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by xhkkffbf 2219 days ago
I just want to point out what you're in favor of:

1) Lying to a lover. 2) Lying to a boss. 3) Covering up a boss's misbehavior. 4) Doing all of this for money.

Somehow you seem to think that Weinstein's behavior makes it all acceptable to do these things. Really?

And if it was known throughout Hollywood that he was terrible, well, why did they women take the job in the first place? They certainly should have known, right?

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It's remarkable that you can hear stories of the form "my boss is raping/harassing me, and I'm terrified of him so I play along to protect myself" and characterize the victim as "lying" to "cover up misbehavior" "for money".

Harvey Weinstein has no agency in your version. He's not a sex addict narcissist who uses his power to make or break movie careers to manipulate and abuse and rape women. He's just a "lover" and "boss" whose greedy, ambitious, slutty employees are out to seduce him.