#now 12

And have you seen me apply it to a 12-year-old?  No.  You’ve seen me apply it to a 17-year-old, who is just out of the foster care system, who both the writers and the actress have deemed as an adult, albeit a young adult.  Was Emma naive at that time?  Perhaps.  Was she more vulnerable than she is now?  Absolutely.  Does this automatically make her a child incapable of making healthy sexual choices?  No.

Whether you like it or not, the show depicted Neal and Emma’s relationship as consensual.  As a “first love”, so to speak.  There is no canonical evidence that the relationship was unhealthy or sexual abuse.  

Now 12 in it's glory, contains the greatest party jam of all time, and Doctor Who. Beat that! #doctorwho @nowmusic

This article is part of a series, chronicling a foolish attempt to chronicle the history of modern pop, through the Now That’s What I Call Music series. All the previous articles, and some other fun stuff, can be found here.

Released- 11th July 1988

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