“By the standards of the early 21st century, the age disparity (let's say 16 and 32) is disconcerting, (and illegal in some states). But by the standards of the late 19th century, the disparity was common and not illegal at all (the age of consent was 10 in some states in the 1890s).”
Perfectly true. But I always looked at “F Troop” as absurdist comedy…never a documentary. :) I’m bowing out after this. I never thought this was a very serious topic in the first place…just remarking on what the math revealed about Wrangler Jane’s real age when I saw Patterson’s obituary. I hadn’t known she was so young, and was remarking on it. I’m already surprised at how much commentary I managed to stir up. Sorry about that. :) Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PGage Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] F Troop actress Melody Petterson dead at 66 On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Doug Fields <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Or, wait…do you mean they “low keyed” the on-screen romance, as in toned it down? I was writing under the theory that you were saying they tried to hide the fact that she was underage, while she was going all Sadie Hawkins on Capt’n Wilt. (Is “Sadie Hawkins” still a thing?) >From what I recall from the last time I saw an episode of F Troop (probably >around the turn of the century), they certainly didn’t tone it down enough if >they knew they were paying a 32-year-old to suck face with a >16-year-old-pretending-to-be-an-adult on camera. But, hey…it was Hollywood >in a different era. :) Your second take is what I was trying to convey. In the first season of F Troop Wrangler Jane is crushing on Parmenter, and wants to marry him, but he is uncomfortable by her affection, though I think is supposed to be read as shy, not closeted. By the standards of the early 21st century, the age disparity (let's say 16 and 32) is disconcerting, (and illegal in some states). But by the standards of the late 19th century, the disparity was common and not illegal at all (the age of consent was 10 in some states in the 1890s). As the father of two (now grown) daughters, I am hardly defending Hebephilia of course. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
