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Madison Beer Sparks Anger After Admitting She ‘Romanticizes’ Novel ‘Lolita’
By Izza Sofia, 17 Jun 2020
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Madison Beer has caught heat after saying she “romanticizes” the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
Beer had made the comments during a livestream video, where she expressed that the title was one of her “favorite” books. When responding to user giulliafran’s remarks “Please tell me you don't romantize Lolita”, she responded “I definitely do.”
The controversial novel is about a literature professor who got sexually involved with his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Lolita.
After the comment was made, social media users were quick to criticize her and the hashtag ‘#MadisonBeerIsOverParty’ began trending on Twitter. Beer took to Twitter to apologize for her comments, saying that she “misspoke” and would “never condone inappropriate relationships of any kind.”
Beer also explained in a now-deleted tweet as to why she made the comments about the book. She added that “people have their own interpretations of the book,” and she has always “like dark stories.”
Other Twitter users have come forward to share the responses Beer gave. A tweet saw Beer liking the book was because of the “taboo relationship, not the age.” These answers have caused confusion and she wasn’t consistent with the apologies as seen in another tweet, where stated she “doesn’t condone or romanticize a paedophilic relationship.”
Bro? pic.twitter.com/Vs3jDgOGBD
— Henry (@HenryDaWhiteboy) June 16, 2020
i love u guys & i’m sorry. i misspoke and would never condone innaproproate relationships of any kind. i’m sincerely sorry for it seeming like i do. let me make it clear - i do not. have a good night 🤍
— madison beer (@madisonbeer) June 16, 2020
Madison beer is a book pedophile lover...and she did a lot of talking and now its “tweets aren’t loading right now” chile she’s a fad #madisonbeerisoverparty pic.twitter.com/nLA7JdSMI4
— christian (@CHRISTIANEEDY) June 16, 2020
Wow Madison Beer really said she romanticized a book about pedophilia and y’all aren’t even gonna say anything. #madisonbeerisoverparty #madisonbeer pic.twitter.com/S3QRp83UAn
— Libby (@Libby82883440) June 15, 2020
she deleted them but screenshots are forever @madisonbeer pic.twitter.com/7Va4LMr3kw
— kiara (@sofwylies) June 16, 2020
[via Daily Dot, opening image via DFree / Shutterstock.com]
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