[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by Fangz-a-Lot
This is a thread about the skip incident. This is not a thread about Craig being promiscuous. I am saying that
a) I think Kemal is lying
b) If he isn't, what a stupid thing to do.
Also, I'd like to add that oral sex in a skip seems tacky and untrue.
Also, Kemal was quite young, the man he was (supposedly) with was older.

Making reference to Craig, or indeed any other hm, is relevant. Why is Kemal's promiscuity any more sordid than anyone else's?

I would tend to agree. I think he wanted to halt Makosi's interrogation, and (although I think he may well have gone seriously overboard) he managed to do just that.

Isn't most people's first time quite cheap and sordid? I can't even begin to imagine the inner turmoil that would doubtless be coursing through a 16 year old lad's mind. And that's magnified by the fact that he would fear society's reaction too, hence the need for covert encounters. It may be a stereotype, but sadly it's true that many would indeed have had their first encounter in such a sordid location, and with an older partner, too.

I wasn't aware of the book, but I've just looked it up on Amazon. I may pick that up some time. The name comes from a song by The Cure.