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April 29, 2005
That's (Not) Entertainment
Lawren notes with disgust that "Entertainment Tonight" will be televising the wedding of convicted rapist Mary Kay Letoureau and her victim.
What exactly is entertaining about that?
Do you think for one minute that if she were a male, this would be 'entertainment'? (Ok, there's that Woody Allen thing, but that was because of who he was.)
A child molester is a child molester, regardless of whether they're male or female. I don't think either should get a pass from society. Their victims suffer the same damage, after all. And for all you men out there from whom I've seen comments like "Wow, wish I'd had a teacher like that", I've got a news flash for you. Your school-boy fantasies were nothing like the reality of being molested by your teacher. Nothing. If you knew what that was really like, you'd be thanking your lucky stars that you weren't.
Just the fact that the perpetrator and her victim are still together after all that's happened should give you some clue as to how seriously sick and f*cked up that relationship is.
And I for one am beyond disgusted that I live in a society which deliberately chooses to glamorize such a relationship.
You should be too.
Posted by Rita at April 29, 2005 08:30 AM
Comments
I assume that people want to see it because it's a gawker thing. It's not entertaining per-se, but it's scandalous and shocking and tittilating.
Kinda like window peeping, I guess.
Personally, I am content in my own little world and have no interest in some skank and her little boy.
Posted by: Keith at April 29, 2005 02:38 PM
I guess. I supposed my view is colored by the exposure I've had to the dark side. It is truly evil, and it pisses me off to see an attempt to glamorize it just because a woman's the perp.
Posted by: rita at April 29, 2005 02:57 PM
Sickening. I hope there's a storm or something that nixes the power so that it isn't televised--or recorded.
Posted by: david at May 1, 2005 06:55 PM