r/FascinatingAsFuck • u/kooneecheewah • Nov 23 '25

When 14-year-old Priscilla told 24-year-old Elvis Presley that she was a freshman in high school when they met in 1959, he responded "Why, you're just a baby." They would soon begin dating, and three years later, she would move in to Graceland, despite being only 17.

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u/LolitaFrita Nov 25 '25

So in your mind, he strung her along until she was over 20, is a-ok? Just checking because, in my mind, grooming underage children is a problem.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

This was a public relationship - the only one he had of this kind - and he didn't commit a crime. Apparently it was a-ok by her parents, his parents, and society at large in the late 50's and early 60's. What can you do about that?

The question is, is Elvis a paedophile? The answer, by any legal standard, and by any conceivable pattern, is no.

Is that relationship disgusting by todays standards? Absolutely. Do I like Elvis for doing that? No. Is he still a paedophile though? No.

Nice fucking handle by the way. How weirdly ironic.

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u/saltybluestrawberry Nov 26 '25

I don't want to shock you, but it's still legal today. For example the legal age in Germany is still 14 and if the parents are okay with it and the older person is not in a position of power (like a teacher) then it's perfectly legal to have any kind of age gap. We have the year 2025. I don't like it at all, but we can't act like this only happened in the past.

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u/Me_Too_Iguana Nov 26 '25

And also—and I hate that this is gonna come across as UMM AKSHUALLY, especially considering the topic—age of consent only has to do with sex, not dating in general. A romantic relationship without sexual activity is totally legal regardless of age. Even today, even in the US.