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In reply to the discussion: Woody Allen Speaks Out [View all]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)Fuck that shit. That's what we have a justice system for.
This is what gets me... people are up in arms about this, which MIGHT have affected ONE person 20-some years ago. That's not definitely, but maybe. But many of those same people are perfectly fine with some I could mention who are butt-waving twerks, who are definitely very negatively affecting MILLIONS today, right now. It doesn't fly with me, neither of those positions do. I ask myself, how can people be so consistently wrong.
If standing up for victims is what's so important in this sort of issue, then why is it so often the thing that goes unnoticed? From what I can see of these incidents, the common thread is this: when people can set up a good target for their hate, they are all set to get involved in it, that is what matters and it's what they are looking for. Otherwise, they're indifferent, no matter how many victims there are.
I've felt that kind of emotion before in an earlier era of my life and I can understand it, but fortunately it isn't where I am anymore. The thing is though, it certainly isn't a substitute for a logical or acceptable way of evaluating issues relating to other people.