Some thoughts on Win Butler’s cancellation I posted on r/antiwoke, would appreciate this community’s perspectives as well.

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[–]LyingSpirit472 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

And even if he didn't invent the casting couch, there's a world of difference between a serial predator and a bad date or someone who you're not interested in showing interest in you, then politely going away after you make it clear you're not interested.

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I'm not arguing he's a good guy, but I think a lot of those women knew what they were getting in to. And when I consider the benefit of a film role for letting someone go down on you (not the only thing but a recurring complaint) or even fucking them, and considering most people fuck for nothing at all, it doesn't seem good, but it does seem somewhat understandable.

My shitty landlords want to charge pet rent, and I don't know if you know this about Gizmo, but he doesn't have an income. I could use a cushy film role. Lemme know if you or u/jet199 know any gay Weinstein types.

[–]LyingSpirit472 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

...you don't seem to get what I'm saying here- good, bad, or otherwise, what Weinstein did is decidedly far, far, far worse than "one time there was a bad date" or "one time this person hit on me and I wasn't interested, then they left me alone".

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I just don't see how that applies, the women came to him, he wasn't chasing anyone. When it's an open secret Weinstein is a womanizer who expects sexual favors for roles and they go to him anyways, well, you play with fire, you get burned.

far worse than "one time there was a bad date" or "one time this person hit on me and I wasn't interested, then they left me alone".

That's generic dating advice, and neither of those things are bad at all, that's just part of dating. There's a difference between pestering a woman who is clearly not interested, and well, everything else.

You ever watch those old Bond movies where the love interest says no and struggles, but Bond persists until she gives in and likes it?