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[–] Wiz@midwest.social 98 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Once again, not a drag queen.

It seems the church leaders have developed a sizable lead over the drag queens in this category.

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

Churches should be required to have supervising drag queens, would help prevent abuse. Priest you need to meet one on one with a kid? Fine, but only if this fabulous queen here sits in the room with you both.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

But that ONE time it was a drag queen like six months ago! See! BothsidesthesameSpOnGeBoB.jpg

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 73 points 5 months ago

Every accusation is a confession. They were right, we do need to protect the children, from them.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 61 points 5 months ago

Wait, a "religious" person as a child molester? Say it ain't so! This is the one bad apple I'm sure.

Do I need the /s?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 58 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No quasi about that.

He confessed to molesting a 12-year-old girl as a 20-year-old.

Zero quasi.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he was dressed like Quasimodo when he did it

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

Then that was the wrong mode-o

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 25 points 5 months ago

Do not diddle kids, it's no good diddlin' kids🎶

🎶I wouldn't do it with anybody younger than my daughter, not little kids, gotta be big🎶

🎶Older than my wiiiife, older than my daughter🎶

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Weren’t you paying attention?

It was just some petting, no intercourse

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just a little sexual assault.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Turns out I may have committed some light child molestation.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It was just some sexually motivated petting

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

The word you were looking for is "raping."

(Let's not normalize pedophilia by using words that describe sexual acts engaged by people who aren't pedophiles.)

[–] lets_get_off_lemmy@reddthat.com 31 points 5 months ago

Conservatives are just projectors. Everything they are guilty of they blame on political opponents or demonize: pedophilia, gay sexual relationships, corruption, and not caring about the average worker. That's not to say Democrats don't sometimes fall into these categories, but it's definitely to a lesser extent.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Was he advising Trump back when he was pals with Epstein? Because that would make sense.

[–] androogee@midwest.social 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Christian leaders don't need secret islands, they have a whole flock willing to serve up children and cover it all up

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Epstein didn't need an island either.

He wanted an island.

Do you think he only started raping girls once he got the island?

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Dude got paid to help rich people rape poor people, and he made so much money he could afford to buy an island.

Every account of every job he ever had was that he was unqualified and corrupt, and that he was "friends" with someone in a high enough place to protect him. It's very likely that he was a pimp his entire career and that every job he failed to do well can be explained as a cover for his real role.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

"Spiritual" advisor. That's like sewage advising nuclear waste.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

So he fits perfectly into that circle, don't you agree?

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 8 points 5 months ago

Pardon incoming?

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

This photo highlights his weird orangeness just fine

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

MAGA's base is always linked to that stuff. Pastors, Cops, Youth Pastors and General Republicans.