May December: Analyzing A Shocking True Story & Problematic Trope

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The Take examines how sixth grade teacher Mary Kay Letourneau's grooming and abuse of her student inspired the Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore film May December.

They also dive into the harmful "male student has an "affair" with the hot teacher" trope in society and media, and how the trope puts the blame on the victim.

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[martymcfly85]

I had no idea this happened in Washington. Disgusting

[just444]

Melton is getting good Oscar buzz for this

which would give the Riverdale cast an Oscar nom. Succession has zero

[alienjive]

Loving this for Charles, omg I once called him the worst actor in Riverdale and my oh my did he read my comment and hire an amazing coach lol

[januarysix]

remind me again was he the first Reggie or the second Reggie? I haven't seen Riverdale in years.

[just444]

second!

[afeelingunacted]

They also dive into the harmful "male student has an "affair" with the hot teacher" trope in society and media, and how the trope puts the blame on the victim.

Too real. I've had the experience with male friends sharing their sexual abuse but playing it off as a joke or something they wanted and it breaks my heart.

[milkradio]

Honestly, it's fucked up that so many people think it's normal for kids to be having sex at 12, 13, 14 years old, especially with someone older, like it's an accomplishment to brag about (for boys). Men will joke and high five about it or say the kid is "lucky" and they wish they'd been in his position, like wtf?

[lulufairybubble]

I was a small child when this was happening but looking back this was the first time I saw 'white woman victimhood.' A memory I have is being a small child and some news show talking about how this pedophile was legit 'too pretty and frail' to go to jail. I wonder how things would've been just a bit different had Vili been white as well and the hyper sexual tripe of ethnic children not been at play as well.

[afeelingunacted]

100%

The fact that she talked in a baby voice and was a "nice" white woman made the media infantalize her. Meanwhile, because Vili Fualaau was Samoan he was "aged up".

It was revolting.

[evett]

whenever female teacher/male student stories would come out men would always just say "wow I wish that happened to me when i was in school!" people never took those stories seriously.

I remember when debra lafave arrest happen and people were losing their minds at how hot she was to the point it was her defense. that she was too pretty to go to jail and it worked. she got a plea deal of no jail time and just did a bit of house arrest.

[anyaroses]

I'm not sure if it's true, but I once heard that a disproportionate amount of female-on-male child sexual abuse involved white women and non-white boys. Anyone have any statistics that back this up?

[ahkna]

I still remember watching a special (maybe Barbara Walters) when their daughters were young, maybe about pre-teen age. And the girls were looking through a book or something and one quipped "Look, mommy and daddy's love isn't illegal here" (paraphrased, obviously). It was so disturbing to me that these girls had so clearly been taught that it was acceptable. I could not believe they aired that completely uncritically.