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Originally Posted by Sliver
I'm really uncomfortable with shaming somebody publicly and to the detriment of their personal and professional life just because they're a jerk. It's a sledgehammer response that's way beyond what's necessary. With something illegal - like sexual abuse - it presumably triggers a trial where evidence can come out and at least there's a hope of redemption if the accused is actually innocent. We have a means to determine if the accusations are true/just/represented fairly and punishment is measured and appropriate. This trend of airing of grievances absent of any illegal behaviour has the potential to create more problems than it addresses and is too vulnerable to abuse.
It can't be accepted that just because a woman comes forward with a gripe that we instantly believe her.
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Any more that any story about a famous person can be believed?
It’s unique, because we’re in a space where we don’t know these people at all. They have an image, PR, a brand, they are famous for one thing and the rest of their life is more or less a mystery. That said, how often has a story come out about a famous person struggling with mental health, or drug addiction, or charity work, or being a really great person... and you just believe it? Why is it ok to share countless good stories that might end up putting a pretty average or even dickish person on a pedestal, but it’s not ok to share stories that remove them from that pedestal?
What you or anyone else, including the companies who employee these people, do with that information is really up to you and them. Again, I don’t agree with Warner cutting him, but at the same time, why do I care or have some say in their decision to do it? I get it, it’s not like he’s a big star or have a bunch of positive brand association left, so it’s an easy decision.
Again, if you think mental or emotional abuse shouldn’t be mentioned because it’s technically not illegal, I disagree. If you think the only stories people should share about a celebrity are either great ones or ones where they broke the law, why? Why the interest in keeping these people on a pedestal whether they’ve earned it or not?