It depends on what the meaning of “’s” is—can it be a contraction for “was” or only for “is”? If the latter, then it is true because Epstein is dead.
Anyone wonder why SNL is on its last legs? Talk about stretching to create a bit. The dopes in the audience have a vague sense that Megyn Kelly is “pro-Trump” or “conservative” and so they laugh because they have a vague sense that SNL is making fun of her. I say vague sense because there is nothing organically funny about SNL skits anymore. The laughs come when the “Laugh” sign lights up.
On her show last week, Kelly tried to make the cringe inducing suggestion that “barely legal” 15 year olds do not equate with young children as young as say 8 or under 10, and so the term “pedophile” should only apply to a person with a preference to the latter.Megyn was making a practical distinction between pedophilia and ephebophilia.
My understanding is that Epstein was paying girls who were around 16/17 to masturbate him. Now, b/c of these insane loons on Twitter, most Americans think that he was kidnapping 5 y/olds and holding them captive on his island. Yes, there is a significant difference between paying teenage prostitutes and holding elementary school children as sex slaves. Megyn Kelly’s point is correct.
If I did not already hate SNL, this excerpt would convince me to hate them.
The age of consent varies from state to state, from 16 to 18. What happens if a 17 year old girl in one state passes herself off as a 20 something and has sex with an older man? Pedophilia? Perhaps.
What happens when a man has sex with an 8 year old? That is definitely and unmistakenly pedophilia. My point is that the cases are very different but still fall under the umbrella of pedophilia.
The word is vague. Cases of pedophilia can vary so much that we shouldn’t just react to the work. We should want to know more before reacting.
Maybe Megyn was thinking along those lines as well.
SNL used to have Dana carvey acting as frank sinatra acting as John McLaughlin doing the McLaughlin Group.
They had Phil Hartmann as Clinton campaigning at Mcdonalds
John Baluchi as a killer bee during a time when we were concerned that killer bees were coming up via Central America
The were the not ready for prime time players. No one else was doing this stuff
They probably said many times, no that’s too much and either did it or didn’t do it
But no one this week said, ‘sex with trafficked kids is not funny’
They have guys in front of the audience telling tge audience when to laugh. Demanding that the fake laugh.
SNL doesn’t even know what’s funny they’ve lost track
But sex with young trafficked individuals is not comedy
What is going to hurt SNL is when the bluff gets called, the indisputable facts come out and it’s their people and definitely not Trump
The royals are ahead of this. They’ve got Andrew as close to locked up as he can be. They won’t be taken by surprise. SNL should take the hint but they’re completely gone.
Maybe you should look up definition of pedophile to start with. People incorrectly use that term a
Glad I stopped watching after Belushi died.
Human trafficking is not comedy
That said, I’ll bet SNL regrets not paying attention to Trump’s statements:
From truth:
“ As I said on Friday night aboard Air Force One to the Fake News Media, House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files…”
She is right. There is a difference between 15 and little kids.
Just think how this trashy show helps influence so many young people to vote Dem.
I saw a clip of a stand-up comedian do a bit saying that it’s never a good look when you can tell the difference between a pedophile, a hebephile, and an ephebophile.
They are ALL forms of child rape.
“…implying that he preferred the “barely legal type” and was not a pedophile.”
Technically she is correct. A pedophile is someone attracted to prepubescent children. Pederast is the term for those attracted to pubescent teens. Still a disgusting creep, but the terminology is different.