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nolabear

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22. How could you?

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 02:54 PM

Sep 2018

I don’t know either of them and I absolutely respect that there are often problems. But I cannot imagine that man is fool enough to deliberately gripe a young woman at a religious service while on camera in front of millions of people. He apologized and I accept it until I hear he’s got a history of such things.

We just disagree on this one.

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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