When members of the public excuse a celebrity's crimes or immoral behaviour because they are huge fans of that celebrity, yet criticise someone else for doing exactly the same thing.
It is named after the British disc jockey, John Peel, who admitted to having sex with underage children, and who, after his death, turned out to have got a fifteen year old pregnant, and who started dating two of his wives when they were just fifteen years old. If John Peel had lived longer, he would have gone to prison, but because people like how he was a disc jockey who played interesting music, they overlook that, and there is even a stage at Glastonbury named after him. Conversely, the same people will criticise less appealing celebrities who did less bad things.
It is named after the British disc jockey, John Peel, who admitted to having sex with underage children, and who, after his death, turned out to have got a fifteen year old pregnant, and who started dating two of his wives when they were just fifteen years old. If John Peel had lived longer, he would have gone to prison, but because people like how he was a disc jockey who played interesting music, they overlook that, and there is even a stage at Glastonbury named after him. Conversely, the same people will criticise less appealing celebrities who did less bad things.
People hate Woody Allen, but love Prince who did exactly the same thing and even had a child with his adopted daughter. That's just the John Peel effect.
Sean Connery admitted that he often slapped women around the face to put them in their place, but people cried when he died - that's the John Peel effect.
There's a real John Peel effect going on with David Bowie - he's worse than Rolf Harris, but everyone still loves him.
Sean Connery admitted that he often slapped women around the face to put them in their place, but people cried when he died - that's the John Peel effect.
There's a real John Peel effect going on with David Bowie - he's worse than Rolf Harris, but everyone still loves him.
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The morality system that some drug users have that allows them to buy drugs from horrifically violent and ruthless gangs, while at the same time boycotting some legitimate business for a relatively insignificant reason.
The classic example is students in the 1990s who made a great fuss about boycotting Nestle chocolate, yet continued to buy weed from a drug supply chain that literally murders people. There are middle class people who refuse to buy a lasagne if it has packaging that can't be recycled, yet think nothing of snorting cocaine bought from an international cartel that murders innocent families, police officers and politicians.
If the boss of Tesco's killed the boss of Sainsbury's and all his family, then took over Milton Keynes with an armed militia, people might think twice about shopping there. Yet apparently this is fine if it's drug dealers doing it.
The classic example is students in the 1990s who made a great fuss about boycotting Nestle chocolate, yet continued to buy weed from a drug supply chain that literally murders people. There are middle class people who refuse to buy a lasagne if it has packaging that can't be recycled, yet think nothing of snorting cocaine bought from an international cartel that murders innocent families, police officers and politicians.
If the boss of Tesco's killed the boss of Sainsbury's and all his family, then took over Milton Keynes with an armed militia, people might think twice about shopping there. Yet apparently this is fine if it's drug dealers doing it.
He's got middle class drug morality - he won't go in the corner shop because Mr Johnson once shouted at a dog, but he's off his gills on goofballs every Saturday night.
This Chardonnay dates from 2020 when the manufacturers should have been obeying the Covid lockdown instead of making wine. Therefore, I won't touch it. Fancy some crack? // You have middle class drug morality.
This Chardonnay dates from 2020 when the manufacturers should have been obeying the Covid lockdown instead of making wine. Therefore, I won't touch it. Fancy some crack? // You have middle class drug morality.
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