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Boy George shouldn't have been allowed on. Convicted sex offender

posted 8 years ago by Intothenightalone
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He imprisoned and beat a male escort and was sentenced to 15 months jail. The victim says he is further terrified seeing him back in the public eye. But crimes to and among gays isn't seen as such a bad thing to a lot of people. It's like not many people were saying that George Michael died ridiculously young, as gay men are "lucky" to make it to fifty with their lifestyle and aids. Now George Michael again is pretending to be just another lovable 80s figure doing his but for charity.

[–] lindacairo 8 years ago

Your veiled homophobic ignorant comment doesn't make anybody think you are anything less than what your comment says about you. Gay men are lucky to make it to 50 with "their lifestyle and aids?" What exactly does "their lifestyle" mean? Also, aids is hardly what it used to be with all the medication and treatment that wasn't available in the 80s. Dying before the age of 50 isn't typical. I highly doubt the prostitute is "terrified" by seeing Boy George in the public eye now since he's always been in the public eye. George isn't pretending to be a loveable 80s figure. He doesn't have to pretend, he is genuinely a good guy and he's my favorite person on this show..along with Matt and Vince.

[–] Kuato_and_George 8 years ago

Boy George was convicted of kidnapping and torturing someone and you are worried about some words that the OP said?

http://www.hesaidshesaidreviewsite.com/

[–] legnadibrom 8 years ago

i believe the stereotype is that gay men live a promiscuous lifestyle and by all accounts it's also true

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[–] big_kmc 8 years ago

Yeah our society is very conditionally forgiving. Think if someone conservative had done that to a female and got caught. They'd be ruined.

It's just like Kellyanne conway, she's the most successful female campaign manager yet she gets no props for breaking the glass ceiling b/c she is not in the right liberal wrapper. And Trump gets no credit for giving her the job. IT's all biased and bull$hit. Instead Trump is branded as "he hates women".

[–] Intothenightalone 8 years ago

They call trump homophobic despite accepting guy marriage and saying at his convention that he'd protect the gay community.

[–] SkaterDave 8 years ago

Are you joking with that garbage? Kellyanne is a hateful, despicable witch. Add to that, she is now a serial liar who defends another serial liar and makes threats to anyone who upsets Trump. She's a horrible person.

[–] rrattbbooyy 8 years ago

Alternative facts, SkaterDave. Alternative facts. :-)

[–] SkaterDave 8 years ago

Yes, you keep spitting them out. No wonder you think she's so great.

[–] rrattbbooyy 8 years ago

Yes, you keep spitting them out. No wonder you think she's so great.

Huh? Keep?? That was my first post.

And I was only pointing out that Conway invented the phrase "alternative facts" to defend Sean Spicer's silly lies about the size of the crowd at the inauguration.

You should pay more attention to who you're responding to, and what they're actually saying. :-)

[–] satmfs2 8 years ago

"SkaterDave"? Better change it to "HaterDave", because that what your ranting screams.

[–] rrattbbooyy 8 years ago

He did his crime, he did his time. His debt to society is paid. He owes you, and your agenda, nothing.

[–] Poetist 8 years ago

Boy George was high on coke, when he beat up and handcuffed a man. He did not sexually assualt him, OP.

It's not an excuse, but it explains why it only happened once.

[–] nyctc7 8 years ago

He did his crime, he did his time. His debt to society is paid.

I never really accepted this line of reasoning. I have no problem with BG being on the show, and I think the OP should have stopped at his second sentence. But people have every right to have an opinion about a person convicted of a crime (or not convicted, as in OJ Simpson) even if that person completes a sentence. Hearing a criminal talk bout how he paid his debt to society grates on me, especially if the crime was a serious one. Take one of those fraudsters on 'American Greed' who ruins many lives. After serving their time, many of those lives may still be ruined. A convicted rapist may serve his time, but the woman lives with it forever.

[–] rrattbbooyy 8 years ago

So your issue should be with the American judicial system and the U.S. Constitution, not with those who are moved through that system based on what's in that document. If you don't think punishments are harsh enough, work to enact harsher punishments.

[–] falcon2484 8 years ago

Hey, cut the dude some slack. He co-wrote and sang "Karma Chameleon," "Time Clock of the Heart" and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me." Are you not entertained? Besides, there's such a thing as forgiveness and reformation, addiction and rehabilitation (you'd be amazed how many of your "heroes" are recovering quietly from drug addiction and alcoholism, having committed terrible acts against others which they were never publicly shamed for). And everybody's got a past. The alleged victim in that case has no reason to be "terrified" of Mr. O'Dowd anymore. O'Dowd apologised to Audun Carlsen and compensated him--voluntarily--for the incident (a fact not widely known or reported).

Now George Michael again is pretending to be just another lovable 80s figure doing his but for charity.

1) You've got the wrong star there, and 2) "doing his but"? I don't even want to know what that means.

That was a joke.

The Falcon flies

[–] Intothenightalone 8 years ago

Lol his bit

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