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When will this WITCH HUNT end?


When all men are fired from Hollywood?

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Mob justice... A culture of public shaming... I made a thread about this earlier...

There are posters on the Tarantino thread who have been called rape apologists for simply questioning Tarantino's obligation to disown Weinstein...

Witch hunt culture... It won't end until people start saying prove it/sue me, instead of apologising... Get some due process so that we can hope to understand the difference between rumour and reality

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It won't end until people start saying prove it/sue me, instead of apologising...


Nothing sics the dogs of anarchy on someone like showing a weak underbelly. BUT, it depends on the situation.

Lauer (subject of this thread) truly abused his power at NBC. I think the tip of the iceberg is all we've seen so far, and I think when the full truth comes out it's going to be quite shocking.

But Garrison Keillor (who I have little respect for for other unrelated reasons) seems to be caught up in this witch hunt. Supposedly, he hugged a woman in distress and she apparently had a backless dress on. Contact was made regardless how innocuous. Burn him at the stake!!

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Absolutely.... With this crowd style of punishment one of the first things that are sacrificed is context... Not only does that risk tarnishing the reputations of innocent people, but it also risks trivialising the crimes against victims... As everything is lumped together

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Not really a witch hunt when Matt Lauer admits to the accusations and issues an apology. It's a witch hunt when innocent people are getting accused of something they didn't do.

Harvey, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Pixar's John Lasseter and many more have admitted to their wrongdoings.

The biggest tell is when they step down from their position immediately after the allegations are made public, and then a sheepish public apology follows.

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It's getting ridiculous

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