I fear things is just the beginning of an attempt to “normalize” it
I've been saying for some time now that pedophiles will be the next group to be "normalized" by Hollywood and the mainstream media. They'll follow the same blueprint they used to normalize homosexuality, gradually introducing pedophile characters into TV shows and movies. On television, it will begin with brief, non-judgmental references to an unseen character "who happens to be a pedophile." Eventually, they'll start showing up in minor roles as the "goofy but harmless" neighbor or coworker. At some point, they'll be the focal point of a TV episode or movie in which they are sympathetically portrayed as the victim of a hate crime by a "closed-minded bigot" who refuses to accept them for who they are. Stay tuned. It's coming.
Oh, I think we’ve completely gone the other way when it comes to teenage girls and older men. I feel like this type of affair was almost seen as normal into the 80s.
Ted Nugent became the guardian of his girlfriend in order to travel with her. Bill Wyman started dating that one wife when she was 13.
We would be signing online petitions to put those guys in jail today.