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.
by Bartholemew Handycam Pistachio February 12, 2025
Get the John Peel effectmug. Guy 1: dude did you go down on your girl last night
Guy 2: yeah but it was so hairy I had to peel her orange if you know what I mean
Guy 2: yeah but it was so hairy I had to peel her orange if you know what I mean
by Peelherorange April 15, 2016
Get the Peel her orangemug. "aye bruh you smell like cow burps and helicopter smoke .🤢"
"really nigga ? you tryna peel ???"
"you shoulda heard us on the bus man, we was peeling the fuck outta ol dude ."
"damn, wish i had of been there ."
"really nigga ? you tryna peel ???"
"you shoulda heard us on the bus man, we was peeling the fuck outta ol dude ."
"damn, wish i had of been there ."
by slimthiccywithablicky October 15, 2019
Get the peelmug. by Mega Hemroids January 28, 2020
Get the Banana Peelmug. A two-faced Bible-thumping liar and fraud who liked to squealingly merge into traffic and remove layers of financial resources from his followers.
Norman Vincent Peel always said that "positive thinking can make someone rich" --- what he was really meaning was that YOUR positive thinking could make HIM rich! :P
by QuacksO April 22, 2022
Get the Norman Vincent Peelmug. by The Dee Train May 11, 2025
Get the Peeled backmug. Person 1: "I heard Person 3 slept with the whole football team."
Person 2: "God, she's such a meat peel."
Person 2: "God, she's such a meat peel."
by CryaoticWannabe July 3, 2018
Get the Meat peelmug.