/politics ) matter, if you don't want that drop out of the power/lime-light's going forward but historically you're still stuck with public records/domain ect

[@Hadgerz]

whoever wrote that article should be on a list.

[@paladinsix9285]

​@@richardprice5978I was a little kid when that all occurred. However, in the 1960's (before I was born) and the 1970's, there were some truly daring interviews, articles, and non-pornograhpic photographs in Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler. Larry Flint, despite all of his faults, was strongly against child sex exploitation, and a champion of free speech. He was also strongly pro police. Provocative? Yes. I don't agree with much of what was in those magazines. However, they really did present interviews with diverse people from Lenny Bruce, to Muhammad Ali, John Wayne, and Olivia Hollander, and others. I do think that those images of Brook Shields are artistic. Like many other artistic images, and other "artwork" I wouldn't care to look at it.

[@HillCountryBluebonnet88]

I had no idea in the 1980’s as a teen that there was anything scandalous about Brooke Shields Calvin Klein ad. I didn’t even understand that when she said “Nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s” that it meant she was going commando. Pretty Baby was completely inappropriate. Blue Lagoon, looking back now, was, even though it was a “coming of age” movie, was inappropriate.

[@celda1997]

I had to laugh when Sidney was talking about the conversation between herself & her mother, because I completely relate. It took me awhile to figure out that my mother was using me to troll for men when I was in my late teens.

[@kimberlyvespa]

You were a lure she used to get men for herself?

[@alyasfukename3355]

You pose a very good question. It's hard not to become paranoid about it when you acknowledge the possibility that you know someone like that. Just this week I looked up an old high school friend of mine and they are on the registry for some awful things.

[@jamiebensson6024]

The Sun (🤮) published Brooklyn Beckham’s 16th birthday declaring ‘ladies he’s legal now’ or something to that effect which is just as gross imho - great video, Sydney xxx

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Its gross but I think that's the legal age in UK.

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Calling a twelve year old child "Sultery" Should be a crime in and of itself.

[@bobby45825]

It's disgusting and they should get put on a list, but the 1st amendment means they can say insanely vile shit like that and not get sent into jail for JUST those words.

[@jhalakmalhotra2029]

But I have the right to keep such pervert away from my kid.@@bobby45825

[@TheAmbientMage]

There are a lot of things that are distasteful that shouldn't necessarily be a criminal matter. Just because it's fucked up doesn't mean the law should rule it

[@commentfreely5443]

if there's a minimum age then at that age things will happen. drinking, smoking, sex

[@Madonnalitta1]

*sultry Yes, it's disgusting.

[@j.juarez9526]

As a society we have to agree on the age of a competent adult. Everything should comply to that standard i.e. voting, drinking, sexual consent, fiream ownership, military service, etc. I believer it should be 23, but currently in the U.S. it is 18 years old and that's not barely legal, that is 100 percent legal. Don't like it? Lobby to change it. Good luck with that.

[@Trollificusv2]

23? When young people are reaching *physical* maturity at 15 and younger?? Good luck with that indeed.

[@Chriskindredsbi]

You know every time I comment on a woman content creators video about masculinity, I advocate for men to get their passports, because 1 they have no obligation to save a community that demonizes them and 2 there are cultures out there that still appreciate men, so since they want to delete my comment I'm gonna send it out as much as possible so the message is clear, MEN GET YOUR PASSPORTS SO YOU CAN FIND LOVE AND BUILD A STRONG,HEALTHY, LOVING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

[@KillaBryx]

I think zoomers and millenials screwed up age of consent with how dumb they act at times. I mean recording yourself committing a crime and then uploading it to twitter? Totally 1000 IQ moment. When they first decided it was 18 way back in the day, I think a lot of people were very mature by the time they hit 18. Nowadays we got single moms over 23 who still act like they're in high school. "Modern" adults probably should wait til 23 to be considered adults but oh well its 18 like you said so I don't see the problem either.

[@Lelldorin84]

It's like 30 these days

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@KillaBryxthere have been stupid and immature people since ever... Every generation seems to think those after them are worse than them.

[@maisade]

I agree wholeheartedly. Great video!

[@jeremyrm7]

Just based on the title this is a centuries old issue, I do not expect it to get any better in this era of regression we’ve achieved.

[@JohnDoe-dr9ff]

What happened to just letting kids be kids? They grow up too damn fast anyways. Let them have what little innocence they can. That should be protected and cherished at all costs. :/

[@jeffhall768]

What do you mean what happened to it? Kids mature slower now than any other time in history and leople still think its not long enough smh. This is part of why Peterson doesnt like compassion.

[@sofiabravo1994]

@@jeffhall768they are more degenerate in other ways though

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

Kids are kids.... the problem is that we, as a society, moved the goal post because our scientific findings on the psychology of teenagers made it apparent that they weren't mature enough to deal with the consequences and responsibilities of adulthood. That doesn't change that we all have a biological urge during our teens to NOT be treated like kids and to act more adult. You seeing a 16 year old as a kid isn't going to change the fact that they'll never see themselves as a kid. We've effectively increased the timeframe of childhood than its ever been in the past. Yet many biological drives still exist to accommodate the old ways.

[@TheMookie1590]

I grew up to fast man. Im 30. Seems like yesterday me and my sister were making rock soup in a puddle behind the house. when I was 7

[@TheMookie1590]

@@jeffhall768 he said grow nothing about maturity

[@stacie7766]

I used to work in a strip club, and we had a dancer that literally looked 13/14 years old. She looked so young, the day she came into apply, I walked up to her, and asked her if her mom worked there. She laughed, and told me she was there for a job. I told her she had to be 18, and she told me the manager had her i.d already. I went back to see for myself, and he, the owner, and another manager were THOROUGHLY looking her i.d over, running her name, etc... She was 20, and has an arrest to prove it. The amount of creeps and weirdos that wanted dances from her was disgusting. Sometimes, these men would even comment on how young she looks, and how "hot it is". Even she would tell me how disgusting the men were to her, and how they would tell her they "love her flat chest, and adolescent looking body.". She literally had the chest of a prepubescent little girl, and no hips, she looked like a literal CHILD. The amount of money she made was horrifying. When she first got hired, the rest of us all thought there was no way she'd be able to make any money, and we were sadly proven wrong.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

I don't understand how people under 21 are allowed to work in strip clubs in the USA. Don't the liquor laws prohibit anyone 21 working in any bars or clubs that serve liquor? I don't know how these laws work in the US, but here in Canada nobody under legal drinking age (19 in all provinces, except Quebec where it's 18) is allowed to work even as a server or even kitchen or door staff in a bar or nightclub. They're not allowed in, period. So a strip club that had an 18-year-old dancer working there would be breaking provincial liquor laws, if nothing else, and could get shut down for that alone.

[@rileedavis397]

No idea how it is these days, but in years past it always varied state-to-state in the U.S.A. @@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci

[@abigailowens4290]

@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ciyour comment had nothing to do with the heart of the problem. Stop avoiding the actual problem of the men.

[@genomstudios2159]

Still took there money, she knows what she was doing..

[@ixirion]

She chose this life. She could have worked in kindergarden or nurse whatever. She is the disgusting one. The customers are just ordinary losers. I am not disgusted by drug users. I am by drug sellers.

[@biancaaustin5859]

THANK YOU!!! ❤

[@cardinalsfan9610]

When I was 15, girls my age were openly lusting after guys who were in college (ages 18-22, for those unaware). I remember being in college (around 2012) when the narrative became women eschewing relationships in favor of hookups because they wanted to focus on their careers. That entire time, I never heard guys my age saying similar things, and I never thought about any of that either. When the narrative flipped to "guys just want sex" a few years later, I couldn't believe it. It's something that, in all of the dicussions around these things, I haven't forgotten.

[@Mopantsu]

Not all men 'just want sex'. Many just want a companion and sex is just a bonus.

[@BHanif1996]

​@@Mopantsuit's not that guys just want sex. It's first thing many men want. Men want relationships and companionship. Just not always the first thing on most men's minds.

[@sofiabravo1994]

I was always told men only want sex and not marriage….I always wanted marriage so I avoided having sex because men who get what they want usually conform and don’t think they need to fully commit.

[@albuquerquehotspot7835]

@@sofiabravo1994 smart woman

[@bleechrcreechrr]

When I was in college starting 2013 hook up culture was well ingrained. And at least at my school the men were the ones partaking the most in my observation. On my team all 35 of the guys were into sleeping around whereas only about 5 of the girls (out of 35) were into it. Majority of the women wanted actual relationships. This was a small college outside of NYC.

[@darienford860]

The worse part is how our mainstream media gives these models free promo. The only reason why i knew she turned 18 is because so many news outlets started making articles about it and then mentioning her joining OF. You see this happening when others are fired from their job after discovering their OF they literally just promoting then

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

😵 ...Did Pearl REALLY say something that demented?!

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

Yes, she did.

[@sjm9876]

Of course she did!

[@lurtiskoe]

thanks for talking about this. i had a conversation with a friend of mine somewhat about this years ago. although we didnt think about the celebrity thing. we were just roommates in a college town and decided to move because it seemed awkward to us still living there and the dating options were nothing but women who were substantially different in age. theres a ton of creepy people in the world and it sucks

[@DawidKov]

I'd like to clarify that "Lolita" was not some form of fetish book to romanticize that sort of relationship. It was deliberately unsettling. It was specifically written to depict the kind of messed up individual that would do these things. It was not endorsement, but an indictment. The same way "Crime and Punishment" wasn't an endorsement of killing old ladies with an axe, but a psychological depiction of the criminal mind. Also, 12:40 - "women with a low social responsibility", as one man put it many years ago.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

I think that a small part of the push to interpret "Lolita" as an endorsement came from critics who didn't like Nabokov. Nabokov strikes me and others as somewhat disdainful toward the reader. I had to read it for an English Literature course (I was an English major), and something in his tone offended me. But you're right. It was unsettling, but any such novel gets stuck in the problem that to write about such an unsettling topic with enough subtlety not to be caricaturish will necessarily serve to normalize that topic for readers with similar inclinations. And when the book came out, many did interpret it as erotic. For me, it seems that some taboos serve useful social functions, as long as they don't become too extreme and rigid. This taboo seems clearly to have become too loose and "flexible."

[@joncrane7661]

It was based off a true story.

[@llamasugar5478]

I remember when the 1995 film version came out. There was an interview in _Vanity Fair_ (an aptly-named publication) with the producer and director. The way they talked about the sex scenes and Dominique Swain (the 15-year-old actress) made my skin crawl. That adaptation was not about criticizing or condemning.

[@annal2740]

yeah, it's not as if Humbert Humbert comes out of that book looking good.

[@LadyValkyri]

I was a victim, and am now a survivor, of childhood sexual abuse. I was 9. My college professor assigned Lolita, and he took the opportunity to extoll "pederasty" in a historical context, which was extremely unsettling. To him, Humbert was more hero than villain. When I spoke up about being uncomfortable, his response was "But what did you think of the book?" The book made me want to vomit, tbh. No matter you spin things, mankind should do better at honoring and protecting each other, especially the vulnerable. But I am not the queen of the world. I'm not a god. I make no rules. I just sit back and cry as I watch the horror of what we do to each other unfold.

[@BlyGuy]

Between the Playboy shoot and the film Blue Lagoon, it's impossible to not view Brooke Shields as a victim of exploitation and CP.

[@amandawilkinsontarot7096]

Pretty Baby. Kirsten Dunst being kissed by Brad Pitt in IWAV.

[@bigisrick]

She farted once on the set of blue lagoon

[@losrajvosa0078]

@@bigisrick that is a very very good point 😁

[@bigisrick]

We really dont hate Hollywood enough

[@jeremygilbert7989]

@@bigisrick /slap

[@carofco885]

Now that you mentioned how weird is for adults to be attracted to young girls, it made me wonder how a 40yo man fell in love with me when i was 18... He lied to my then bf (who he was friends with at that time) and said i was cheating and that i was in love with him too. My then boyfriend broke up with me. God what an idiot i was, thinking this guy truly wanted to be my friend when i was at my lowest but no... he was interested on something else and ruined my fist relationship. He wanted to meet to apologize to me 5 years later, meet me at my work place and took a picture of the 2 of us and sent it to my ex, 2 years after that he sent me a text saying how much he missed me and wanted to be friends again. Im 29 now but being friends with that person was the biggest mistake of my life

[@ixirion]

that sounds like bulsht from male perspective. no bf will break up just for that with devoted gf. The most likely scenario is that you gave mixed signals to the old man and he believed he had a chance, similiary your bf at least saw messages or listened to conversations or looked at your behaviour. Also the second bulsht that no one believes is that women dont know when somebody likes them and is just a friend. I wonder if I open a ytube channel for busting victim messages will it fire XDD

[@patrickthompson7998]

I had something similar happen with the biker chicks down the street when I was 17

[@nikaoharbour6962]

Don't forget the no ACs in the sound of freedom theaters

[@geofff.3343]

You know, sometimes I wonder if I am a decent person. Sometimes I sit alone and think, "What if you're really not and you're lying to yourself to make yourself feel better?" And then I remember there are people like this, and I realize that I'm probably doing okay.

[@echofour199]

when I was in high school I called this out but young women are attracted to older men because it makes them think they are grown...it is unfortunate but as an adult that is how life is

[@joshuacox5817]

Or maybe young people can be attracted to older adults and it's fine. Young men go after older women all the time. It's NORMAL.

[@rezq9109]

​@@joshuacox5817what's happening "all the time" doesn't make it normal. Somehow most of us manage to like people of our own age and you goobers stay in your school era till you hit your 60s. You must be ashamed, tbh 😂

[@brians1793]

It's more complicated than that, another reason could be lack of a masculine role model or father figure at all, or that younger men aren't as masculine as they used to be is another major reason. I'm sorry but it's mostly the fault of feminists and modern women that families have become so broken and more and more men don't even want to marry and have families anymore and there's so many single moms. So many women think they get it but they really don't, you'd think if women could raise boys better sons raised by single moms wouldn't be 15x more likely to commit r*pe because apparently men are actually better at teaching boys to respect women and also to get respect back.

[@RJT80]

In Jr High maybe 28 years ago there was always this older guy, maybe in his late 20's or early 30's who would hang around after school. This went on for a year before everyone figured out it was incredibly creepy that these young women would flock to him like moths to a flame. He had a cool muscle car and good banter. Eventually he got arrested for you know what.

[@manubishe]

Older by 5 years, or by 20+? If he/she of the carry age - may she choose any legal age, If he/she can't - limitations should be applied.

[@zachisebi]

I'm very excited.

[@Glambutfirstcoffee]

The question is why she does this to herself the moment she turns 18??????? When she has a lot of money??? Why she sexualizes herself???

[@user-sm3ii5dk1u]

She sexualized herself before she became famous at 13... she only waited for the big payday of "being legal"

[@nicolasandresmartinez-cond126]

Gosh, this is why my wife and I try so hard to not expose our daughters in social media, it's full of creeps out there 😠

[@Platinumwarthog]

Yep, there are channels on KZbin catching these creeps, there is no shortage of them. 😠

[@AEChronicler]

Kudos to both of your decision not to expose them. It's an uphill battle but the rewards are good.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Can't take you seriously when you use emojis ffs. Have some dignity.

[@jeffreyreeves9854]

@nicolasandresmartinez-cond126 Bitches are vampire parasites who exploit creeps, evidently.

[@bpj1805]

The real world is also full of creeps. She's going to have to learn to deal with them at some point.

[@myco_enthusiast]

As a pre pubescent girl, I was abused. Which then led to my complete dysfunction and inability to understand myself as having value aside from inappropriate attention and desire from men and boys. This led to a desire to engage in entirely inappropriate relationships when I was a teenager, and one of my teachers took full advantage of that. It's sickening that introducing s*xual concepts to a child early on can completely alter their ability to move in the world. I only really was able to unwind all that trauma when I was in my early 20's.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

I have a daughter, and I had to try to help her navigate the inappropriate attention from others because she was attractive, and even without any abuse, it was difficult. Later I worked in mental health, and saw what you experienced as a pattern among abused girls as they got older. Honestly, I still don't know how to address it in a way that might stop it, other than to reinforce the taboo against taking advantage of vulnerable kids.

[@gorgonismztruth1551]

the democrats swill soon lower the age of consent and will call you a bigot if you dont accept it as cool and normal

[@linusgustafsson2629]

I did the alternative route. I read porn as a pre pubescent boy. Which led me to wishing I could run into teachers or other adults to have sex with. Which never happened because they are pretty rare despite all stories about them. The only thing I learned was that children can be exposed to sexual concepts and do just fine, it is all about what attitude you take to it. And my life pretty much continued in that route that no woman took interest in me and I have lived single and alone for my entire life. Sometimes I wonder how many would be happy with reverse roles in society. Like if most women were ignored and sexless, and if most men were pushed into sex all the time.

[@hondomurray7927]

I am sorry to hear that happened to you. My mother told me that she had been abused by a member of her family and I've also heard similar stories from several female friends over the years and many of them also had trouble in relationships because they either used s_x to get attention in an effort to find love or thought it was normal to be in an abusive relationship(s). My own sister was also abused and she desired attention so much that she would lie to create drama. Sometimes it has the opposite affect and causes women to have serious hangups about being intimate with men and can cause problems in marriages. Back in 2002 the odds of children being molested was 1 in 4... Sadly, you are far from being alone. As hard as it is to talk about, keeping it a secret (because of embarrassment or undeserved self-shame) only makes it worse. Another statistic says that children who have been abused are more likely to abuse their own children, thus continuing the cycle. Sweeping it under the rug is like trying to keep a beach ball under water... It will eventually pop up to the surface. Seeking counceling / therapy is the crucial. It can help to work through the issues and prevent the abused person from becoming abusive and of course, lead to having healthy relationships. I commend you for sharing what happened to you with others, I know it's not easy and takes a lot of courage but by facing it, you have chosen to overcome it, rather than allowing it to overcome you... It makes you stronger and you are no longer a victim. You should be proud of yourself. :)

[@AccountWasHacked]

Thank you for sharing this! And it is true and sad! :-( God have mercy on our nation/world!

[@spider1g5]

Reason number number 1 of 4,583 (and counting) as to why my children will never be exposed to the internet or allow any photos of them posted to social media.

[@ImagineGarydos]

I took a shot every time you brought up something disturbing. I can snell numbers now.

[@amoss9080]

In the 1940s, my grandmother was married a week after her 15th birthday. My great aunt just after her 13th. They stayed married until their husbands died decades later and now dozens of people exist because of these unions. Its weird because, if you asked me if my 15 year old daughter should get married I'd say absolutely not, but both of us exist solely because my grandmother's parents said yes to her getting married at 15. I agree that the leery, drooly, countdown bs is gross, but its not anywhere near an exclusively male problem. There's also a huge difference between being attracted to youth and fertility and wanting to actively defile innocence.

[@universalsoldier2293]

Big, big difference between now and 1940 economically and especially socially (think: infant mortality). I get your point, but it's like comparing apples to turkeys.

[@7LeagueShoes]

Just out of curiosity, how old were their husbands?

[@bobnix3240]

I wrote a novella of a post in response to this video which addresses, in part, the infantilization of modern Western society, and the dramatic difference in maturity between a 15 year old today, versus a 15 year old 30 years ago, versus the same 50 years ago. You're talking about over 80 years ago now, and it was a different world. In most ways your grandmother and great aunt had more in common with people living in the 12th Century than they do with people living in the 21st. For all of human history puberty was the dividing line between child and adult, and post-pubescent meant sexually mature and marriageable, which is exactly where I'm sure your grandmother and great aunt fell. Setting an arbitrary age for adulthood divorced from puberty was never going to work very well in a number of aspects, but my post goes into a bunch of ideas about why young people have been getting less mature at an accelerating rate throughout the latter half of the 20th Century and continuing into the 21st, while at the same time generally hitting puberty younger than our ancestors, and also being bombarded with sexuality like none before.

[@amoss9080]

@@7LeagueShoes 22 and 20. Both just returned from WW2

[@7LeagueShoes]

@@amoss9080 5-7 year difference, that's not that bad. Not condoning it, but that's pretty tame comparatively. I knew a girl once who had been engaged to a man since she was 13, who was 20 years older. (Friend of the family, watched her grow up apparently.) And that was only 20 years ago, not 80.

[@geekxsir3610]

I was a kid in the 90s and looking back on the “barely legal celebrity” trend as an adult it’s horrifying to known it’s considered normal now. Knowing that adult content profits off this is sickening and like you said it should be discussed and considered predatory.

[@mavenesquith6825]

I can't imagine how awful this would be for those celebrities with like multiple countries with many creeps saying creepy things about them as they grow up. I had a similar experience growing up with a small friend group. Multiple guys and men waiting for me to turn 16, or not waiting, and then not feeling bad for how they behaved around me and how it left me feeling. 15 years later and I still struggle with stuff that possibly stems from such situations. 18 shouldn't be the green light to go, it should be whenever an adult states that they're ready and willing to be engaged with in a flirtatious way.

[@domihase8148]

I am suprised that Emma Watson wasn't mention. The well known upskirt shot, while she was getting out of the car was on the night of her birthday. I think there are some interviews, in which she addresses this issue and her personal experiences with it.

[@jeremyjohnson4757]

It’s always the parents. Every time. They’re the problem. Thank God my parents actually taught me morals.

[@MikoDnst]

Yes, it can only be parents because wellbeing of their child really is only their responsibility. And that's why they have authority and a right to enforce boundaries. But unfortunately quality of parenting deteriorated drastically over last decades, and many of modern parents are still children mentally

[@user-mz6zg6cc4u]

no, it's the jews. the parents are just being cattle.

[@studiomiguel]

Part of the problem is that most can't define the word moral or morality and even when they look it up, reject the idea that anyone should decide for them what constitutes right and wrong.

[@crunchyman5330]

And it's not ONLY one parent, both parents are complicit. However, because the number of children who come from single mother homes (because of the custody gap between mothers and fathers), most of this responsibility falls on the mothers. Again, I am not saying it's ALL women's fault, both men and women are to blame for all of this..

[@annal2740]

Parents aren't just the problem, men are.

[@taskmaster58]

I was struck by what Emma Watson said at one time, before she turned 18 the paparazzo were more or less respectful, but after it was like all bets were off and they were trying to get their cameras up under her skirt and everything else.

[@Gaderath2781]

Amazed they waited to be honest, considering the age of consent in the UK is 16. Paparazzi are scumbags, sub-human scumbags with a total lack of moral code or ethics. So pretty surprised at their "restraint"......probably the only reason they did wait until 18 was so she was legally an adult so they could not be caught for sexualised images of a minor (Which at 16 someone still legally is). Thank God we still have that enshrined in law or all bets would be off with those bastards.

[@briskettacos]

​@JustFacts85042...males who developed their attraction to her after watching her child self. You missed that part.

[@nottoday7801]

@@briskettacos I’m pretty sure a good sum of those audience already found younger Emma Watson attractive, and simply waited for her to turn legal age where they can sexualize her publicly. They wont admit that though 😅 Its not just Emma Watson, I see this happening with a lot of child stars, kpop idols in training, etc. Among the fans, are the young, the peers, and the older ones. Those moments were revealing to me when I decided to do abit of digging. Married/non-married men in their 30s-50s, constanly posting about how talented/beautiful/sexy/well dressed their 14-18 year old favorite idols are 😂

[@shypolarbear825]

I knew the paparazzi were a-holes but I didn't they are perverts too

[@torrasque0151]

Paparazzis are engaging in kayfabe with the publicists, completely fake, none of the photos are candid, they do what they're told.

[@epikhigh97]

All around the world is different but I think the moral of all conversations and states is to have respect for your self and others take things seriously and the rest will follow in good hands.

[@Caleb17-ym6pq]

I am so glad I am not the only seeing this sh*t, thank you Sydney.

[@Elucidus4]

Having sat on a grand jury recently, I can say that while 'barely legal' is creepy, it is not even close to the disgusting behavior of those attracted to kids.

[@braydeno4189]

The only thing holding men like this back is being scared of losing too much from the consequences.

[@Amphitera]

barely legal can sort of be explained with "nature" and "evolution". Attracted to children, however, is just mentally ill.

[@awsambdaman]

Yeah it’s a big distinction. 18 and 5 are in two whole different universes

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

@@braydeno4189 Is it though? I ask this in all seriousness. I inferred from your statement "all paedophiles are inherently rapists and would immediately rape children if they knew they would not get caught". I completely, honestly think that people who make statements like this are a _huge_ part of the reason why child sexual assault occurs. By profiling all people sexually attracted to children as monsters, instead of people with an abnormal and potentially dangerous sexual attraction, or even a mental illness (the jury is still out on this one) then it forces paedophiles to hide. It forces them to not seek help for fear of being exposed and potentially tortured or killed. It forces them to not confront their issue but either suffer the trauma of keeping it secret, or just give in to it. It's also _very likely_ one of the biggest reasons why so many children are killed after being sexually assaulted; this has actually been stated by child rapists as a major factor for not simply letting their victim go. So no, I think you're wrong. I think one of the biggest things "holding them back" from committing a horrendous crime against a child is because they understand the damage it can do to a child and choose not to do it and seek other outlets like pornography. I am not condoning this behaviour, but society's current approach is clearly not working.

[@bpj1805]

@@braydeno4189 No, there's a world of difference between an unambiguously adult person being attracted to a clearly post-pubescent but pre-legal teen, and that person being attracted to pre-pubescent children. That someone feels the former attraction does not imply (and, I submit, is evidence against) that they feel the latter. To those creepazoid adults who are attracted to pre-pubescent children, post-pubescent but pre-legal teens are simply *too old*. It's a different type of person.

[@frishter]

With the Howard Stern thing, it makes me wonder if there's a blackmail ring that pushes people into spewing woke ideals in order to not expose some incriminating stuff...

[@stinkfinga4918]

Of course there is. It's how they operate, the epstein crowd. It's literally all epsteins, and if you dare call it out you're a nazi. Which reminds me, what books were nazis burning anyway?

[@ashleysanford8645]

That's why the black book list of Epstein's clients has never been released!!!!! And there's an excellent chance that big mama KZbin is going to censor this comment🤨. If you've read this comment please give it a like so I can tell how badly I've been being censored. Thank you!!

[@josephlinden1630]

Yes that is exactly what happens. Like absolutely.

[@muzzmac160]

Epstein was MOSSAD..

[@2st486]

that's exactly what happens

[@user-bt5ns2nc9x]

When I was 16-years old boy, I dreamed somebody waits for my 18 birthday…

[@BizzymomStudio]

Nice Christmas mug❤️

[@tworley210]

Jail bait is not a new term, I'm 70 and I grew up hearing it. I believe its from before WWII.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

This creepiness is hardly recent. It is ancient in fact. The internet just makes it more visible than ever. It's sad.

[@DexxxterCZ]

So maybe stop calling it creepy. It's basic human biology.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

​@@DexxxterCZfound the p3d0

[@SlyNine]

​​@@DexxxterCZthat's a lot easier conversation than saying, it's perfectly normal but I still don't like it because.

[@captnwinkle]

Lol creepy yet ancient, meaning basic human biology...what an idiot!

[@UncleMikeDrop]

@@DexxxterCZ Really? So biology is all that drives us, then? What? Are we supposed to be animals unable to resist our baser urges?

[@tuckerprice5521]

If the 18th birthday is too young, then draw the line somewhere else. Don't just draw the line there and then scream "How dare you go all the way up to the line!"

[@nobushidono9897]

The line was made ages ago when we didn't know the sutures in your skull don't close until you're around 35.

[@pbluma]

@@nobushidono9897 Nobody cares.

[@acetrigger1337]

This is the one subject that needs to be talked about often... but it is quite uncomfortable to tackle. I appreciate your effort, Sydney!

[@Tential1]

Every instance so far you've show me, was of a mom pimping her kid.....

[@luisbetancourt-dp7hh]

Fair enough

[@stinkfinga4918]

Nnooooo! It's WHITE MEN!!!!! White men like Howard Stern and Harvey Weinstein!

[@TheSteeVeau]

Truth bombs

[@bobby45825]

ESPECIALLY the jenners. She's acting like her mom didn't reach out to those porn companies to have them solicit consent from her daughter(s).

[@cupcake_whale]

Yeah that's basically all child celebrities. And then the people around them who allow it and monetize the child.

[@DarkFox501]

I like that you took a more analytical and open minded approach to this and recognize that it is a morally ambiguous area. If we look at the problem from a biological standpoint we recognize that girls are on average fully sexually mature by the age of 16-18. This from an evolutionary standpoint would be the optimal time to begin having children and thus we can say that men could find them sexually attractive at this age. The question then becomes SHOULD they find them attractive? With modern medicine extending our lives and a deeper understanding of mental maturity we arrived at the 18 year threshold giving us a median point between the start of puberty and when we might consider someone to be fully mentally mature in their mid 20s. If we take a look at a legal standpoint, the 18 year threshold is actually relatively new considering that for most of human history being married and having children in your mid teens was pretty common. Infant mortality was much higher and thus an earlier start was needed to have a sufficient number of children to ensure at least one made it to adulthood. With this in mind the moral ambiguity around the 18 year threshold is something of a modern luxury. There is also the point that people are all different and people's bodies may mature at different rates. Some 16 year olds may resemble a 20-something due to faster development or earlier puberty onset. Similarly some women may resemble a teenager well into their 20s. If you have no base of reference, is it automatically morally wrong to feel sexual attraction to a younger girl if all the physical signs of sexual maturity are there? Obviously there is a problem with some of these people accelerating sexuality when it comes to pre-pubecent and mid-pubecent girls whose age is known and understood and this should be called out. But we can also ask, is it inherently wrong to recognize the inevitability of sexual maturity, especially when the men are willing to wait for that maturity in both a biological and legal sense? This is certainly a much larger grey area and should be debated more.

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

German women are sexually mature at 14.

[@crunchyman5330]

The problem with bringing up science, biology, and/or discussion is that you are automatically a nerd/creep/loser/incel/p3d0 because that is the stereotype. People don't want discussion, they want to judge and virtue signal to feel better about themselves. No one cares about the truth anymore in 2023.

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

@lillfrigg14 which is worse; antisemitism and racism or ephebephilia (teens and adults date and marry)?

[@frozenrose87]

​@@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl ...but not emotionally or psychologically mature, which is a crucial aspect of making a moral (not just legal) decision on whether someone should be sexually available to you or other fully grown and developed adults. That's the whole point of this comment i.e. that different aspects of maturity happen at different times and we as a modern and more knowledgeable society that is no longer JUST concerned with basic reproduction and survival are trying to find the best and least predatory option in light of weighing all of them together now.

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

@@frozenrose87 14 year olds are biologically mature enough to breed. The Germans know this and base their Laws off scientific facts.

[@DistrustHumanz]

One only has to look at the weekly reports of female teachers having adult relationships with their underage male students to understand this isn't limited to just one gender. It happens so frequently that it has become a meme stereotype.

[@Endoptic]

They found out many female workers were literally taking boys from juvie home, and it seemed common to all facilities they checked.

[@MarthaPennington88]

As someone who grew up in this. this isn’t odd. This was actually “normal” when I was growing up. And people wonder why millennial woman are so messed up. This is why. I was a victim of this from 8-18 and it wasn’t just comments. It ended up with me marrying a predator because my mind was so warped. This is a HUGE problem, but no one cares when you’re not a celebrity or hyper attractive.

[@silversobe]

Also happens to males by women at the same or higher rate, but they never get called out.

[@bornagainbuddhist1969]

We are behind enemy lines in a spiritual war, so knowing that there is absolutely nothing that surprises me anymore.. good luck fellow humans things are going to be getting even more twisted and perverse before they get better....

[@saakers]

Spare me

[@CaseyAvalon]

It's true. The veil is thinning, and fast.

[@bornagainbuddhist1969]

@@saakers spare yourself

[@FrankD-fo2be]

A very thoughtful well constructed conversation. Peterson comes to mind. The part about "my mother told me something similar when I was a teenager and I rejected it"Is timeless and so many of us can relate to as we get older and realize mom and dad were right all along. It was bad before social media but now it has become much worse. The "it" is the subject of this barely legal phenomena. Of course men like to trash talk and that hasn't changed a whole lot. What has changed is social media. The power of social media is in the numbers which translate to fast money, not the old money made over time through diligence and hard work but the new way instant celeb, instant influencer. Easily able to corrupt. A famous song, I cant remember the name, says it all " money doesn't talk, it screams".

[@Radiatron18]

I agree it’s damn weird and I was waiting for you to use pearls tweet

[@zeroneutral]

The real problem is who the heck is paying for porn?

[@Mrvideogameoficial]

Stupid people since there so much free porn avaliable

[@Marinealver]

Porn, free Sex, not so much Even when free you still pay in other ways and I don't mean just with time.

[@sparrowbe4k802]

A few years ago, our (UK) home secretaries [EDIT name out] husband put porn expenditure onto her expenses and it obviously got found. Everyone is like ... huh? Paying for something seedy which is free and dumping it onto your wife's expenses. *_The UK Home Secretary_* ffs. I dunno how you get _there_ .

[@obadijahparks]

Libs

[@ADobbin1]

I know. Porn is free.

[@andytit5538]

Huge part of the problem is deliberate sexualisation of the models. All these cameramen, producers, studious - when they film or photoshoot, they deliberately sexualise models. Those celebrities you have mentioned - a huge part of their popularity was based on deliberate sexualisation. There were not simply "hot", they were deliberately filmed to be perceived as "hot".

[@jimwetzel1635]

I only made it a little over 20 minutes into this one. Sometimes the Hell Gondola ride is just far too intense for this old man.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

Thank you for blurring the Prawns.

[@christopherwilson7793]

I lived in a little town in Alabama called Andalusia. There's a doctor that brought a 14 year old girl from her parents. He was in his 50's. No one said anything about it. This town is so small. People knows everything you do. This poor girl wasn't able to do or go anywhere with out him. You could say she was a sex slave. You would think someone would have said anything. But he had the money and the parents was payed enough. They didn't have to work. I believe all of them should be in jail.

[@AzayBae]

It's always creeped me out to think in a rural community heinous crimes like that can happen and go undiscovered or punished. Lots of movies play with the idea and it terrifies me to think of being trapped without any hope of escape. Is the girl free at this point?

[@xpusostomos]

Oh yes and did you ask her what she thought about it? I'll bet she loved it.

[@nekokabuuuri]

@@xpusostomos What the literal fuck? I really hope you're being sarcastic

[@charlesrhodes2759]

​@xpusostomos, yeah, you never know how she feels In these cases someone always tells her it was horrible and she believes them even though she didn't think it was that bad when she was going through it. I've seen girls flip a 180 because other people told her it was bad. It also depends on what he looked like many people say 50 and think he's gross bit if he looked good a lot of people would be fine with it. Edit at 27:00 I've also had women in there late 40s think I was hot when I was 16, I didn't think I was more mature I just thought I was on the right track and couldn't wait to be 18

[@tenebraequeene]

@@xpusostomos loved it??? she was 14!!! why would a 14-year-old "love" to have sex with a 50-year-old man????

[@ajolleyduck2933]

How does a 10 year old body even pass for that of an adult? Horrifying and disgusting.

[@angelagranger760]

Hormones put in pretty much everything you eat.

[@julius43461]

Yeah that story was something else entirely.

[@barbarahumphreys4887]

If you are talking about the brook shields pics, the photos weren't in provocative poses, they were just nudes. She was bathing in a fancy gold tub surrounded by flowers. They look like beautiful renaissance paintings. I think what changed them from art to smut wasn't the content, but the fact it was displayed in an adult magazine along side naked adult women. It instantly perverted it and distributed it to a sexually charged audience If you look up the photos (they're still on Google) you could almost see these images tastefully hanging in a high art museum. But obviously that's not how it was delivered to the public and the disgusting connotation began

[@barbarahumphreys4887]

​@@angelagranger760true in current day, but the photos in question predates that. Sheilds just looks like a child

[@ajolleyduck2933]

@@barbarahumphreys4887 why did they put an obviously naked child in a pornographic magazine if it wasn't sexual? Seems like a no-brainer to me as to the nature of the photos. If the producers and editors thought people would lose arousal... I doubt they would include that unsexual, unarousing image. I might be wrong. It seems strange to me though.

[@dymanite94]

I recently started reading Lolita and it felt wrong. In a way, it did not really feel like a work of fiction, but a testimony. Like you said, we tend to believe that these people are isolated somewhere, wheras they walk amongst us and we've all probably met one or two who we would never suspect to have such tendencies.

[@davidwade4594]

Honestly I don't understand certain things, like the school girl outfit. Whoever does that for their husband/boyfriend should really think about what they are asking for?! Great video, but I do wish this sort of thing didn't need to be pointed out. The fact the internet has given everyone the ability to create their own like minded groups has either increased weird behaviour or just increased the ability to feel ok about weird behaviour. The world is in a strange time. All the best

[@plumber1337]

Have we already forgotten that humanity has been around for far longer than digital platforms? Lightning speed type of communications just exacerbate what already existed in the past.

[@samr.england613]

What? Homo sapiens sapiens has been around longer than digital platforms? Say it ain't so! [sarcasm]

[@alessbritish228]

People literally ignore how so many couples have been like since thousands of years ago.

[@HandgunSafe]

Since parents and medical doctors are empowering young people to make all manner of decisions regarding their sexuality and how to express it, I fear that this invisible line separating adults from illegal sex partners will start being ignored.

[@kellharris2491]

It's actually the other way around. Comprehensive sex education actually leads to Teenagers having sex later. It was found that abstinence only sex education actually lead to kids having sex sooner and without protection because many just didn't know what sex really is. Often the kid is preyed on by other kids or and older family member. By giving children knowledge in age appropriate ways you are preparing them for the future and to say no to unwelcome advances.

[@HandgunSafe]

@@kellharris2491 You're way off base. Young people caught up in transgenderism are not getting guidance from properly qualified teachers. They are learning everything they know about sexuality from TikTok. They are falling victim to affirmation "care" at the hands of parents, therapists, and medical doctors pushing pseudo science.

[@M-S_4321]

'will Start'?

[@HandgunSafe]

@@M-S_4321 Well, yep. Point taken.

[@andrewrichards312]

The sick joke is that this isn't a new phenomenon. Up until 1875, the age of consent varied from 10-12, when it was raised to 13. The only reason it got raised from 13-16 in 1885 was because of a moral panic over an explosion in teenage prostitution. Invisible line is the operative term, because we've never really had the conversation we've needed to have about guardrails on healthy human development from childhood to adulthood.

[@newmancl0]

How the HELL does this video have a 10% downvote rate? what is wrong with you people?

[@herbie_the_hillbillie_goat]

Legality is binary. "barely" is a redundant qualifier. If something is "barely legal", then it is legal. If you're surprised that men are attracted to young beautiful women, welcome to the human race.