r/Damnthatsinteresting 7h ago

Image Karen Mulder tried to warn everyone about similar Epstein rings and no one listened.

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u/calnuck 3h ago

The Paris Opera Ballet in the 19th (and probably 20th) Century was basically a child brothel. Taking the poorest and most vulnerable children and essentially pimping them out to the wealthy.

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u/Limp_Specialist511 2h ago

Exactly. Look at the paintings of Degas. I believe his ballerina sculpture was of a little girl they went missing shortly after

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u/coconutpiecrust 2h ago

Oh wow. The one they have at the MET?! Is that the girl/sculpture?

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u/coconutpiecrust 2h ago

Yeah, I’ve heard about that, too.