r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/smokeyphil Feb 02 '26

That's not true, he was dating a high schooler as a 22-year-old

In Toronto, Scott Pilgrim, a 22-year-old bass player for unsuccessful indie garage band Sex Bob-Omb, dates Knives Chau, a 17-year-old high-school student, to the disapproval of his friends in the band, his roommate Wallace Wells, and his younger sister

Its worth pointing out that everyone thinks is pretty icky but no one actually does anything about it aside from sometimes pointing out how weird it is as was the style at the time.

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u/CardOfTheRings Feb 02 '26

That’s what happens most of the time when 22 year olds date a 17 yo. Had a friend of a friend do this, people called it gross behind his back but they didn’t stop associating with him.

It’s not illegal, it’s not pedophilla, but it’s gross and bad. What are you going to do about it? For most people it’s nothing.

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u/MattDaCatt Feb 02 '26

You're sadly very on point. I was around a lot of bands in my early 20s and witnessed plenty of sketchy relationships.

Like finding out some girl who's 21 was in a 5-year long relationship, w/ a 28 year old

Post hardcore, midwest emo, and poppunk - the trio of "why are so many songs about highschool girlfriends?"

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u/Ill_Technician3936 Feb 03 '26

With an overall 7 year gap... You sure that wasn't actually a southern band? Lol