Some (most?) of the reactions on here are truly awful. Making an actor do something she isn’t comfortable doing simply because it makes her uncomfortable is despicable. It doesn’t matter that it’s what she ‘signed up for’. Hell, I’d say it doesn’t even matter that she’s a child actor.

so like, it seems the majority of the commenters here are basically saying, “It’s just a kiss, 15 year olds are weird about this all the time anyway”. And that is one thing. But like I said, the idea of someone messing with a teenage girl like that specifically to make her uncomfortable is the problem here. Like, how…

Not the same at all. Thanks for trying to make a real subject about a non-existent issue.. asshole.

That was my take away during the scene BEFORE I saw the Beyond Stranger things episode... now I’m disheartened by it because they forced a kiss for bad reasons AND hurt their story-telling while they did so.

He shouldn’t have brought up Kevin Spacey... but hey... I mean... they are connected somewhat.

THANK YOU AVCLUB FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I kept making a point about this, and how while its not at the same level as any of the other sexual abuse scandals coming out, it is indeed an improper use of directoral power to force underage kids to kiss for the sheer fun of it. I’ve been called out numerous times by ignorant…

Fuck off, tell that to a kid who hasn’t had their fist kiss. Asshole.

High school plays across the country call for 15-year-olds to do the same thing every year.

Right? Literally anywhere else, that would be plain bullying.

But rarely televised.

What is with these people? Seriously.

What makes me uncomfortable about this isn’t just the kiss itself, which she probably doesn’t consider traumatic, it’s the philosophy behind it. She didn’t want to do it, she didn’t feel ok about it, she was not only pressed to do so but told it was her fault for feeling bad and saying she didn’t want to. Yes, acting…

Gross. There are a lot of stories of actresses being bullied into doing sexual things they aren’t comfortable with specifically because male film-makers enjoyed seeing them uncomfortable, but I think this is the first time I’ve heard of it happening to a child. Probably because most of the time people aren’t bragging…

People suck.

He and my stepfather went to her right after surgery for lung cancer and manipulated her into converting to catholicism.

I was referring to his going to her as she was vulnerable from her kidney transplant. When my mother was recovering from lung cancer, my stepfather’s cousin came to her after surgery and told her it was all God’s punishment for breaking up her own and my stepfather’s marriages and that she had to repent by becoming a…

Honestly if I had given my kidney to my best friend only to find out she was back with THE EX I would be like calling her like ‘bitch give me back my kidney’ ‘no you don’t understand he’s changed! He’s a better person!’ ‘Reading a bible, or even just like, having your PA send you Tumblr posts of certain verses does…

Dear Selena,

Justin was like ‘She’s vulnerable. Perfect!’

Wow, one of them actually gave away the gameplan! I’ve been saying for 20+ years, all they want is more people, in more desperate situations, who are willing to do more work for less compensation.