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I don't care how many people an actor raped/molested, I'm still watching their movies.

posted 6 years ago by samoanjoes (53100)
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Can you really expect me to stop watching Se7en because Kevin Spacey is in it? If I'm in the mood for watching it then so be it. Do people who avoid watching things because of an actor's personal life really go: "Man, I really wanna watch Chinatown right now, but the director did some terrible stuff in his personal life so I'm never watching it again"? Why should David Fincher have to be affected because of what Spacey did?

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Fair enough.

Personally there are artists whose work I don't want to see, and that isn't a deliberate decision or necessarily a moral judgement - I just took at them and go "eeeew!". It's an emotional reaction, and once it takes place it stays, there's no appeal and usually no redemption from the "eeeew!" reaction. All artists can do about people like me is refrain from being assholes or predators in the first place.

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

WHAT A DICK! NOEMOJI

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

No. I'm not going to stop watch American Beauty just because Kevin Spacey is a perv.

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

This thread is proof that R_Kane didn't have me on ignore at least a year after this site started.

[–] sslssg (30416) 2 years ago

I am really good at separating the art from the artist. That being said, if the rape/molestation happened during the making of the movie, I don't think I would watch it. For example, I won't watch Clownhouse. Salva did time for what he did on that set, so that one is out. Now anything that he has made since, I will watch. He's done his time, his actors know what he was guilty of, and no one has made any accusations since.

I still watch Polanski movies. I listen to Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Elvis. There are more, but I don't like to think about it. I would watch reruns of the Cosby Show. I can still read Harry Potter. That doesn't mean that I agree with what any of these artists have done. I would prefer that they don't get my money in some of these cases, but I'm not going to burn books, dvds, or cds that I already have just because the artist is a shitty person.

Editing to say that I replied to this 5 years ago sorry about that.....sheesh. I need to pay more attention.

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

That being said, if the rape/molestation happened during the making of the movie, I don't think I would watch it. For example, I won't watch Clownhouse.

I get that 100%. It's the same reason I won't watch Apt Pupil. Okay, I heard it's shit too, but still.

Editing to say that I replied to this 5 years ago sorry about that.....sheesh. I need to pay more attention.

I'm surprised I didn't respond to people on this thread at the time. I always try to make an attempt.

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

WHAT HAPPENED ON THE APT PUPIL?...I ENJOYED THE FILM WHEN I SAW IT FRESH. NOEMOJI

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

Bryan Singer filmed underage naked boys in the shower.

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

YIKES...THAT'S FUCKING ROUGH. NOEMOJI

[–] sslssg (30416) 2 years ago

Yeah. I won't watch Apt Pupil either.

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

I JUST DID SOME RESEARCH...APPARENTLY SINGER TURNED THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION INTO A CREEPER CASTING COUCH...FAIRLY VILE STUFF....I HAD SOME SHIT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG MYSELF(THE KIND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY DOESN'T COUNT).. AND AFTER READING ALL THAT I FEEL FAIRLY UNCOMFORTABLE. NOEMOJI

[–] sslssg (30416) 2 years ago

It counts

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING I HAVE RIGHT NOW...I REALIZE HOW NON DIRECT I AM BEING AND THAT BOTHERS ME...AS I AM MATURING I AM TRYING TO ALWAYS BE DIRECT AND HONEST...THE OPPOSITE OF MUCH OF MY LIFE...YET I HESITATED WHEN SPEAKING ON THIS TOPIC AS IT RELATES TO ME...BASICALLY WHAT I AM RAMBLING AROUND IS...THIS ALL BROUGHT UP OLD MEMORIES AND WEIRD THOUGHTS AND I AM KIND OF SPINNINNING A BIT...SO...FROM VAGUE MEMORIES AND MY ISTER'S RECOLLECTIONS...SHE AND I WERE TAUGHT SEX AND PARTICIPATED IN SEX OF ALL KIND WITH THE THEN 17-19 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR GIRL...I WAS 9-11 AT THE TIME...I HONESTLY BARELY REMEMBER ANY OF IT...FRIENDS HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME I'M STUPID FOR NOT BEING STOKED...BUT AFTER READING A FEW ARTICLES ON OTHER MEN WITH SIMILAR PASTS IT HAS ME RE JUDGING ALL MY CHOICES AND BULLSHIT SINCE...I MAY BE HAVING AN EPIPHANY.

[–] sslssg (30416) 2 years ago

Stories like that make me so angry and sad. If it were a 17-19 year old neighbour boy and you were a 9-11 year old girl, think of the reaction. Then question why one is completely unacceptable, and the other is something that you should have been excited about. I'm so sorry that that was your experience.

[–] Kowalski (63923) 2 years ago

I AM SO INSANELY OVERPROTECTIVE OF MY DAUGHTER...I COULDN'T HNDLE ANY SUCH SHIT HAPPENING WITH HER...SHE TURNS 15 IN FEBRUARY AND HAS ONLY BEEN AWAY FROM ME OVERNIGHT OR LONGER THAN SCHOOL A HANDFUL OF TIMES...I VIVIDLY REMEMBER THE ARGUMENT WHEN MY SISTER WANTED TO TAKE HER OVERNIGHT THE FIRST TIME...OH MAN...I NEED A THERAPIST...AND MORE WEED.

[–] tcrum (30536) 2 years ago

me too. Pelvic exam when I was 19 that included a light anal exam. Nothing really happened but I realized later this wasn't normally part of the exam.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

this was in the movie?

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

I heard the scene was, but I don't know if you see anything. You should read about it. There was a lawsuit.

[–] tcrum (30536) 2 years ago

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[–] tcrum (30536) 2 years ago

You know I almost made a very flippant comment about Kevin Spacey. I think that we have to check our prejudices at the door. Can a gay man do horrible things to underage gay guys, yes. But honestly I had several jokes ready on this one, and then I stepped back and thought about posting those things, and realized not cool.

[–] AndyKing1967 (35083) 2 years ago

Oh, just do it. We won’t judge.

[–] tcrum (30536) 2 years ago

30 guys filed complaints about this guy. I have to step back and say not funny. So why do we make jokes, because most young guys want sex all the time, so it can't be abuse. I honestly don't know, its so far out of my comfort zone, but 30 is not a small number.

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

No one will be offended at jokes at Kevin Spacey's expense.

[–] FredBurroughs (20259) 2 years ago

Go ahead, some people have been wary of him for years before the allegations:

https://youtu.be/qsjshesbORc

[–] FredBurroughs (20259) 2 years ago

Some people just don't like Kevin Spacey. This video was posted well before any public allegations:

https://youtu.be/qsjshesbORc

[–] samoanjoes (53100) 2 years ago

I've seen that. I know who to contact for lottery numbers now.