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Throwback to Jim Carrey sexually assaulting Alicia Silverstone on stage

posted 2 years ago by TMC-4 (19576)
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1997 MTV Movie Awards

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[–] Lord Rake (4074) 2 years ago

Do we know it was not planned?

[–] punkrockgirl (1205) 2 years ago

It most likely was not planned. From what I know, he even apologized to her backstage, but at that point it was too late.

[–] darkpast (8332) 2 years ago

🪅

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10971) 2 years ago

A kiss is not a sexual assault. In France it's a greeting. The context is an awards show, not some back alley where Carrey forced himself on anyone.

[–] punkrockgirl (1205) 2 years ago

They weren't in France, and location doesn't matter, he still forced himself on her, whether it be in public or private.

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10971) 2 years ago

Yes, it does matter where. There was no sexual intent. The lesson of France is that a kiss is no more sexual than shaking hands. And kisses have been used as celebratory acknowledgments for thousands of years.

Would I want to be kissed by Jim Carrey? Hell no. But these celebrities and their pretentious vanity is pukeworthy.

[–] punkrockgirl (1205) 2 years ago

"There was no sexual intent." Perhaps not, but it was still unprofessional and uncomfortable.

"These celebrities and their pretentious vanity is pukeworthy." I totally agree with you. What is your point? What specific celebrities are you talking about in relation to this issue?

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10971) 2 years ago

Kissing at awards is not sexual, it's not harassment. Fools are trying to attach this to the #metoo movement and it's such a stretch. It's a phony and a disingenuous attempt to spread paranoia and disrupt an ease of communication among people. It's the Sex Police. Carrey had no bad intent when he kissed Silverstone. He was just happy.

That being said, I don't place much importance on anything these pretentious people do. And I certainly don't want their activities to have a chilling affect on good will among real people.

[–] punkrockgirl (1205) 2 years ago

This event has less to do with the "metoo" movement and more I personally just take issue with it. If something is inappropriate, then it's inappropriate and shouldn't be disregarded because of a movement that you disagree with. Even if it's getting associated with said movement doesn't mean you have to.

If you are against the importance of pretentious celebrities, then it's only right to call out the wrong doings. You're defending one celebrity in particular, when the other one has been a victim of those pretentious people you were talking about for all her life.

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10971) 2 years ago

An awards show is entertainment. I do not like this attempt to apply politically correct views about sex to art.

Again, there was nothing sexual about Carrey's kiss. Feminists are trying to apply politics to entertainment.

The logical extension of your position would be that actors not be forced to kiss or do sex scenes in movies. If an actor refuses to do a kissing scene because it's against their right to privacy over their body, and they are fired and replaced with another actor, can the filmmaker be sued?

My point about celebrities and their sense of self entitlement applies to Silverstone's claim that Carrey's kiss was a form of sexual harassment. She was hired to present an award. Can she sue her employer for sexual harassment?

[–] VanZan (862) 2 years ago

To all the people saying we're too easily offended these days: it's a question of respect. A person has the right to decide whether they want a stranger kissing them on the lips. Rather than just being forced. Moreover given that Carrey allegedly has a few STDs I personally would not want him locking lips with me.