- The motif of silence and complicity is common when it comes to harassment and assault in rock. In a horrifying Vice piece last October, Rachel Grace Almeida gathered up a slew of stories from women in the industry, many of which resemble the ones that have surfaced about Berru. They range from intimate and personal—about, say, a guy whose abused girlfriend didn’t speak up because he was friends with her bandmates—to higher-up: a boss making advances toward a younger female employee. None of the women or men in the article were referred to by their real names. At the end, Almeida offered a prescription for how to change things:
1. The girls he was with were not 14, they were 15. Big difference? No. But if you're going to write something like this, get it straight. 2. Both the girls, many years later, state that they wouldn't have changed a thing. Also, Bowie was around 24. it's not a simple matter... Or is it? 3. He was acquitted of the TX rape allegations. Then, why bring it up? Didn't read the rest of the article. Maybe they address these thingsDavid Bowie’s many appreciations in the past two weeks have mostly omitted mentions of his participation in the “baby groupies” scene of the 1970s where he took the virginity of a 14-year-old, nor have they delved much into the rape accusation against him in 1987 (he was acquitted)
I don't get the attraction that those guys have for such young girls. i understand that some 14 year old girls can seem far older and that the lifestyles of some hanger-ons like Lori Mattix are relatively similar, minus the money and travel and fame. I also understand the attraction the girls have: the money and travel and fame. >Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman infamously began seeing 13-year-old Mandy Smith in 1983. “It’s not about being physically mature. It’s emotional maturity that matters.” she said. What could a 47 year old possibly have in common with a 13 year old enough to begin dating? I think that the difference between 14 and 24 is far more vast than the difference between 59 and 84 (I am looking at you Jerry Hall). I could never date someone whose life experience was so much different than mine. I tried it once when a 20 year old asked 30 year old me out but even though she was super smart and motivated and we shared lots of interests, the ago gap just put us in 2 different places. Sorry but now it is shitpost time. This is a picture of Bowie and Iman on a boat c. 1990 that I found today. Ziggy Stardust: Came on so loaded man, Well hung, and snow white tan.
1. I completely agree, it is something that should be correctly researched and is mark on the credibility of the article. However, as to point 2 and to an extent point 3 this article is a good summation of my thoughts on this subject, and will likely be a separate post in the future.Not for her or for Bowie, necessarily, but for other girls now who are absorbing how we talk about these stories, and all the girls yet to come.