PanSexual_Peacock
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Not yet sure how to interpret this tweet. Does she mean Affleck groped multiple women at the party or just multiple women had been groped by various men at the party?
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Variety: Ben affleck admits to groping Hilarie Burton
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Not yet sure how to interpret this tweet. Does she mean Affleck groped multiple women at the party or just multiple women had been groped by various men at the party?
That's exactly what I was about to post!
And if there's one thing that we've learned in the past few days, it's that there's no way she was covering for him.
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I think the uproar over the Hilarie Burton incident is Total bullshit.
It was wrong to do it, but making an issue about it now is just an attempt to make us feel better about ourselves, when the truth is we should feel the opposite.
It was live on TV, many of us probably saw it, and didn't think anything of it, and we certainly didn't say anything. The press didn't say anything, MTV didn't say anything, it was looked at as acceptable and funny.
The other incident being mentioned isn't a good look for him, and I'd like to see how he responds.
It was wrong to do it, but making an issue about it now is just an attempt to make us feel better about ourselves, when the truth is we should feel the opposite.
It was live on TV, many of us probably saw it, and didn't think anything of it, and we certainly didn't say anything. The press didn't say anything, MTV didn't say anything, it was looked at as acceptable and funny.
The other incident being mentioned isn't a good look for him, and I'd like to see how he responds.
Yep, My fiancee has been harassed at the children's hospital she works at by doctors while shes setting up their computer so its not just Hollywood.
EDIT: and no, I don't stay silent about it and I tell her to go to Human Resources but she tells me no, shes more likely to get fired if she does that since shes just a contractor.
Aaaaaaaaaand I can't take this seriously at all of a sudden. Boob grab is sexual harassment and shitty but not rape.
Salty Rice
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Wait this looks really old when she openly talked about it.
Its in no way excusable but why was this now such a big and shocking revelation that Affleck did that?
Astral Dog
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i call it the Trump Effect
This dude cheated on his wife so, none of this behavior is shocking.
The Harvey thing coming out was because he lost power to keep these things out of the public eye so the victims could speak out and not be stomped into the dirt by lawyers and retaliation.
Affleck still has power - glad these women are just saying "fuck it" and calling these guys out for the gross shit they do. Also him losing Batman isn't some big deal, he's been trying to get out of that role since BvS tanked critically.
Who did he rape?
The Harvey thing coming out was because he lost power to keep these things out of the public eye so the victims could speak out and not be stomped into the dirt by lawyers and retaliation.
Affleck still has power - glad these women are just saying "fuck it" and calling these guys out for the gross shit they do. Also him losing Batman isn't some big deal, he's been trying to get out of that role since BvS tanked critically.
Who did he rape?
Sunster
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you can't take his sexual assault seriously because of a 1 sentence post on a forum?
Vermillion
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These are the normal guys.
rokkerkory
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Welp f u afleck
BibiMaghoo
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Because he called this shit out as heinous like, yesterday.
Yes
I honestly don't give a shit. It was all in humor on live tv from TRL of all things. Now, 17 odd years later it's bad? I don't give a flying fuck.
Well, if there's one thing we've learned it's that you taking sexual harassment seriously is what's really important here.
Everyone who has worked with Snyder are always singing his praises. He seems to be a genuinely good dude, along with Keanu.
Because of the Harvey Weinstein news and Affleck's statement about it.
It's in the OP, try to read the thread.
j_k_redtail
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I remember seeing this years ago on digg. Surprised it wasn't a bigger deal then.
The tweet literally says "but everyone forgot", no one was every trying to imply that no one has ever heard about it. Safe to say, it's new for most people. Because - as the tweet said - seemingly just everyone who watched it back then kinda forgot about him harassing a woman on TV 15 years ago.
More than anything: Shame on the producers for turning this into a funny skit instead of raising hell. Different times and all, but still, fuck them.
holy shit
gutter_trash
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMq6xDHBKwQ&index=1&list=RDNMq6xDHBKwQ
obligatory Ben Afleck interviewed by Anne Marie Losique
obligatory Ben Afleck interviewed by Anne Marie Losique
LifEndz
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I bet there are a lot of Hollywood execs and superstar actors scared to death about when their dirt is going to come out...especially the pedophiles that abused child actors.
As for Ben, that clip is shocking. The hell with complimenting her or asking if shed like to go out when you can just grab a boob? God damn.
As for Ben, that clip is shocking. The hell with complimenting her or asking if shed like to go out when you can just grab a boob? God damn.
Astral Dog
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He doesn't deserve to be the Batman
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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As this kind of inappropriate behavior goes, dude is small potatoes, but the fact this shit is so common amongst men, especially men with power and money, is pretty damning of our sex.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
LoL jesus christ...
Fuckin Hollywood man... burn it all fucking down.
Fuckin Hollywood man... burn it all fucking down.
Yeah I was just thinking this.
It's bad enough that he knew about all this shit that was happening. But he's one himself? I always thought the guy was decent at the very least. But i lost any respect/admiration I had left for him now.
I don't at all want to make light of these serious accusations coming Affleck's way... but (sadly) the worst thing that could have happened to JL's movie release is JL own issues and by extension BvS.
This is definitely inappropriate and I'm not sure what Ben's next move should be. An apology is a bare minimum but I'm not sure what he has to do to make things "even".
Galactic Specter
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I hope not, please let this be all that he's done.
wesleyshark
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Was already undecided on seeing Justice League.
This confirms I won't be seeing it.
This confirms I won't be seeing it.
hydragonwarrior
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They should just have Batman reboots every two years. What's Keanu Reeves up to this year
exmachina64
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PanSexual_Peacock
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You don't know Bruce Wayne very well then.
He's not going to be for much longer after this in any case.
Can we edit this into the OP, or is it not relevant?
Look. I think Ben Affleck is a simpleton, shit type as it is. But I gathered that opinion over years. I dont see why this is news now. We all had access to these videos for years, but suddenly now its a witchhunt saying hes through
Maybe i would be murdered in cold blood for this...but I dont think thats quite the same as Harvey Weinstein. Shitty guy? Absolutely. But we should have known this. I think all of this is super weird.
Oh, so what's the context? I could understand if they had been sexual partners and decided to play a little on TV, without context it is really creepy.
SpideySenses
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Considering she was happy to talk about it on camera, are we assuming MTV put pressure on her to say those things? Because if not, I can't get too angry about this one, without her being coerced, it seems like at they both laughed it off at the time, over the years she's realised how fucked up it was and now that she's opened up about it, he thinks the same and has apologised. Same frame of mind when it happened, same frame of mind now.
SoulUnison
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Yeah, I feel like abusing power over others for personal gain and sexual harassment is no longer something to admonish other for, but rather something that people are starting to aspire to.
"Success" is no longer about rising above poverty and into security, but about rising above the law and accountability.
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