I find it quite astounding that Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci would sign a petition calling for the release of Roman Polanski. If people in Hollywood wonder why people think they’re out of touch with reality there’s no better example than the reaction to Polanski’s arrest. Polanski pled guilty to drugging and raping a 13 year girl in 1978. Polanski fled the country before the sentence could be carried out. Whoopi Goldberg says that it wasn’t “rape rape,” whatever that means.
It’s astonishing and disgusting that anyone would defend this rapist, but there seems to be no end of idiots defending rape.
One celebrity supporter, the actress Debra Winger, said it was a “three-decades-old case that is dead but for minor technicalities. We stand by him and await his release and his next masterpiece.” Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein said Polanski was a “humanist” who had been the victim of a “miscarriage of justice”. He said: “We will have to speak to our leaders, particularly in California. I’m not too shy to go and talk to the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and to ask him once and for all to look at this.”
I guess if a person is perceived a genius director and a “humanist” he gets to drug and rape all the 13-year-old girls he wants. This is beyond the pale. There should be universal outrage. Goldberg should be forced to apologize or be fired from ABC’s The View. She has the freedom to say whatever she wants, but no TV network should pay a personality who downplays the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
As far as the actors, directors, and insiders who signed this petition, it should be a black mark on their otherwise distinguished careers. I know it’s easy to pick on morons, but just read the tweets from Matti Croft. He is one of the countless people who are rushing to defend Polanski.
Matti09: In Cali you can cut your ex wifes head off & go home, or record top #1 hits and molest little white boys & go home- let Roman Polanski go
Matti09: Roman Polanski – Americans should be concerned with Public Option not 30 yr old cases… Ridiculous
Matti09: If Roman Polanski was a black football star or a black king of pop, would this even be of any concern! NO!!!
Matti09: 13 year old woman isn’t a child!
When I responded to the idiot I predictably got an idiots response.
Matti09: @DailyPlunge – Better be careful you would want to get trouble! That woman knew what she was doing! SEDUCTION! She got paid by settlement!
Matti09: @DailyPlunge – Know your facts be for you open your $%#@&%$ mouth!
I guess I’m a little surprised that pedophilia is acceptable to many people. The girl was raped so it wasn’t even consensual. In this case the girl’s age is irrelevant. To defend Polanski means that after 30 years rape of any kind should be a forgivable offense.
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