Slog - Comments on Here for You is a Very Odd Chunk of Television..

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:58:54 -0800

This probably makes me a Bad Person, but. . . yeah, I think this cultural idea that we have about the innocence of children and the giant wall that always needs to be in place between the sexuality of a person in their teens and a person in their twenties, or whatever. . . it's a bit silly. You won't catch me fucking a 12 year old, but hey, if he doesn't feel abused, I fail to see the problem.

Comment by Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:06:23 -0800

My little brother is 11, so this skeeved me out much more than I can stand.

Comment by um

um — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:16:43 -0800

didn't you mean stepFATHER? if not, I don't get it

Comment by T

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:17:21 -0800

That story is the kind of stuff you take to your grave. But like #1 said, he doesn't feel abused and doesn't seem to have any regrets about it (not even the fact that he was fucking his father's wife, apparently).

Comment by Tiktok

Tiktok — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:20:45 -0800

I'm reminded of a recent John Irving interview where he talked about his first sexual relationship being when he was a young teen and with a women in her 30's. He said it warped him because all the sex with girls/women his own age paled in comparison to his more experienced introduction.

Comment by kerri harrop

kerri harrop — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:22:34 -0800

I really wish I didn't watch that. George Hamilton is now, incredibly, even creepier.

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:25:17 -0800

I feel like every anonymous observer should get the chance to judge whether or not something bad or perverse took place a million fucking years ago. Jesus Christ.

Comment by Mike in Renton

Mike in Renton — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:12 -0800

Thanks, but I think I'll pass.

Comment by David Schmader

David Schmader — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:32:27 -0800

7: It's not about judging, at least not for me. It's about a fascinating collision of world views.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:49:39 -0800

Wow. 12 is too young, but by 13 I would have been totally into this, inevitable future harm be damned.

Comment by Sirkowski

Sirkowski — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:10:33 -0800

Shota Cat approves.

Comment by 4f...sake

4f...sake — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:13:09 -0800

It just seems wrong on so many levels

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:14:01 -0800

Creepy.

Comment by Yeek

Yeek — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:56:25 -0800

In all those sexual abuse studies, there's a small fraction of boys (but almost never girls) who consider the encounter a "positive experience." I guess Hamilton falls into that fraction.

Of note, this statistic is almost never discussed publicly, because it is seen as inviting public outrage and career suicide, and also because no one wants to encourage abusers to keep at it.

Comment by AnonymousbutTrue

AnonymousbutTrue — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:29:54 -0800

I hesitate to even put this out there, but I enjoyed phone sex at age 9. I used to prank call to be funny and cute, and eventually I found a guy who taught me how to tickle myself. IF you know what I mean. I didn't know what it was, but it felt pretty darn good. wow. (I'm a female: btw)