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. A term used when someone wears their jacket off both shoulders, leading them to look like a peeled banana.
by Meimeiyang January 3, 2020
Get the Peeled bananamug. 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. Something that is relatively new but low quality and is falling apart. Derived from recent Volvos (starting around 2012) that had low quality interior parts that would peel and fall apart, especially the soft-touch black plastic which would peel after just a couple years. This term can be used to describe anything that is in poor condition, not just a car.
Wow, this desk from ikea sure is junk, it's doing the Volvo peel already and it's just a few years old.
by Four Loko Frat Guy October 18, 2023
Get the Volvo Peelmug. Cheese that can be peeled into strings. Usually mozzarella; generally found in stick form.
Can also be referred to as “cheese string”, or “string cheese”.
Can also be referred to as “cheese string”, or “string cheese”.
What’s that cheese that you can peel into strings? I’m trying to prove a point here—- so what’s that called?
Peel cheese.
No. No one calls it peel cheese, just like no one calls it cheese string. Ever.
Peel cheese.
No. No one calls it peel cheese, just like no one calls it cheese string. Ever.
by Stashish July 22, 2025
Get the Peel Cheesemug. by 9290 May 16, 2020
Get the Real Peelmug. Peel region is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area that consists of of three municipalities to the west and northwest of the city of Toronto: the city of Brampton, the city of Mississauga and the town of Caledon which nobody gives a shit about. Peel region is known for having a lot of wannabe suburban gangsters pretending to be from jnf and da Rex who live in big ass houses in nice neighborhoods. Even then peel has some ghettos like c-way, ridgeway, m-section, 5n10, malton, knightsbridge, acorn, qfc that get active. But for the most part most Peel hoodmans are based in nice upper class neighborhoods of Brampton and Mississauga where theres little to no social housing. Notable artists from Peel include Dr bushman, tory lanez, partynextdoor, northsidebenji, tizzy stackz and more
by BiigSteppa August 18, 2021
Get the Peel Regionmug.