Four_mile_circus

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[–] Four_mile_circus@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, can you imagine having to pull a straight face when Mr. Jones, the 60-year-old barber-cum-snake oil salesman presents you his fresh 12-year-old bride?!

Back in the 1950s, singer Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin. The media did not keep a straight face. It was technically legal but still trashed his reputation for decades.