rant · moment 11 of 22
Nick Carter's Asshole and the Ethics of Kid Coercion
from Lou Balls · #7
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
5 minA long riff on rumors that boys performed sexual favors for Pearlman including graphic jokes about Nick Carter and Aaron Carter, followed by a more serious discussion about whether coercion negates any argument about the kids being financially better off.
- 26:22Perlman displayed what appeared to be a massive AIG insurance policy, like the Wizard of Oz pulling out a fucking poster.
- 26:57The bigger lie was the simplest: there was no such thing as an ISA account, just ERISA without the R.
- 27:41Tim recounts mortgage companies mimicking legitimate bank names to confuse customers.
- 28:06Perlman needed the money for the boys and appearances of an empire to start making real money from the Backstreet Boys.
- 28:37Tim jokes about dismissing alleged victims as kids of grudges who didn't make the band.
- 29:04Nick Carter's asshole tastes like promise and potential.
- 29:21Boys were reportedly leaving Perlman's bed with sheepish looks on their faces.
- 30:03Tim asks whether it would have been worth it if these kids had gone on to have successful careers anyway.
- 30:36You can't have your first sexual experience in life be Lou Pearlman—that's the real damage.
- 30:56The issue isn't just what happened, but the coercion involved with minors.