[–] Vindicator ago (edited ago)
I would say the adults are definitely exploiting this kid. He's precocious and charismatic, and they all want to make money off of him -- his parents, the pizza guy and Ellen. No doubt pedos love his show. Nor can they resist making adult comments they know he won't understand, for their audiences.
At 7:37, pizza guy asks whether girls have been "Sliding into his DMs, saying 'Hey, Shirley Temple King!'"
The kid says "Yeah, and then they would want to take photos of me."
Pizza guy says "Yeah, I certainly believe it. That's the price of fame. It's fun, though, right?"
IMO "It's" appears to refer to being an internet sensation, not specifically to receiving DMs from girls.
Given the fact this kid is not making any allusions himself and seems oblivious to the darker connotations of what the pizza guy is saying, I'd say he has not been abused. And based on his use of the word "would", it sounds to me like his parents are doing a pretty good job protecting him from "girls sliding into his DMs". It doesn't sound like he understands what type of photos people might want in DMs. Thank God.
As for the pizza reviewer guy, I didn't get a pedo-y vibe from this at all, just a guy whoring for clicks. I looked through some of the comments on the YouTube video and didn't see the typical pedo grooming stuff we saw on some of the toy review videos a few years ago, either.
https://yewtu.be/uI7HTTNowA0 :
(The Shirley Temple King) Barstool Pizza Review - Remo's (Stamford, CT) - YouTube
[–] carmencita 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
On the Ellen show they show the little boy in a pic behind him when sitting next to Ellen. He’s sitting with no shirt on. At least that’s what it looks like to me.
Shirley Temple Black was in Baby Burlesques and has been rumored to have been abused. There’s way more going on in that video. Pizza on Ellen?
[–] Uzu [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yes, I'm still digging, but I'm curious if anyone here can see what I'm seeing with Dave and Shirley Temple King in this video, it seems clear to me especially at the end that Dave is acting sexual to him.
[–] carmencita 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yes I agree. He is also very sneaky about it. You have to be aware of these things to catch it. Not obvious to all. Good you caught it. Also he takes the Child out to pizza place. If he’s got sexual ideas going through his head then it sticks out like sore thumb. Should check his whereabouts and his bad habits.