Paul Reubens (known to millions as Pee Wee Herman) is being put through the wringer by a particularly vindictive city attourney according to Richard Goldstein writing in the Village Voice. The case is not getting as much attention as the Michael Jackson spectacle, but they centre around similar themes.
Thing is, I totally feel like Reubens deserves better and that Jackson deserves what he gets. Why? Have I been played by the media? Possibly. Is it because I have always had a softspot for Reubens and his quirkiness? Maybe. More likely it comes down to this: I have almost certainly looked at similar photos to those Reubens is being charged with owning (i.e. vintage porn) whereas I have never partied with young children in any manner that could be construed as inappropriate, let alone criminal.
In the end, neither man will truly get the same kind of trial offered to the average American and either trial could result in the total ruin of a performing career -- even if the defendants are found "not guilty."
27 January 2005
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