The rape scene


Most people won't remember the rape scene. But that's because it was a high school boy "scoring" with an adult female teacher (or administrator or whatever she was). I'm not condoning this but I am just pointing out that back then it was seen as funny where is these days is not even funny for a zany movie. I can't confirm that Peyton was not 18 but that hardly matters right?

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Willie Aames was 22 at the time and assuming it was the end of his senior year Peyton would have been 18 years old.

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Wouldn't it have been statutory rape though rather than actual straight rape(for lack of a better term of use)?

"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something".

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That's because nowadays everyone is so sensitive.

It was a movie made for teenagers and they are going to have a different sensibility.

I don't remember much of the movie, but let's be honest: this wasn't rape, in the grand scheme of things.

And if we want to be hypertechnical about age of consent and such, well, where was this supposed to be? Then we'd have to look up the laws at that time and so on.

Here in NY, it would be age of consent (in general) is 17. With a teacher, the law might now be different, but if Joe Schmo at 17 scores with his next-door neighbor, it's perfectly legal.

The scene in "That's my Boy" with the 13-year old with Eva Amurri was funny, although she goes to jail.

How old was what's his name in American Pie with Stifler's mom? 17 or 18? Who knows?

What's messed up is nowadays because of the hypersensitivity, I can't even enjoy the scene from The Sandlot when Squints fakes drowning in the pool so he can get some kissing with Wendy Peffercorn. Heck, he grabs her and holds her to kiss her. He gets kicked out but all the kids respect him and he winds up marrying Wendy.

But, now all I think is Squints is a sex offender or something.

It's all effed up.

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