If you’re like me, you try to shield yourself from the world of annoying, incessant pop culture and the Kardashian “famous for being famous” microwave era of celebrity. So you may not be aware that 22-year-old Justin Bieber is dating 17-year old-Sofia Richie, daughter of Lionel Richie. You are, by this time, most certainly aware that a 23-year-old Tyga started dating Kylie Jenner when she was 17. What are the differences in these scenarios and why would you be so openly aware of one over the other? Both girls, at the age of 17, are underage and cannot legally consent to a sexual relationship with a 22 and 23-year-old, respectively. But it’s only a year from consent right?
Let’s make this clear out of the gate so that there’s no misunderstanding my stance: There’s no reason a man over the age of 20 should even WANT a girl that’s 17 and under. What the fuck is wrong with you? What do y’all even have in common socially, mentally, and sexually? She’s a junior or senior in high school and you’re of the age where you’re finishing off college. You’re at least 3-4 years deep into full-time employment. She’s not even fully developed. You’re gross. You’re sick. You might literally be sick medically and you should seek professional help.
Now let me explain the difference.
The media has historically shown a large bias between how it covers matters of this sensitivity based on the races of the parties involved. Yes, it sucks that we have to view such a topic through the lens of race. I know. No, I’m not linking everything to being a racial issue but when you step back and view the historical context it’s hard not to.
Compared to…
Need even further context you say? Well, allow me.
We are a mere couple of weeks away from the 22-year anniversary of Robert “Someone PLEASE chemically castrate him so he can’t strike again” Kelly marrying a 15-year-old Aaliyah Haughton. They would then cement their Roman Polanski meets Woody Allen love story with a sexually explicit song “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” shortly after. Robert “I Don’t Want Your Wives, Where Your Offspring At? ” Kelly admitted as early as this year that he and the 15-year-old Aaliyah were “best friends, deep friends” and was in love with her.
In 1994, I was a 10-year-old boy living in Detroit. I was well-versed with everything Aaliyah-related and to my recollection, there was never a single, negative story about it while it was happening. The fake media outrage only came afterward. Hmph.
Why is that important?
Black people throughout history have been portrayed as sexual deviants. The black woman has consistently had her body misused since slavery. She has been the nurse to slave owner children, often breastfeeding them. She has been subjected to comfort, for that of slave owners and to champion slaves in order to breed more champion slaves. The black woman, throughout history, has been viewed as nothing more than a sexual portal. To this day we don’t make their struggle any better by continuing to exploit their plight through our music and entertainment, relegating them to the sum of their parts.
Yeah, yeah I know I’m sounding like a real Notep (copyright pending on my slang; cite your sources). So what does this have to do with Justin Bieber/Sofia Richie and Tyga/Kylie Jenner?
Simmer down. I’m getting to that. When it was made news that a 23-year-old Tyga was dating a 17-year-old Kylie Jenner, the world was in an uproar. And rightfully so. Eww. Get someone your own age, you nasty bastard. If that Jenner/Kardashian family had a modicum of decency and self-respect, they’d have drug Tyga straight to the nearest police station. But the media and Twitter activists were in an immediate uproar. There was a litany of editorials lambasting Tyga, rightfully so, as a cradle robber such as this one from Huffington Post and this one from VH1.
On the flip side, where is the outrage over a 22-year-old Justin Bieber boastfully bedding a 17-year-old Sofia Richie? One glance at those same two sites that so proudly blasted Tyga have NO such mention of Justin Bieber in the same manner. The Huffington Post has an article that chronicles their relationship with no such vitriol that they reserved for Tyga while VH1 only seems to be focused on why Bieber’s ex, Selena Gomez is critical of the Biebs new relationship.
Never forget, this is only a year removed from when “The Biebz” held an impromptu casting call for any “13-year-old and 14-year-old’s” during “An Acoustic Evening With Justin Bieber” to benefit the Stratford House of Blessing in Toronto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvjtjx91klw
One has to ask him or herself why that may be. And, for me, I could only come to one conclusion.
It is still widely perceived and expected for black people to be considered sexual deviants. See, the masses didn’t care when Robert “Mr. Touch Your Teen” Kelly was enjoying the company of little girls — complete with impunity — for over 20 years because every last one of his victims was black. The media was only forced to deal with it when video surfaced of him allegedly relieving himself on a 13-year-old girl in between having sex with her.
It was an issue when a 23-year-old African-American male began to perceivably bed a 17-year-old white girl. He manipulated her. He’s a sexual deviant. He took advantage of that poor innocent white girl. Right? Black men are sexual deviants. Because black people are sexual deviants. This is typical behavior for our hyper-sexualized black women, right? At least that’s the narrative that has been written for ourselves.
Right? How else should we frame this?
It’s time we protect our black bodies. Beyond race, it’s time that we as a nation better protect our women. ALL of our women. If you are one of those people who had an issue with Tyga dating Kylie but you don’t have anything to say about Bieber dating Sofia then you are the problem. You. We don’t need you, your double standards, or your hypocrisy in this or any society.
Be the change you want to see in everyone.
Marcel Williams is Michigan transplant thriving in Los Angeles and he loves his #HailHydra hashtag. Catch him on Twitter at @WHUTUPDOE.
Good article and lmao @ Robert “I Don’t Want Your Wives, Where Your Offspring At? ” Kelly and Robert “Mr. Touch Your Teen” Kelly
Uhm no Tyga was 25 when Kylie was 17. Sofia is 18 next week so only 4 years of difference between them while Kylie and tyga have 8 years of difference plus Kylie was with him since she was 16.
Some say they started going out when she was 14…so yeah it was disturbing considering tyga had a wife and a child . A 17 soon to be 18 years old goes out with a 22 year old is a big deal ? I wouldn’t say so
Tyga had a wife? Lmao. You guys would go to any lengths wouldn’t you smh
The hell is this nonsense article??? How on earth do you know what/how they connect about psychologically? Remember girls mature faster than guys you diarrhea wipe
im sure you’ll be happy when your daughter “matures fast enough” and is ready to be oggled by and chased after by grown men.
Who says this bro you sound like r kelly
Would have been nice if both Justin and Tyga were locked up but if Lionel gives consent it doesn’t matter. Tyga dating a 16 yr old is beyond age of consent though. I’m sick of everybody always looking for “their” race article moment.
You molest kids
You are an idiot. You should kill yourself.
You support pedophiles you should too
I don’t think Justin Bieber has written/performed any sexually explicit songs that seem to be referring to Sofia but Tyga did multiple songs that seemed to refer to Kylie and plus Kardashian(use anything for attention). MYSTERY SOLVED!
Doesn’t make it ok
Bad article
This article is stupid – legal age in many countries is 16 , eg Australia and Japan ! Which are more developed first world countries , maybe America needs to change a few things ..
It’s gun laws
Legal age
Drinking laws
It’s voting system – lol @ 200 days of listening to that puppet trump
It’s metric system
And a few other things
This is America
17 is legal in several states. Look it up ni^^as..
Doesn’t make it ok
So sick of the rsce card. White people, asians(maybe not that many asians) natives everybody got their own problems poverty affects everyone.
This article is ridiculous.
The best bit is that the author implies that there is a vast difference in a maturity between a 17 year old and a 20 year old…
There is ugly
Paul walker girlfriend was 16 when he was in his 30s so was that ok .
It would be if he was black hell either way its sad
No it’s not
The enjoyable part about all of the negative comments is the part that they’re overlooking about the fake outrage people had over Tyga but not Bieber.
Haha I think you touched a nerve! Why are some mad when the author made a case with examples? We all know how some white people feel about their women getting f**ked by a black
man even Hollywood doesn’t go there but they will happily cast
a black woman with a white male in their movies, it’s all got a racist undertone to
it. Racism
is still alive but in
different form. Good article, keep exposing them with the
TRUTH.
I just wanna correct your facts cause Tyga was linked to Kylie since she was 16 and he was 24 when they started dating not 23, so that’s a larger age gap (7 against 4). IDK about Tyga’s past gfs but since Bieber’s love life is way more publicize i remember Selena Gomez is 2 years older than him and most of his girlfriend being either the same age or around his age. Since Lionel Richie daughter will be 18 next week and they’ve only been hanging out for a minute without even confirming anything or displaying any real PDA, i’ll give him a pass.
In the public eye Bieber is still this little kid that sung baby so people might not react the same way if he looked his age or acted his age for that matter. They’re probably at the same level of maturity lol
and every single one of you nigs bashing the article probably trying and getting denied by 16 and 17 year olds daily. it really shouldnt be shit a 23 year old has with a 17 yr old. if at 23 you’re in the same mind frame you were at 16-17 i feel sorry for you
Real shit
So I’m 28 and if Kylie Jenner let me smash at 17, I’d be ALL UP ON IT. Not a pedo though. She just got that booty and them big DSLs dog… I couldn’t resist
You is if it was a 17 yr old who had the same features as kylie jenner you would basically smash thats sad
Hang
AH HAHAHAHA! This is the lowest I have ever seen this website go. And I have seen some GARBAGE on here. Why is a grown man defending borderline pedos!? Marcel Williams you should be embarrassed of yourself? Why did you feel this article needed to be written? Do you have subconscious sexual thoughts for girls under 18? Did writing this make you feel less guilty about your sexual urges you struggle to repress. Just the fact that you thought this had to be addressed is sick. This isn’t a race issue, this is an issue with grown men going after some young girls and trying to justify it. GTFO of here with this garbage. This isn’t hiphop, this isn’t an a editorial, this isn’t even worth a discussion. I can’t believe you feel comfortable posting your opinion like this, and that someone actually approved this BS. I hope you feel as strongly about grown men dating young girls when’s it’s your daughter or niece or whoever. Please speak up then, you creep
Ur comprehension sucks. The writer clearly said it was wrong on both parts but pointed out how Bieber isn’t getting nowhere near the backlash Tyga did. U just wrote an editorial in the wrong direction all because you failed English class.
You sound dumd as shit the problem is tyga a perv or the devel when he did it but justin beiber its sweet and loving gtfoh
You endorse and encourage children to change their gender and endorse homosexuality but a 28 year old cant date a 17 year old, even though its perfectly LEGAL. Stop being jealous and let them do what they want to do. You tried to come off smart but you’re just an idiot really.
I hope your mom dies
As soon as a white guy dates a black chick, black racists come out saying how they need to “protect” all black women. LMAO this sh** is so obvious. Racist to the fullest. BTW it was all black people that flamed tyga for dating kylie, not white people. Nice try in misleading people but you fail
Jesus. I am 39 and I am married to a 25 year old. I started fucking at 14. A 24 year old nowadays has plenty in common with a 17 year old. They are on the Internet all day tweeting, IGing finding pokemon and doing all kinds of shit that I don’t even understand. How is this even news? Who is this dipshit that wrote this article? It’s one thing to ask what a 40 year old has in common with a 17 year old, but a 23 year old to a 17 year old? GTFOH. What a joke. So a 46 year old and a 40 year old have nothing in common? Dumbass. Leave these idiots alone already. A 17 year old is old enough for consent with anyone under 18. Both Jenner and Richie have seen more dicks than a retired urologist.
You 39 and you miss the point of the whole article you the dumbass
I hope you don’t live to see more years
Pedo
Bitches need dick. It is literally a void that must be filled. Even Lezbos use dildos. That doesn’t even make sense. If a lezbo is 17, the dilso can’t be older than 18? If a tree queers in the woods and we sample it, can we sell that to Drake for a new beat or lyric?
lmfao…..what the fuck nigga….u def high lol
I hear what you’re saying, and would agree…if a good majority of people talking shit about Tyga weren’t black women…
Shut up
Literally shut up and leave kids alone
But But… black people ARE sexual deviants, most of them. Just take a look at black men impregnating black women from left to right and then leaving them to be single mothers. Take a look at black girls and how many sexual partners they have, how many “baby daddy’s” they have. STD’s are rampant in black girls, over 50% of black girls have some kind of STD. A promiment black doctor spoke against that this year. One minute you call each other “Brothers and Sisters” and then turn the corner to fuck each other and have babies, whithout ever getting married or being BFg/f. It is a fact that blacks have the highest divorce rate. 72% of all black kids are raised in a single-parent household bc of their sexual deviant parents. Im not being racists Im just speaking the truth.
What does that have to do with this? Nothing! So Shut yo dumb ass up!
White men invented making babies and leaving them behind. Black men learned that behavior from white men. Just think if white men had claimed their mixed race child and been a father to their children
Im 30 and my gf is 17 and there is no problem whatsoever, just pure fun… might even marry the girl. Mind your own business and solve the problems in your own household.
Shut your Child molesting ass up! That’s a fact!
id break your face open if you went with my daughter she is 16 and you my friend are a wrongun…and a huge negative issue in modern day society .
Kill yourself
It’s called White privilege, pure and simple. The media were protecting Lochte, and most of Twitter, but had a problem with Gabby Douglas’s hair and for not placing her hand over her heart. That’s all it is, and if you date a “girl” that young, your a sick fuck! Plain and simple.
the weeknd started talking to bella when she was 17 lmao they went public when she was 18 tho i think, hes smart. but he doesnt get backlash either
@RichC the whole article is about black people being looked at as sexual deviants. What a stupid fucking moron you are. I guarantee you didnt even finish High School.
sofia is turning 18 in a week and people got over the tyga thing now that kylie’s legal. selena gomez was 18 dating a 16 year old justin bieber and the weeknd was already talking with bella when she was 17.
You missed the whole point
In my opinion I believe that everyone should obey the law and date or marry or whatever the fuck it may be someone that is of legal age or same age as them I am 40 and I like to date men that are at least five years older them me cuz I think older men are more mature then guys my age and as for Justin , Sophia , tyga , and Kylie they all are a bunch of spoiled rotten so into themselves snivleing whiney ass brats that need to take their money and go buy them some CLASS .
Fact your 30 years old and have a girlfriend that is 17 why can’t u find girls your age your a pedophile
“What do y’all even have in common socially, mentally, and sexually?”
This is stupid, a 17 year old celebrity has a lot more in common with a 22 year old celebrity than she/he has in common with other 17-year old kids.
“What do y’all even have in common?” You talk about mental problems, take a look at yourself. You’ve been brainwashed to think that age represents maturity. How old was Michael Jackson when he became a global phenomenon? Your telling me he operated on the same level of thinking as his peers in school? And then he touched kids (allegedly), you sickened by him?. Your no better then any troll rolling around your comment section. Have a real think about shit you say about people you don’t know, it’s not for you or anyone else to judge/decide if an “underage” relationship can happen. Plus it’s only “underage” in your part of the world, limits 16 in other countries. In summarising, SHUT THE F UP. YAH S#%T DUMB.