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by **habitual** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:18 am

Lord Simian wrote:
You know, as much as I hate defending Jude ( )... I'm gonna need a citation for that claim.

Where did you get this factoid, that half of all Georgian marriages are 45 year olds, marrying 18 year olds, who knew each other when they were 43 and 16?

Sorry

Probably closer to two thirds....

Hab

by **guitarsmashley** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:19 am

bkthomson wrote:
Um, remember when Katie Perry had to be removed from the Street because she was 'too racy'

Clash has trained enough stand ins at this point that he doesn't need to touch the character ever again.

by **Chesscub** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:26 am

guitarsmashley wrote:
Clash has trained enough stand ins at this point that he doesn't need to touch the character ever again.

That's what he said!

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:33 am

Yoni, are you a huge fan of Clash, or just Elmo?

by **guitarsmashley** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:41 am

S.F. Jude Terror wrote:Yoni, are you a huge fan of Clash, or just Elmo?

Muppets in general.

by **guitarsmashley** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:46 am

guitarsmashley wrote:
Muppets in general.

But honestly, nothing about this case sounded right from the beginning and yes it seems that six figures have made it already disappear quickly which makes things worse on both sides. You have someone who does really great things for children like granting countless make a wish requests and even goes on the radio in character to comfort children during hurricane sandy to be suddenly raked over the coals. It just sucks.

by **Herald** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:02 pm

guitarsmashley wrote:
But honestly, nothing about this case sounded right from the beginning and yes it seems that six figures have made it already disappear quickly which makes things worse on both sides. You have someone who does really great things for children like granting countless make a wish requests and even goes on the radio in character to comfort children during hurricane sandy to be suddenly raked over the coals. It just sucks.

Agreed. I've seen (and recorded) the documentary about him, and he's a great guy.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:50 pm

guitarsmashley wrote:
But honestly, nothing about this case sounded right from the beginning and yes it seems that six figures have made it already disappear quickly which makes things worse on both sides. You have someone who does really great things for children like granting countless make a wish requests and even goes on the radio in character to comfort children during hurricane sandy to be suddenly raked over the coals. It just sucks.

It's unfortunate, but if you're a public figure, particularly in the children's entertainment industry, you should probably just fuck people your own age. I mean, legal or not, it's just not gonna be great for your career. It comes off like he was grooming this hot young twink, just waiting for him to become "legal," and that's not what people want to think about fucking Elmo. But then, when you spend more than half your life with your hand up a puppet's ass, talking baby talk, I guess you just gotta get that poison out.

If this was some movie star fucking an 18 year old chick, it would barely be a story, so in that respect, it's pretty fucked up.

by **Lord Simian** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:07 pm

S.F. Jude Terror wrote:
It's unfortunate, but if you're a public figure, particularly in the children's entertainment industry, you should probably just fuck people your own age. I mean, legal or not, it's just not gonna be great for your career. It comes off like he was grooming this hot young twink, just waiting for him to become "legal," and that's not what people want to think about fucking Elmo. But then, when you spend more than half your life with your hand up a puppet's ass, talking baby talk, I guess you just gotta get that poison out.

If this was some movie star fucking an 18 year old chick, it would barely be a story, so in that respect, it's pretty fucked up.

Or a tv star, like when the star of heroes was in his mid thirties and was banging his barely-eighteen costar, the one who played his niece?

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:09 pm

Lord Simian wrote:
Or a tv star, like when the star of heroes was in his mid thirties and was banging his barely-eighteen costar, the one who played his niece?

Right. It's a double standard which is fucked up, but he should still know better.

by **Rockman** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:23 pm

he probably never expected it to go public, and honestly who knows the voice actor of Elmo anyways? Who would be looking this stuff up?

It's not like he pulled a Woody Allen or something, which is just twisted.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:32 pm

Rockman wrote:he probably never expected it to go public, and honestly who knows the voice actor of Elmo anyways? Who would be looking this stuff up?

It's not like he pulled a Woody Allen or something, which is just twisted.

He recently had a successful documentary made about him.

by **e_galston** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:03 pm

the only reason its a "scandal" is because A) he's the voice/puppeteer behind Elmo and B) he's gay...

by **ThatGuyRoman** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:06 pm

I'd wager if it were an 18 year old girl, we wouldn't even be debating if he'd lose his job over it. Hell, I wonder if it would even be a story, just a sidebar in Page 6 of a cheap gossip rag.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:27 pm

Agreed with both of you, but still creepy to be 50 and sleep with a person who you knew as a teenager as soon as they turn 18. It's not like someone turns 18 and you go "suddenly, I find this person sexually attractive."

More disturbing is that this sort of predatory behavior is encouraged and celebrated when it's an older man and a young woman.