:metoo: Harvey Weinstein

It does seem more prevalent among ugly bros for some reason though. Maybe they were psychologically damaged by the rejections of their youth or whatever. Don’t make it right tho of course rip.

Absolutely this KRG.

I know a man who had a woman flash her breasts at him on the common. He didn’t find it amusing or arousing at all.

When pap told me the story he couched it in more enthusiastic terms srs. On other hand, I kind of agree with pap. The mere sight of random breasts is not always arousing. It’s not always even amusing! I have never yet found it psychologically damaging or oppressive though.

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whereabouts on the common? AFAF.

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Statement from Louis …

Louis CK’s statement in full:

I want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not.

_These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true. But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly. _

I have been remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them. Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position. I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t think that I was doing any of that because my position allowed me not to think about it. There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for. And I have to reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared to the task I left them with.

I wish I had reacted to their admiration of me by being a good example to them as a man and given them some guidance as a comedian, including because I admired their work.

The hardest regret to live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone else. And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on them. I’d be remiss to exclude the hurt that I’ve brought on people who I work with and have worked with who’s professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this, including projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets, The Cops, One Mississippi, and I Love You Daddy. I deeply regret that this has brought negative attention to my manager Dave Becky who only tried to mediate a situation that I caused. I’ve brought anguish and hardship to the people at FX who have given me so much The Orchard who took a chance on my movie and every other entity that has bet on me through the years. I’ve brought pain to my family, my friends, my children and their mother.

I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen.

_These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true … _

Asking first isn’t really a defence Louis.

The whole statement reads as, i’m great, i thought these people knew that, how didn’t they understand that. I now have to say things i don’t for a second believe, because future earnings are at stake.

The man’s an egotistical cunt. I hope he dies painful and soon.

@saint-or-sinner that’s pretty much how I read it.

To be fair, and I make no apologies his actions. He did apologise to the women in question a few years ago. Well before it was public. He does seem quite contrite.

All that does is make him slightly more advanced than the average(not a great feat).

I’m assuming this clip was a set up, but that doesn’t excuse the intent (from a Frankie Boyle fan at his absolutely most offensive).

Agree with the solution as well?

You know he’s a predator.

“You know he’s a predator.”

“The man’s an egotistical cunt. I hope he dies painful and soon.”

Really :slight_frown:

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Basically anybody famous is now fair game for any person they have had bad sex with.

and I mean that in a good way.

Now you have separated those statements, i do indeed feel bad.

It should say painfully, not painful. Sorry.

He’s still a egotistical predatory cunt(did i mention he deserves to die painfully? Preferably soon, if that’s possible).

There’s absolutely no genuine contrition in his lawyers statement at all.

God she must have been a right munter

In this case Louis has seemed to admit guilt as much. He masturbated in front of 4 women. Some of his stand up was an admittance, he knew he’d done something wrong. I don’t think he was predatory person. And he will pay, financially and career wise it’s over for him now.

This reactionary “he needs to die now painfully” is wrong.

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Edit. It wasn’t 4 women at the same time, I don’t know, 2 first in the 90’s then some more later on. Ask him :laughing:

There is very little contrition in any of this. Now it seems the thing to do is to say that they have issues and that they are “seeking treatment.” They dont even bother to throw in sex additction any more which used to be the get out clause. Their lawyers seem to be telling them to say that they are “examining their behaviour,” It is the police and the prosecution that need to examine their behaviour.

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I’m sorry, but I just don’t buy it.

Right up until the last moment, Louis and those around him were trying to keep this stuff quiet. As has been mentioned, people have tried to report on this for a while, and those people have had their livelihoods threatened. I’m not buying any of these bullshit apologies. He’s sorry he got caught, not that he did it.

I’d be pretty surprised if those that have so far come forward were the only people he did this too.

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Yep, just about sums it up for me.