# Lolita ...  I don't get it.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 14, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-i-dont-get-it/103529 "2002-04-14T04:13:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeremy_s_Evil_Twin)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-i-dont-get-it/103529/8 "2002-04-14T08:15:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lizard \*  
> **…but they are not immediately traumatized, and may not even recognize that something bad is happening/been done to them.**

Not to hijack this into a GD/Pit thread or anything but…they aren’t traumatized until the social workers get a hold of them, is that what you’re saying?

Interesting that you brought up the Letourneau case. I always saw that so-called crime as a bittersweet “forbidden romance”, and very Lolita-like. (After all, he sought HER out, when she was released from jail the first time!) Also interesting to see that her “victim” is now suing the school for “failing to protect him”, and I can’t help but wonder…has his therapist convinced him that he was truly abused, and he’s working to set things right, or has age corrupted him to the point where he’s seeking out the big bucks? (A la Michael Jackson’s alleged lover…)

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