Sex Offenters in the British Entertanment industry - Page 2

Clodfobble · 01-14-2014, 01:57 PM

I think to a certain degree the entertainment profession, and children's entertainment even moreso, tends to attract sociopaths and abusers.

For one thing, people who crave never-ending attention are more likely to seek that kind of job. For another, many successful entertainers get started in the industry very young, which means their parents got them into it, which means they probably weren't getting many good examples of loving moderation in their lives.

Certainly this is not true of all, or even most professional entertainers, even the ones whose parents let them start performing very young. But just like religion tends to attract the nutters, I think show business does too.

DanaC · 01-14-2014, 01:59 PM

And politics. And anywhere you might find a kind of institutional power.

Some of the most prolific sex abusers of children have worked in or managed children's care homes and reformatory schools.

Molasar · 01-14-2014, 04:17 PM

DanaC, longstanding victims ignored, incompetence, cover-ups, collusion, bandwagon jumping, and innocent passers by getting caught up just because they worked in the business.
I think you've covered it .
pity the media haven't a clue how much is enough.

Sheldonrs · 01-15-2014, 10:42 AM

All I know is, if I ever find out that Captain Kangaroo or Bob McCalister (sp?) were pedos, I will have to remove the part of my brain that remembers them.

Aliantha · 01-15-2014, 04:18 PM

I'm still having trouble with the rh thing. My mum loved him and would have happily left me alone with him.

I wish it werent so. I am glad shes not alive to see this.

footfootfoot · 01-15-2014, 05:04 PM

When my dad worked at ABC in the 60s, we got to go on Wonderama. Coincidentally, my older sister won a bicycle or something like that. He seemed nice and not overly familiar or touchy. Even as a kid I could tell it was fucking mayhem on the set and I'm sure all the adults needed a drink afterwards.

infinite monkey · 01-15-2014, 05:22 PM

Well, I was on the Bozo show, and let me tell you about that bozo Bozo.

Just kidding. As far as I remember Bozo was a very nice clown. He let me tell a joke. So the story goes. I don't remember a damn bit of it. (Oh NO! Repression?)

Nah, Bozo was aight. :clownsmilie:

JBKlyde · 01-16-2014, 11:41 PM

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Sundae · 01-17-2014, 12:40 PM

Again.
I really don't mean to follow JBK from post to post and I am certainly not targeting him.
But his posts come up in New Posts and sometimes they're in threads I've read before and am interested in.

But today they are just gibberish. I think this is better than searchable hate-words or opinions, but it's still worrying. Sadly I'm not worried enough to care, because I have never managed to connect with him.
So I'm back to being conflicted and I think Ignore is back on.

01-14-2014, 01:57 PM	#16
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I think to a certain degree the entertainment profession, and children's entertainment even moreso, tends to attract sociopaths and abusers. For one thing, people who crave never-ending attention are more likely to seek that kind of job. For another, many successful entertainers get started in the industry very young, which means their parents got them into it, which means they probably weren't getting many good examples of loving moderation in their lives. Certainly this is not true of all, or even most professional entertainers, even the ones whose parents let them start performing very young. But just like religion tends to attract the nutters, I think show business does too. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-14-2014, 04:17 PM	#18
Molasar Part-time superhero (off shift right now, leave a message) Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 211	DanaC, longstanding victims ignored, incompetence, cover-ups, collusion, bandwagon jumping, and innocent passers by getting caught up just because they worked in the business. I think you've covered it . pity the media haven't a clue how much is enough. __________________ The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask.

01-15-2014, 10:42 AM	#19
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	All I know is, if I ever find out that Captain Kangaroo or Bob McCalister (sp?) were pedos, I will have to remove the part of my brain that remembers them. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

01-15-2014, 04:18 PM	#20
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm still having trouble with the rh thing. My mum loved him and would have happily left me alone with him. I wish it werent so. I am glad shes not alive to see this. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-15-2014, 05:04 PM	#21
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When my dad worked at ABC in the 60s, we got to go on Wonderama. Coincidentally, my older sister won a bicycle or something like that. He seemed nice and not overly familiar or touchy. Even as a kid I could tell it was fucking mayhem on the set and I'm sure all the adults needed a drink afterwards. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-15-2014, 05:22 PM	#22
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, I was on the Bozo show, and let me tell you about that bozo Bozo. Just kidding. As far as I remember Bozo was a very nice clown. He let me tell a joke. So the story goes. I don't remember a damn bit of it. (Oh NO! Repression?) Nah, Bozo was aight. :clownsmilie:

01-16-2014, 11:41 PM	#23
JBKlyde Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,722	https://www.google.com/search?q=SEE_U_I>O&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS546US546&oq=SEE_U_I>O&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.14322j0j4&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

01-17-2014, 12:40 PM	#24
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Again. I really don't mean to follow JBK from post to post and I am certainly not targeting him. But his posts come up in New Posts and sometimes they're in threads I've read before and am interested in. But today they are just gibberish. I think this is better than searchable hate-words or opinions, but it's still worrying. Sadly I'm not worried enough to care, because I have never managed to connect with him. So I'm back to being conflicted and I think Ignore is back on. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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