• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    While it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that Andrew would want to do this but it does surprise me that his handlers allowed him to do it so brazenly.

    Even not-particularly-wealthy people can go to a resort / brothel in South East Asia and see 40 prostitutes in a few days if that’s their desire. Everyone involved would very happily turn a blind eye.

    However, doing it on a state visit is essentially the production and provision of kompromat.

    It’s interesting that the bangkok post has chosen to publish this now.

    Thailand has strict Lèse-majesté laws prohibiting any negative commentary about royalty. I wonder if that applied to foreign royalty and if so, whether it no longer applies now that Andy is no longer a “Prince”.

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    The visit to Bangkok was one of many trips Andrew took at British taxpayers’ expense when he was serving as an official trade envoy for the UK in the early 2000s.

    I feel like maybe the British public should rely on the British civil service to negotiate their trade arrangements, rather than the royal family.

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      Well the confusion is understandable since they are both the same level of “classy”

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    Very highly likely that at least one of these encounters involved children. Andrew is a sweaty, greasy nonce and needs to be locked up in a commoners prison where he belongs.

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      Given that none of the allegations against him involved the underaged that would be a stretch. And given his new financial reality, libel cases may be an attractive source of income.

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        The Epstein island orgy accusations involve the underaged, as some participants were 17 and the age of consent was 18 there.

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          Giuffre herself was 18 at the time, and her statement was that the others “seemed” to be underaged (but she didn’t know if they were). The allegation hasn’t been tested in court.

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            Indeed, untested in court, but the allegation is there, contradicting your posts earlier. That’s all.

            Also, Giuffre’s statements on her age at the orgy differ, but the pilot’s notes put it in early July, before her 18th birthday.

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      Say what you want about the man, but he’s got stamina. There’s hardcore gooners who wouldn’t manage 10 waifus a day, 4 days in a row.

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      one time i went to a strip club in my 20s, and i always thought it was a “no touching” thing. this girl put a rag on my lap and said i could touch her where ever and it was one of the most awkward experiences in my life.

      it’s safe to say i never went back to a strip club after that.

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        My friends bought me a dance from a male dancer, in a private booth… once in there, the guy told me they’d paid for a blowjob as well. I kept my dick in my drawers and we chatted for a few minutes instead. Who the fuck wants paid sex, ick

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          I mean, the thing is, is that if your ok with that, you do you, but for me, sex isn’t like somthing i do so casually with anyone like that. There’s of course that thing where “men” are supposed to enjoy it, but for me, i had a feeling inside that this was wrong and not the way i enjoy doing things. I mean there was nothing wrong with the stripper she was a nice and i went for a smoke we chatted, but im kinda more like “can i buy you a drink and lets talk” kinda person not “netflix and chill” type of person.

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            Sounds like you might enjoy kyabakura in Japan more than strip clubs. Dudes just go in there and drink expensive liquor and chat with pretty women. Although, I think they can get quite pricey.