I don't recall ever hearing that MJ was related to these children he
had for sleepovers. And, most importantly, it is pretty naive to think
that 60 to 150 years ago pedopilia was not a possibility or probality when
adult men slept in the bed with male children -- relatives or not.
Happened more than people want to admit.

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, -- wrote:

> 150 years ago in the US, no one thought anything odd when two males slept
> in the same bed. They weren't ***. That was the way it was if the inn was
> full or a guest came over. And there were two beds for the family.
>
> 60 years ago, men and boys in the extended family in much of the US slept in
> the same bed when guests were over, or when it was below zero outside and
> the oil stove was downstairs, and no one thought badly of it. No ***, no
> pedophilia to it.
>
> Today, there must be a wall between anyone over 40 and anyone under 40, and
> an adult present whenever men are around children, because "we all know"
> that adult males chase children for sexual gratification
> - why do we know this? Because the viewer has a boring life and she watches
> too much Oprah and Jerry Springer and has such a boring life they are not
> like the guests? Or is it because all the brothers, the Uncle Bobs, are
> pedophiles that you have to invite over?
>
> Sad state of affairs when every close relative in the US is thought of as a
> potential pedophile, and every bit of aberrant behavior is seen as an
> indication of irreparable harm to another.
>
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