1981? Who the hell can make any accurate recollection of something that happened 36 years ago? I listen to Howard Stern so I know Takei is a horny dude but what's really the point of spilling this out on an 80 year old dude? These people say it's bothered them for a long time but if that's the truth why do they all do nothing about it until it all of a sudden becomes the cool thing to do in Hollywood? Let's not forget that stuff like the Spacey accusations as well as this one is that a lot of people can't remember accurately events that happened to them last week let alone 30 years as your mind starts to alter your memories over time to bend what you think happened to what you want to believe happened. I don't discount that the events may have happened or ignore that creeps like Weinstein preyed on actors but I don't see the point in destroying peoples lives for incidents you remember happening to yourself ages ago. Plenty of us here I am sure have done some things they are ashamed of when they were young (I know I did) and most of us I'm sure have moved on to become good citizens that live regular lives and I don't see what good comes out of destroying lives decades after the incident. It's not like Spacey or Takei brutally raped these guys that they were scarred for life. More of an uncomfortable incident for both and maybe if they came out at the time of the incidents or within a few years that's one thing but after all these years. I just can't get on board with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rage2
In my early 20's I once passed out at a party in a bedroom only to wake up to unwanted head from a girl I had no interest in. I threw her out of the room passed out again and went on with my life but if I decided to make accusations about it 20 years later what would that accomplish? I see her on facebook with young kids and a husband and why would I want to try and destroy that for a stupid incident where alcohol was involved? It just seems a little mean spirited to destroy peoples lives and careers for mistakes they may have made when they were young and stupid.
Even the Weinstein stuff although deplorable how many actresses simply accepted is as long as he could further their careers? Everyone keeps quite because they feel their career and money is more important but that's not helping the people that come after you so I feel some of these actresses were selfish not to come out earlier as they were more worried about their careers than uncovering what was gong on. It's easy to come out after when you have millions of dollars to fall back on and a reputation but I have more respect for the women like Rose McGowan who was actively trying to bring this stuff out before it all came to a head than the ones that just piled on when it become an in thing and they felt it wouldn't cost them a movie role. I don't want to come off as a victim blamer but lets not pretend that the actors/actresses didn't place a higher value their careers and money than bringing justice to these guys.
