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(110,261 posts) Sat Sep 1, 2018, 02:04 PM Sep 2018

What's with Bishop Charles Ellis groping Ariana during the funeral service? [View all]

Last edited Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:14 PM - Edit history (6)

No, this isn't a hug, and it isn't an accident. He repeatedly sneaks his fingers along the side and gropes her breast.

On TV. At a funeral. In front of millions.

ON UPDATE: Would he have stood there and "hugged" a male singer ? If not, why not? Why is it okay to grab any person he doesn't know and hold her this way? Why do some men think it's okay to grab women they don't know? (He grabbed her first -- she put her hand on his back in response. If you're being "hugged" like this and leave your closer arm straight, it gets trapped between your two bodies. It feels more comfortable to put your arm on the other person's back.)

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#RespectAriana is now trending worldwide after Bishop Charles H. Ellis III was spotted inappropriately groping Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin’s funeral earlier today.

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What's with Bishop Charles Ellis groping Ariana during the funeral service? [View all] pnwmom Sep 2018 OP

He has apologized. Said he had no intention of it. I believe him. nolabear Sep 2018 #1

It's good he apologized. But did you watch the whole thing? pnwmom Sep 2018 #3

I did. And it never crossed my mind. People dissociate when nervous. nolabear Sep 2018 #4

" She certainly didn't seem to feel groped." WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #7

How could you tell how she felt? Women often laugh when they're put in awkward positions. pnwmom Sep 2018 #8

How could you? nolabear Sep 2018 #22

That look she gave him sure seemed like it. Afromania Sep 2018 #12

The way she pulled away from him True Dough Sep 2018 #32

JFC that was no mistake. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #6

Habits are hard to break. joshcryer Sep 2018 #20

If there was no intention, he would have immediately retracted his hand. He was going for it. TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #29

Right. He would have realized that he was feeling something soft, not her rib cage pnwmom Sep 2018 #30

I don't! eShirl Sep 2018 #33

Yea that's copping a feel Watchfoxheadexplodes Sep 2018 #2

A patriarch in a patriarchal institution abusing someone? You don't say. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #5

Do you know what denomination he's in? They're not all the same. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #9

Pentacostal. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #11

Well, apparently, Aretha Franklin grew up in a highly-sexualized MineralMan Sep 2018 #15

"Celebrated their sexuality" is a pretty shitty way to describe predatory acts. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #18

I was being sarcastic. MineralMan Sep 2018 #21

I thought it was incest. But I could have heard it wrong. CTyankee Sep 2018 #31

Doesn't look intentional to me. It's also behind her breast on the ribs his fingers are touching. Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #10

Hmm jcgoldie Sep 2018 #13

No, if you watch the whole thing, his fingers are moving around. pnwmom Sep 2018 #14

You could be right. It's something to think about. Are you aware that Joe Biden has done Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #28

If that's her ribs he's groping, they're seriously dislocated. n/t eShirl Sep 2018 #34

He is intentionally touching mshasta Sep 2018 #16

I'm curious about the term inappropriate, sarisataka Sep 2018 #17

When I was a kid the pastors were always over touching. joshcryer Sep 2018 #19

I can't say one way or another. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #23

Has Ariana commented on this? John Fante Sep 2018 #24

"Was he hugging and holding the men like this?" Great reply! n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #25

She was asking for it Tree-Hugger Sep 2018 #26

He's a disgusting creep FreeState Sep 2018 #27

Kinda Pervy. nt jalan48 Sep 2018 #35

You mean Ariana Grande? Iggo Sep 2018 #36

She is very short. I think he meant to hug her waist, but with the height difference tblue37 Sep 2018 #37

If you watch the video, you can see him moving his hand around. This wasn't a "brush" pnwmom Sep 2018 #38

I have given this some thought today. I can't say what his intentions were Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #40

I agree. People in general need to learn this. It wouldn't be okay for an employer pnwmom Sep 2018 #41

LOL...my 5,000th or 10,000th was a picture of the kind of sunglasses I wear. Iggo Sep 2018 #39