Ren & Stimpy creator accused of preying on underage girls
John Kricfalusi, the creator of “Ren & Stimpy,” has been accused of preying on two underage girls who aspired to make cartoons https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc …
wow: Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice were teenage Ren & Stimpy fans who wanted to make cartoons. They say they were preyed upon by the creator of the show, John Kricfalusi, who admitted to having had a 16-year-old girlfriend when approached by BuzzFeed News. https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.rw0PoxpWE#.iwazJQZE3 …
Disturbing, deeply reported story from @arianelange on an "open secret" in animation: That the creator of Ren & Stimpy preyed on underage fans https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.mb4ZOGn1D#.piPP6VxNo …
When asked for comment, a lawyer for the legendary animator said: “The 1990s were a time of mental and emotional fragility for Mr. Kricfalusi, especially after losing Ren and Stimpy, his most prized creation. For a brief time, 25 years ago, he had a 16-year-old girlfriend."
This story from @arianelange about REN & STIMPY creator John Kricfalusi and two teenagers he groomed, harassed, and abused is, like all #metoo reporting, infuriating and disturbing — and also just so fucking sad https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse …
“I know what everybody’s gonna say: Why didn’t you just leave? Well, because this asshole told me when I was 13 that I was special, and I don’t have any self-esteem, so I believe it.”https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse …
“I became a better artist by working for him,” she said. “I’m not grateful for it. I wish I hadn’t. I wish I were a worse artist now and I didn’t have all this bullshit to deal with.”
“I think this 40 year old man is hitting on me,” one of the girls wrote in her diary at the time. “But he’s never perverted. He is also very nice. He gives me a lot of drawing tips.”https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.lgP89ryYX#.wroDMeVl6 …
In an interview with Howard Stern in the 90s, Stern asked about a character he called “a hot chick with big cans and nice legs.” Kricfalusi responded with a smile: “She’s underage, too.”https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.bsyvMAGz3#.ujEy2oM8l …
Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi "fostered a libertine atmosphere in which taking offense was itself offensive," in which openly dating (while employing) & harassing underage teenage girls was accepted. This is exploitation disguised as a progressive attitude & it's BShttps://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/979458912419131393 …
"The male artists said stories of how Kricfalusi sexually harassed female artists, including teenage girls, were known through the industry." Same old story. https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.rxqOrMa04#.owdXvo4D9 … #MeToo #TimesUp