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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Little girl don't notice me
watching as she innocently plays.
She can't see me staring at her
Because I'm always wearing shades.

Art Lover by The Kinks

The cover by Lambchop gives it the perfect vibe.

[–] menemen 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The 1970s and 1980s in Europe were a terrible time in regards of pedophilia. In the aftermath of the sexual revolution and the decriminalization of homosexuality, some people thought everything goes and weren't really stopped. Take people like Volker Beck in Germany who openly demanded pedophilia to be decriminalized or Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who wrote a text about having sex with a 6 year old (he was working at a Kindergarten at the time). And they were by far not the only people who went way too far.

Volker Beck later became a member of the German parliament (for ~20 years), a leading figure of green politics and is currently serving as the president of the German–Israeli Society. Daniel Cohn-Bendit later became a member of the European parliament (for ~20 years)...

[–] hOrni 3 points 7 months ago

Wasn't Sharona 16 when they wrote the song?