What did Matt Damon say wrong for a backlash to cause him to skip his film premiere?

[ATX Wahine]

Originally Posted by tamajane

Not at all. She is not wrong about this. Milano as a child actor was part of the Hollywood pedophile Alphy Hoffman's Soda Pop Club. She has been though some stuff.

If you want to deny Hollywood isn't ground zero for sexual predators, then don't even bother. Maybe Weinstein is just misunderstood, or maybe he was only being a bad guy when he actually raped.

Stop it. You are requiring an "all or nothing" attitude about this topic in order for people to avoid being insulted by you. That's not very broad-minded or mature. "Agree with me on ________ or else _______". What the heck? You may simply be too traumatized by your own experiences to be able to discuss this topic rationally. That's understandable if so, but it doesn't give you ANY right to speak for others, or assign nefarious motives to anyone who may have a different opinion on this topic.

I am a woman who was sexually assaulted by two teenaged boys when I was 13. It was nothing like having a man pinch my butt at a concert when I was 16, or having a male coworker constantly hitting me up to go out on a date with him when I was in my early twenties. Different scenarios require different response.

If you are too blinded by trauma to understand this concept, then perhaps an open forum attended by people of differing perspectives isn't the place for you.

[skins_fan82]

Matt Damon's father is on his death bed and expected to die in the next 5-10 days. Kent Damon has been battling Myeloma (blood cancer) for over a year.

Link here: https://www.today.com/health/matt-da...cancer-t119929

The thread title and link within the OP are literally lies.


How are threads like this allowed to remain open?!?!

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by vision33r

Liberals eating their own dog food as usual.

In actuality - it's just another lie.

Originally Posted by moneill

Matt Damon's Asks for Prayers as Father's Cancer Worsens | Personal Space

I guess Matt made up the story about his Dad, before he made the statements, so then he could use that to skip out of the premiere.

Fake news!

Originally Posted by newdixiegirl

OMG. YOU are defending a liberal Hollywood actor? I thought all you guys have vowed to boycott liberal Hollywood and all it stands for?

They are a bit conflicted on this issue as you can see. Six months ago - conservatives were BOYCOTTING anything Hollywood. TODAY - they are feeling sorry for Matt Damon based on a fake news story.

So gullible they are.

Originally Posted by skins_fan82

Matt Damon's father is on his death bed and expected to die in the next 5-10 days. Kent Damon has been battling Myeloma (blood cancer) for over a year.

Link here: https://www.today.com/health/matt-da...cancer-t119929

The thread title and link within the OP are literally lies.


How are threads like this allowed to remain open?!?!

Excellent question.

[MPowering1]

Originally Posted by Nor Cal Wahine

Stop it. You are requiring an "all or nothing" attitude about this topic in order for people to avoid being insulted by you. That's not very broad-minded or mature. "Agree with me on ________ or else _______". What the heck? You may simply be too traumatized by your own experiences to be able to discuss this topic rationally. That's understandable if so, but it doesn't give you ANY right to speak for others, or assign nefarious motives to anyone who may have a different opinion on this topic.

I am a woman who was sexually assaulted by two teenaged boys when I was 13. It was nothing like having a man pinch my butt at a concert when I was 16, or having a male coworker constantly hitting me up to go out on a date with him when I was in my early twenties. Different scenarios require different response.

If you are too blinded by trauma to understand this concept, then perhaps an open forum attended by people of differing perspectives isn't the place for you.

I wish I could rep you again, but I can't. It's the irrational belief that all incidents are equally egregious and traumatizing that leads to a loss of any credibility. Zero. YOU are far more credible having had all of these experiences (and I'm very sorry you suffered in all those ways) and still be able to put them into correct context and perspective.

This is the society we live in. Bumping into someone is a physical assault with people calling the police. And putting a hand on a woman's behind is now sexual assault, and if your opinion is that it's wrong, sexist, humiliating for the woman - but not sexual assault - then you are defending rapists.

This black and white thinking some people are stuck in is both dangerous and twisted.