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Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woody first abused her at age 7.
I also hearken back to the Penn State scandal. Can we safely say that as a society we are more willing to overlook child abuse if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
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02 Feb 14
Originally posted by whodeyData on both important and unimportant people would be needed to say it justifiably, but demonstrably, on this forum we can safely say just about anything without any justification at all.
Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woo ...[text shortened]... if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
02 Feb 14
Originally posted by whodeyCorey Feldman Has admitted to being molested but he will not name names.
Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woo ...[text shortened]... if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
02 Feb 14
Originally posted by JS357Is it safe to say then the to give someone or some group of people ever expanding power then endangers us all?
Data on both important and unimportant people would be needed to say it justifiably, but demonstrably, on this forum we can safely say just about anything without any justification at all.
03 Feb 14
Originally posted by whodeyyes Polanski was given support by establishment,
Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woo ...[text shortened]... if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
More than 100 people in the film industry, including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, and David Lynch signed a petition calling for Polanski's release.
had he been a nobody this would not have happened.
03 Feb 14
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Originally posted by whodeyComplaining about what the "Hollywood Establishment" supposedly did is pointless; such allegations should be addressed to the proper police agencies rather than to public opinion.
Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woo ...[text shortened]... if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison; how is that "overlooking child abuse"?
03 Feb 14
Originally posted by no1marauderBut an entire university covered it up for over a decade. Only after Joe Pa had achieved his greatest number of wins as a college coach and Sandusky were done with the program did they let this surface.
Complaining about what the "Hollywood Establishment" supposedly did is pointless; such allegations should be addressed to the proper police agencies rather than to public opinion.
Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison; how is that "overlooking child abuse"?
04 Feb 14
Originally posted by whodeyBBC coverup.
Much has been made of the Catholic church and their covering up of priests who abuse children, and rightly so. However, what of Hollywood?
Recently, Woody Allen's daughter, Dylan Farrow, wrote an open letter to the New York Times blasting Woody and the Hollywood establishment for overlooking allegations that had first surfaced in 1993 which state that Woo ...[text shortened]... if it is carried out by people whom we deem to be important? Is self interest that destructive?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yewtree
04 Feb 14
Originally posted by whodeyThat says exactly zero about what we as a "society" are willing to do (your original assertion). As a "society", we did not overlook the sexual abuse, but the appropriate institution, far from overlooking it, punished the abuser to the full extent of the penal law.
But an entire university covered it up for over a decade. Only after Joe Pa had achieved his greatest number of wins as a college coach and Sandusky were done with the program did they let this surface.
04 Feb 14
Originally posted by no1marauderIt shows how an entire university covered up sex abuse for over a decade.
That says exactly zero about what we as a "society" are willing to do (your original assertion). As a "society", we did not overlook the sexual abuse, but the appropriate institution, far from overlooking it, punished the abuser to the full extent of the penal law.
Do you not agree that they covered it up?