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I didn't expect Jay-Z to get roped into this. But he's a big time musician and they seem to have felt like they can get away with raping teenage groupies for many decades now.
Makes me wonder how BIG would fit into all of this if he was still alive. I'm thinking it wouldn't be good for him either.
I'm sorry... are you saying it's not their fault that they raped teenagers because it didn't occur to them to ask them their age?
Despite a history of music stars raping teenagers going back to at least Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1950s?
What absolute nonsense.
Sounds like people have known for a while and haven’t prevented kids from being around them.
Why do you think that is an excuse for rape?
If sex act proven to have happened, it is statutory rape. Groupie or not, consent or no consen.
Ain’t a crime if you got the dough. Arrest the guy who brought her to the house. He’s not rich. That’s a crime.
No. It should be for rape. If he did it, he raped her. An adult having sex with a 13-year-old is rape.
And there it is- another person deciding that women should always be suspected of lying about being raped so they can get money.
Rich people can’t rape people because rape isn’t a crime for rich people because rich people can lie, rape, and kill anyone they want because laws aren’t for rich people.
So I dunno what you’re upset about. He’s rich. Duh. He commits crimes. His next album will sell more because of this.
Unless they're in a civil suit. Which is what is happening,
But sure, she totally lied about her age back then as part of her plan to do a civil suit decades later or something.
And it's not like you can tell someone is a barely pubescent child just by looking at them, can you?
Oh wait, you absolutely can.
Imagine knowing the power dynamic between a world famous star and a teenage fan, and then blaming the fan. Some people's moral compass is screwed beyond repair.
A combination of hero worship and misogyny is not a good combination.
I think the difference between a 13 year old and an 18 year old is generally pretty obvious and if you can't tell then don't even risk it.
That's a not a defense to statutory rape though
If sex act happened, it is rape.
It’s not a crime for rich people
That's the current practice but there is no legal exemption for them on the books.
Also it seems owner class is ready to get rid of these sex pests now for some reason
The sex pest just got elected. It’s the opposite of what you think. Fewer cases of RICH people will be tried.
Lol this is the hill you're going to die on? You can put any 13 year old in front of me and I'll immediately know it's a child, you know, because they are children.
This is not a good look.
Ew. You're gross 🤢