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Chaplin a PEDOPHILE?

posted 15 years ago by lovepotion19
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Would you say based on Charlie Chaplin's appetite for much younger women - teenage girls actually - some of which he married...that you would consider him to be a pedophile? Was his relationships with some of these girls even legal (especially his first wife (played by Milla Jovavich) back then? It would seem as though Hollywood and the rest of America and the world was very accepting of - and well respected - him even knowing about his controversial sex life. Could it have been the times? Would Americans be as accepting of his well-publicized sex life in our times now? I would highly doubt it. I think he'd end up like Roman Polanski - a fugitive of this country.

This was taken from his mini-bio on IMDb:
He was 29 years old when he wed Mildred Harris; she was 17.
He was 35 years old when he wed Lita Grey; Lita was 16.
He was 47 years old when he wed Paulette Goddard; Paulette was 26.
He was 54 years old when he wed Oona O'Neill (Oona Chaplin); Oona was 17.

Just wondering if others were thinking the same thing while watching the movie.
Your thoughts?

[–] Mattfinbell 11 years ago

in some states its legal but gay love HECK NO!

its 18 across the board

Yeah his perv like Roman Polanski

[–] lastmidnite2 11 years ago

In New York, the legal age of consent is 17 for both girls and boys.

[–] Mattfinbell 11 years ago

when did that change?

[–] lastmidnite2 11 years ago

well, I came of age in the 70's, and that was the law then, so I'd say quite a while. I was 17 and having sex with a 28 year old man. Nobody could do a damn thing about it because I was of age.

[–] Mattfinbell 11 years ago

are you still with him?

[–] lastmidnite2 11 years ago

Yes I am!

[–] Mattfinbell 11 years ago

wow thats cool.

How did you meet?

[–] DavidW1947 10 years ago

I'd just like to point out the misuse of the word paedophile (or pedophile) in this thread. The word describes someone who is sexually attracted to children who are pre-pubescent, that, is aged 12 years and under. A paedophile would not be interested in teenagers or either sex, certainly not anyone aged 15 or 17. I am amazed at the number of people who don't know this. It has nothing to do with any age of consent. Even if the age of consent were increased to 45, a paedophile still wouldn't be interested in a 44 year old.

A lot of confusion is caused by the authorites insisting that anyone under the age of 18 years, even if they are 17 and married, is a child, when, in fact, they are a young adult.

[–] Mattfinbell 10 years ago

DavidW1947 A lot of confusion is caused by the authorites insisting that anyone under the age of 18 years, even if they are 17 and married, is a child, when, in fact, they are a young adult.

I think the law trumps your card dude

[–] Druff (1845) 3 years ago

Pretty apparent you have the lowest IQ of anybody in this thread.