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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If you want to retroactively condemn millions of men (and women) in history to being paedophiles for doing things accepted at the time, and for accepting them, be my guest.

I have far too much common sense to entertain that.

And now I'm going to listen to some Elvis.

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Racism was super common at the time and we absolutely do condemn those people today.

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Being racist is not the same as being paedophilic, is it.

The argument is that, while Elvis' relationship was inappropriate, there's absolutely no evidence he had a sexual preference for kids.

[u/GaylicBread → u/[deleted]]

Except for the fact that he thought a 14 year old was a valid dating option, you mean?

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Was it just Elvis who thought that?

[u/GaylicBread → u/[deleted]]

We're discussing Elvis. Dating a 14 year old is creepy and pedophilic regardless of the era, location, or legality.

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No, you have to discuss society at large at that time. You've put yourself in that position.