K Stahl <ktsahl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>...
> PROletariat wrote:
> >
> > While looking at a **** celeb site I stumbled across a picture from
> > pretty baby and almost lost my lunch. I mean, that is ****ing sick,
> > how in the hell is that legal??? And after looking around here I read
> > she posed for Penthouse at an even younger age! How can this be?
> > Maybe it wasn't illegal back then, but surely that media must be
> > banned by now, but there it was plain as day. Can someone please
> > explain how that **** is legal?!@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> It is a murky area. First of all, despite all of Terry ****elds other
> problems, she had an obsession with protecting Brooke. Not every
> decision she ever made as Brooke's manager was perhaps the wisest, but
> even a casual examination of what went on would provide amble proof that
> she never did anything to endanger her child.
>
> Secondly, in the case of Pretty Baby and the case of the earlier
> photographs, everything was done under the supervision. While those
> involved may be blamed for using Brook for sensual and *****c purposes
> there is no sense in which she actually participated in ***ual acts. In
> addition, the Penthouse shots were apparently shot as the result of
> Brooke's placement with a contract photographer through the prestigious
> Ford Modeling Agency. There have been a variety of criticisms about the
> intent of the photographs, but there is no indication that she was used
> in an overtly ***ual (as opposed to sensual) manner.
>
> Thirdly, anyone who would fault Louis Malle as a pervert simply does not
> understand who he was. The subject matter of the film itself was rather
> controversial, but Malle was one of the grand masters of film and his
> sole interest was to turn out a film. Was it distasteful to have an 11
> year old performing ****? Perhaps. But Terry ****elds was apparently
> present at all times and there was quite a bit of care taken to protect
> Brooke from any type of exploitation. Years later Brooke even wrote one
> of her college papers on Louis Malle and expressed her admiration for
> his work.
>
> Before you post a rant, it might be good for you to do some research
> into the subject and know what you are talking about rather then
> blasting off with some knee-jerk reaction on a subject that you
> apparently are uneducated.
And all these people that have these photos/videos posted on the net,
on celeb **** sites, are in legal US limits? I agree, she is
obviously not being exploited, or abused, but still you'd think the
federalis would ban such images, at least on the net.
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