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by gardenhedge 982 days ago
Your comment is excusing groping people as not being "perfect"? Please explain.

If you've done tons of shit that you're not proud of, I'll probably pass on your book too.

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I am not excusing him groping people. But I see someone coming to terms and acknowledging the mistakes and harm he did.

Sharing his experience and talking about the mistakes he made and how bad it was is just a net positive for all - I mean he is still a role model and can influence young people - so I see no value in cancelling him. I would agree with you if he was still groping or promoting such behaviour, which doesn't seem to be the case.

I know all this doesn’t fix anything for the victims, and it is terrible for them.