Raping A 13-Year Old Doesn’t Count Because Whoopi Says So?

Faith — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:59:00 +0000

Some people take their protectionism of exploitation, abuse and rape committed against women and children to a new low. It’s not just Whoopi Goldberg I’m referring to. If you’ve watched any episodes of To Catch A Predator then you know what I’m talking about. The men (and increasingly women though they’re not featured on that show) who do actually get caught, arrested, charged and prosecuted all have similar stories. The child “told” them they were older. Or the perps “thought” they were older. It’s their first time doing “something” like this. They just wanted to talk. The child “knows what they’re doing”. They have daddy issues or were victims of abuse themselves. Or worse – that it was consensual. In the case of Goldberg’s statement on the View last week how she didn’t believe what Polanski did was “rape rape”. Meaning what exactly? It didn’t occur in an alley or was enacted by a stranger? I understand she’s tried to clarify her statements but I think we got it the first time. I wonder how a grandmother would diminish the actions of a then 43 year-old child predator (who moved on to a 15 year old afterwards) and has publicly stated he doesn’t find normal sex interesting and if she’s ever read the court transcript? No, his wife’s murder doesn’t excuse him as one has NOTHING to do with the other.

WHAT PART OF DRUGGING AND RAPING A CHILD BEING WRONG IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?

Of course when I think of the ongoing brouhaha surrounding Roman Polanski’s arrest I think of R. Kelly’s acquittal. Much in the same way many whites felt that OJ got away with a crime I burn up over Kelly walking around freely. Like OJ it’s just a matter of time as that arrogance only grows and eventually he’ll cross a line even his current crop of foolish supporters won’t be able to stop. I realize there’s so many more people are out there free to wreck havoc on others, some famous and some not. Just for the record being found legally innocent (or guilty) doesn’t always correspond to actual innocence (or guilt) of a crime.

I also think about Letterman’s admission of his “dating” women who work for him. Some DBR (damaged beyond repair) idiot had the nerve to tell me that they “work in that field” and I was legally off-base for stating a subordinate could be exploited sexually in a work environment even if they’ve “consented” to it. I think about the public revelation of Mackenzie Phillips being raped by her father and her “consenting” to continuing a sexual relationship with him for the latter part of a decade. I wonder if we’re in the Last Days and whether it’s going to be over sooner than we think.

Despite the current denial by seriously confused people Polanski was found guilty. He took off but has lived a life of comfort in France ever since. I wrote about his arrest in Switzerland last week. Any discomfort he’s experienced at being “inconvenienced” by the consequences for raping Samantha Geimer is a blip in comparison to her ability at moving on from he did to her. Kelly SHOULD have been convicted as well but the deniers and excusers put male privilege and race in particular above justice. With a little “oh but he’s so talented” sprinkled on top for effect. Kinda like how Polanski is still being supported by many especially when films like The Pianist win awards (Oscars) and get international distribution.

There was a petition signed by numerous excusers and deniers in support of Polanski, some of whom happen to be a few of my favorite actors/directors. Thank goodness there’s backlash for this support as I’m hugely disappointed at some of the names on the list. It makes me wonder what type of misconduct has occurred with them that wasn’t reported or given any attention because reading the actual court transcripts of what Polanski did should make any normal person sick. Since I no longer financially contribute to those that denigrate me I will now be able to use my funds more wisely – and cut them off! How can anyone blindly support them now that these people have publicly declared WAR against the innocent.

Here Are A Few Names You May Recognize

Woody Allen (Not a surprise!!)

Pedro Almodovar

Wes Anderson

Asia Argento

Darren Aronofsky

Monica Bellucci (She portrayed a rape survivor in the film Irreversible)

Alfonso Cuaron

Ethan Cohen

Jonathan Demme

Stephen Frears (The female lead in Dirty Pretty Things is sexually exploited for a green card)

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Harmony Korinne

John Landis

David Lynch

Michael Mann

Jeanne Moreau

Julian Schnabel

Barbet Schroeder

Martin Scorsese

Tilda Swinton

Tom Tykwer

Wim Wenders

Isabelle Adjani

Taylor Hackford

Isabelle Huppert

Neil Jordan

Sam Mendes

Mike Nichols

Salman Rushdie

Steven Soderbergh

Diane von Furstenberg

Harvey Weinstein

As with the case of Whoopi who didn’t sign the petition but has come out in support of Polanski we can add Penelope Cruz to the denier and excuser list as well. Debra Winger kicked off this party to begin with. There is growing interest in staging some sort of protest at the View being that its audience comprises mostly of women. Do you think you would have liked being given alcohol and drugs to be sodomized? Or filmed on tape being used, abused, peed on and handed a few bills after the fact? Are you aware the average age of a prostitute is 14 thanks to child trafficking? How do you feel knowing millions of children are kidnapped and forced to do sex work? I see ALL of these situations as the SAME – they’re just manifested differently.

When a society makes light of and fails to protect children it is on its way to extinction.

Polanski, Phillips, Kelly and Other Would-Be Predators

Faith — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Well this is interesting. Director Roman Polanski has been detained by the Swiss gov’t after he flew there to attend a film festival. The United States will possibly seek his extradition after he fled the country during his rape trial in the 1970′s. This is one case that has always “baffled” me. I always felt as if a) Polanski got away with the alleged sexual assault of a 13 year-old b) if so then her mother should have been prosecuted right along beside him for allowing the situation to unfold the way it did c) male privilege, specifically white male privilege trumped everything d) how serious was the US gov’t in prosecuting the case knowing he lived in France the entire time.

In light of the most recent allegations from Mackenzie Phillips about her own father having sex with her doesn’t it make you wonder if the majority of men are depraved and how they are usually protected because they have “talent” or are inherently male? On the other hand you have this seeming explosion of (usually) white female teachers targeting their male students as well. Sometimes I don’t think their crimes are being taken as seriously as they ought to either.

Is there anybody left who has normal relations?

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Raping A 13-Year Old Doesn’t Count Because Whoopi Says So?

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