NEWS: Archbishop Fan of Pedophile Writer

CULTURE: Archbishop Fan of Pedophile Writer

William Mayne, author of almost 100 children’s books, used his fame in the 1960’s to get girls between 8- and 16-years-old to enter his home where he subsequently molested them. He was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault.

But one of his most well known fans continues to recommend his books: The Archbishop of Canterbury.

This is a moral quandary that we’ll have to face if Michael Jackson is convicted of child molestation—do you want to continue to support an artist if that artist is a convicted child molester? Is there a cultural context in which these things exist, or does society make these things complex and horrendous?

Exactly how long is a barge pole?

Well, at least they were girls ...

<unfounded satirical conjecture>By the same measure, one should distance oneself from the work of all those perverts who wrote the Bible...</unfounded satirical conjecture>

well, gary glitter was into kiddy porn and people still like his music...

Who cares what he did if you like the book, it's not like you have to hang out with the guy.

Elliott's just upset that nobody's recommending her books.

Well, Oscar Wilde was hardly a child molester. He was jailed for being a ghey.

I'd seperate ones works from his personal problems. Regardless what you think of Michael Jackson the person, some of his music still rocks. Likewise, even if Pete Townshend had been convicted of child porn charges, does that mean I can't like The Who anymore? I think not. Does this apply for other crimes? Can I not like The Sex Pistols because Sid Vicious was a murderer? It's a slippery slope that soon gets ridiculous. Some of the most talented people in the world were both extremely good and extremely bad, and you can't not enjoy one because of the other.

“I don’t think I could name any writer about whom I know anything who hasn’t done something immoral or disgusting or unpleasant. If we were to stop reading books by people who were less than perfect morally, we wouldn’t be left with any books.”

Very true. Sadly true.

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There are numerous figures from the literary and arts worlds whose reputations have survived crime and scandal. Oscar Wilde, the Victorian writer, was jailed for two years for gross indecency."

Complete bullshit. as mentioned he was jailed for villating social norms not harming another.

Lipman Bers rightly defended his study of the work of Oswald Teichm&#252;ller (a nazi) by quoting Plutarch:

It does not of necessity follow that, if the work delights you with its grace, the one who wrought it is worthy of your esteem.

This shit is seriously disturbing. I had no idea Mayne was a pedo. His book A Game of Dark was/is a favorite of mine.

The whole child molestor writing childrens books things is totally and horribly wrong.

On the other hand, when it comes to like... real literature... I pretty much read whatever, no matter how fucked up the author was in his/her personal life.

In fact, it seems like there aren't many non-fucked up writers out there.

It makes complete sense though, he liked children, and that was the best way to get some. Building a theme park in your house is another.

Both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are believed to have had sexual encounters with young boys.

Plato liked the young flesh as well.

that's not true. NOBODY likes Gary Glitter.

Oh, he was so not a pedophile. Just an oddball. And even if he was a pedo, he was celibate, so nobody gets hurt.

Actually, yes he was, his main use of prostitutes were the young homeless boys whom he gave gifts to, rather then pay...but he was caught anyway....and he was "gay"....Andreas

Being with underaaged people should not be encouraged, but an adult whom sleeps witha post pubescent is not the same morally, nor is he properly labeled a child molester. In many societies the man was wed to a girl in her teens-now, the sexist aspect is not good, & we understandable may think that adults shouls make partnerships w/each other, but are then whole swaths of people, cultures, & nations who make alliances with, say, mid-teens, horrible monsters? And did never mature love bloom out of that?

It make sense to have age of consent laws, & provide social opprobrium to those who mate w/the very young & vulnerable-but it is not the same, in intent or negative effect, as child molestation. It should be obvious what the author did falls into the worst category.

what the fuck, since when can a person not be two things, like, molestor/ children's author, or a ninja/fisherman.

Now you got me pondering how a ninja catches fish; damn you.

Notice that all references to Gary Glitter have disappeared from popular culture. Before conviction you found him or his songs popping up in movies, after conviction he's not there.

they do?

Neat. That's the 6th time so far this AM that the catholics have made me shiver.