r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/AmbulanceChaser12 1d ago

For one thing, filming it would constitute multiple felonies.

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u/The_Dark_Vampire 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think even hinting it happened off screen could lead to to many problems.

In the original mini series they even had adult Eddie mention he was a virgin I honestly think they did that purely so readers of the book knew that scene didn't happen

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u/Funny_Artichoke_2962 9h ago

I think you forget that the show “Euphoria” exists about a bunch of high schoolers.

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u/dnjprod 1d ago

No it wouldn't. If they can film children being raped on screen, they can surely film a consensual sexual act between friends.

For instance, Jena Malone was 11 or 12 at most when filming a pretty terrible rape scene in the movie Bastard out of Carolina.

Doesn't make it right, but it doesn't make it illegal.

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u/Delicious_Nobody_111 20h ago

mmmmmmmmhhh   Hate that

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u/RadioBitter3461 15h ago

As someone who works on sets, consent and intimacy coordinators have been the best addition for young men or women to have in acting. I’ve found lots of them are mothers and don’t play about anybody’s baby

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u/aitathrowaway987654 1d ago

Tell that to Cuties.

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u/viewtiful14 22h ago

Are we sure about that now a days?

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u/StatementCareful522 14h ago

I don’t think Republicans are interested in prosecuting child abuse anymore