Not to say that JB doesn't occasionally hit my embarrassment squick, or that it isn't kind of stupid to do/say something in a more or less public space if you're really worried about it getting out, but I've got to disagree about the 'creepy and manipulative' thing. For one thing, no one is getting harmed, except possibly those who weren't there and don't get to see the pictures/videos/whatever, which is hardly 'harm' by any definition, and for another thing, it's not as if he has any kind of real leverage over his fans. So IMO the pedophilia comparison is completely inappropriate in just about any way.
And his other half is a grown man in his mid forties, who has been increasingly in the public eye over the last couple of years and seems fully capable of making his own decisions, so I think it's hardly more respectful to accuse JB of dragging him in front of that camera against his will...
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Date: 2009-06-09 07:56 am (UTC)And his other half is a grown man in his mid forties, who has been increasingly in the public eye over the last couple of years and seems fully capable of making his own decisions, so I think it's hardly more respectful to accuse JB of dragging him in front of that camera against his will...