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Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17
The author, who slapped away the star's butt grabs and laughed off his vulgar language on the set of 1985 TV film 'Death of a Salesman,' still feels conflicted: "I loved the attention. Until I didn't."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/dustin-hoffman-sexually-harassed-me-i-was-17-guest-column-1053466
True Dough
(17,391 posts)It's just an avalanche. Some of the allegations are quite dated, but it's still disgusting to think these male celebrities figured they were untouchable, while perceiving women around them as entirely touchable!
unblock
(52,503 posts)i might just cancel netflix entirely.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)How do we know it's true? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. The court of social media isn't exactly something that is always 100% true content.
bluepen
(620 posts)Im not defending any of these accusations by posting them. True or not, theyre a PR nightmare, and thats the venue in which most of these will be dealt with.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)the very real obstacles to a 17 year old, even today, let alone decades ago, to accuse a powerful successful man of that kind of behavior.
What nefarious purpose does a woman lying about this serve?
Please let me know your thoughts.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)How am I supposed to know? No more than you would know. I see no reason for someone to lie about things like this.
I do know this...people it seems even more so these days in social media seem apt to want the limelight for whatever reason.
This is certainly not to say it didn't happen. But we are all so quick to judge without really knowing anything about the situation or if it even happened.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)"I do know this...people it seems even more so these days in social media seem apt to want the limelight for whatever reason. "
These women aren't making this claim in social media are they? So what does this have to do with the topic?
"But we are all so quick to judge without really knowing anything about the situation or if it even happened."
See your post that began with, "The problem is...." for an example of being "quick to judge."
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titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)You are defending things that you have no clue as to what you are even defending. Someone makes a claim about sexual harassment from a celebrity years ago and we are supposed to take it at face value that it is 100% true?
Let's cut the crap. Yes it might be true. It might not be true. To defend someone you don't know in a situation that you weren't there you can't say any more than I can say that it is true or not.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Someone makes a claim about sexual harassment from a celebrity years ago and we are supposed to take it at face value that it is 100% publicity seeking?
Let's cut the crap. Yes they might be seeking publicity. They might not. To label someone you don't know in a situation that you weren't there you can't say any more than I can say that it is publicity seeking or not.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)I said it may be true, it may not be true. My math says 50-50. We DON'T KNOW. You are arguing just to argue at this point. Let's move on.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,548 posts)It is a frenzy of people coming out of the woodwork. All seem like legitimate issues. But at some point one of these people will come forward and lie about a celebrity and they will be sued into oblivion. It will happen. Our society is full of people who want to be famous. The fact that many of these accusations are fully accepted at face value with little attempt at independent verification virtually guarantees it.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)And what is to prevent someone using the threat of lawsuit (like Cosby did) to silence somone they abused?
That seems far more likely to me. That threat of financial ruin has been used way more on the abused then by them.
I certainly hope that you have learned that.
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I imagine you do... ironically.
(responding to the vague and meaningless in kind is fun)
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Orrex
(63,291 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,929 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)industry and probably has been since the days of silent films. That being said , Dustin Hoffman wouldn't have been my pick. You never really know. I just hope it stops.
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