Cancel 2016.11
Darla
The "tough call" for me is whether or not the victim should forgive her offender. Some people think it helps them have closure. I couldn't do it myself. Of course Polanski is a pedo and a rapist, I never once defended his actions. And the whole affair is sleazy from beginning to end, starting with Polanski's thing for young girls and ending with him eluding the authorities and going on to live the celebrity lifestyle. His fans and apologists never stopped seeing his films or giving him awards while turning a blind eye to his crimes. And don't forget, follow the money. If he's making money for people they're willing to excuse plenty in order to keep him filling their pockets.
I still say Sleazy with a capital "S".
Ah I see. I think that a woman who was drugged and raped and sodomized at the age of 13 by a world-famous man, and then had to watch some of the world's most famous celebrities coddle, excuse, apologize for, and celebrate the man who did it, is probably suffering some PTSD. So I don't blame her for saying that, but it has no bearing on whether Polanski should be punished, of course.
I just like to be clear that Polanski is a felon.