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09/30/09
its good whoopi wanted to clarify some things, but i would also like her clarify the difference between rape-rape and rape.
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I'm not saying it would somehow be justified if I liked him better, but to claim that he's some kind of filmmaking treasure we need to protect just makes me angrier.
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I don't see any condoning or apologizing for Polanski's behavior, just that his work shouldn't be banned for it. I can sort of understand this, because if I had to boycott the work of every celebrity I disagree with I'd just sell my TV.
I don't like Polanski's work and think he is an overrated hack that other overrated hacks like Scorsese pretend to respect because Hollywood is a self-feeding black hole of stupidity and smugness.
If Polanski wrote my favorite books and directed my favorite movies of all time, I may be inclined to continue reading them, but that has no bearing on whether a person should be sentenced for a crime he plead guilty to (Hint: he should) and in no way should buy him forgiveness from self-important entertainers. Every single person who defends Polanski's rape of a child and flight from prosecution should be slapped and reminded they have no say whatsoever in legal matters.
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Its hard enough to deal with the effects of being drugged, sodomized and raped at 13, but to be dragged through the mud like this 30 years later must be awful. I don't blame her for wanting this whole thing to "go away", but that is NOT the same thing as wanting Polanski to escape further punishment.
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What Whoopi continues not to get is that even people who understand the legal facts can still look at the testimony and other facts in this case and come to a very strong conclusion that Roman Polanski raped the victim. The fact that the rape charge was dropped does not in any way change what actually happened. And this is one of those cases where what actually happened is light years more important than the deal the criminal cut with the prosecutors (particularly since he skipped out on that deal anyway, essentially voiding it).
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Or laugh at any fucking joke, no matter how incredibly offensive and inappropriate (esp. considoring the context.)
How dare Whoopie make a joke about child molestation while trying to "clear the air" about a child rape case.
How dare she make that joke at the expense of another talk-show host who, apparently, was molested as a child.
What a fucking asshole.
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And, yes, this is all ridiculous. Like, ridiculous-ridiculous.
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And the 'but they had sex before' thing?
And wrapping things up this go-round with a molestation joke?
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I thought the mom dropped her off for him to take photos for French Vogue. There was no party.
Anyway yes her mom was wrong (why didn't she stay?) but read the victim's testimony.
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Her mother may be a horrible person for leaving her daughter with him, but she most certainly didn't give him permission to rape her daughter.
People like you, who are willing to find any other excuse or person to blame in a case like this, are the reason that so many victims of rape and sexual assault are afraid to come forward. Because they don't get the respect and response they should.
Once more with feeling: POLANSKI RAPED A CHILD. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON TO JUDGE HERE. And? HE ADMITTED IT.
Stop defending a man who didn't even defend himself.
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The mother made an error in judgement. Maybe she thought it would be good for her daughter's career, having her pictures taken for French Vogue. Maybe she thought that the other adults present in the house made for a safe enviroment. Maybe she thought that Polanski had enough HUMAN FUCKING DECENCY to not RAPE A CHILD.
Go burn your strawman somewhere else.
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