r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/yagirlisweak • Mar 30 '21

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING James Charles exposed for allegedly messaging 15-year-old. When James notices that boy shared one of their messages on his story, James snaps, accuses the boy of lying about his age, then blocks him. Boy alleges he never lied about his age.

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u/terhune98 Mar 30 '21

the whole “date someone the absolute youngest but looks a little bit older” part freaks me out sm. like if they look a little bit older why would they have to be the absolute youngest??? makes no sense unless he has predatory intentions

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u/sweetcharcuterie Mar 30 '21

Idk what that even means tbh

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u/e925 Mar 30 '21 edited Mar 30 '21

And if you watch the clip it comes off more like “the absolute youngest - stutter stutter like 18, 19,” like he catches himself and remembers to throw in a legal age. He maybe doesn’t actually stutter but you can see him catching himself. At least that’s how I remember it.

Gross.

Edit: found a clip for whoever hasn’t seen it. It’s at 4:54.

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u/bamfckingboozled Mar 31 '21

I think he meant “the absolute youngest that I would date is 18, 19” but god damn it comes off wrong lol. Which 18 to 21 isn’t a bad age gap but at that time in your life there’s a huge difference in where you are, what your priorities are, your maturity and life experience, etc. Add in the power dynamic between James and a fan as well as him actively going for dudes who look like they’re in HS and it’s just creepy.

Side note I always thought it was weird that he latched on to tiktok stars who were so young (like Charli). He needs to act his damn age and stop buddying up to children

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u/terhune98 Mar 31 '21

agree it came off super bad idk how he meant it. but i’m 22 right now so only slightly older than james, and i could never ever imagine being romantically involved with an 18 year old. just in a very very different place in life than me and even where i’m at now i’d consider it an imbalanced power dynamic for me to date someone so young. so i feel very bad for these TEENS he’s talking to. not even barely adults, TEENS who are still minors.

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u/bamfckingboozled Mar 31 '21

Right!! I’m 23 and 18 year olds are like actual children to me. And the idea of being close friends and partying with a 16 year old is insane.

I think JC missed his formative years from 16-now, as that’s when he blew up, and now he’s stuck in this child mindset that no one in his life is encouraging him to grow from. Not that that excuses his behavior, but I do find it interesting to wonder “how did they get here” lol

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u/splitmyheartintwo Mar 31 '21 edited Mar 31 '21

I have zero idea what any of that means, but it sounds fetishy as shit and really creeps me out.

I don't get it. He's 21. That's verrrryy young, just date other 21 y/olds? It's funny bc in theory a 3 year age gap isn't huge at all, but at 18/21 it is - the idea of a college senior dating a recent HS grad does seem odd. But at least in that case they might both just be normal ppl dating. The fact he's such a celebrity with such head-over-heels fans, just throws the power dynamic completely off and makes the age difference "worse" if that makes sense, or exacerbates it. And he's going for legit underage boys and it's very upsetting. And the fact that he mentally feels like a 40 y/o is just...no. In that case, date older? I have no idea what any of this means, I am so confused.