• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Well, now you’re only fifteen, And you look good.
    I’ll take you under my wing, Somebody should.
    They’ve persuasive ways, And you’ll believe what they say.

    It’s just a question of time, And it’s running out for you.
    It won’t be long until you’ll do, Exactly what they want you to…

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There was a band that performed at Disneyland for just one summer in 1981 named Halyx that wrote the song “Jailbait” with lyrics like this:

    I, I, I said hey little cutie, I caught that look in your eyes, yes I did

    Ah, ah, ooh, you make me weak, ooh, you give me butterflies

    I said hey little cutie, looking for somewhere to go

    You know you make me feel wanted, but not like it’s a honorable

    Why don’t you wait till you’re older, yeah yeah, you’ll understand

    Interestingly, this was written by the female lead singer about the recent introduction of age of consent laws.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’d assume its a song about a father talking about how much he loves his young daughter. Perhaps I’m just an optimist.

      • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Tyler claimed their relationship was consensual and that he had immunity because he was her legal guardian at the time.

        In what world does that make any fucking sense? “It’s okay for me to groom her because I only had absolute legal authority over her.”

        • BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Super fun fact that isn’t fun at all:

          In most states (possibly all) if a child under 18 is married to an adult over 18, their legal guardian changes from their parents to their now-spouse. So teeeeechnically, depending on the situation for the change of guardianship, that could actually be a totally legit loophole. In a very much should never be allowed to happen sort of way, naturally.

          Before this gets weird, I only know that because I needed to know liquor laws, as my state allows minors to drink with their legal guardian who is over 21 which does include spouses. Nobody honors that at all (typically not even for parents because it’s really hard to prove legal guardianship), but technically that’s how it works.

          • dditty@lemm.eeEnglish
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            1 year ago

            So while the guardianship is legal, in the wikipedia article it goes on to clarify legal experts weighed in that it is still illegal to groom, coerce into sex, and give drugs, etc to a minor, even if you are their guardian. That’s the illegal part