Powerful Men in the Media Who Can Still Be Trusted (RE: Sexual Misconduct)

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Call_me_jorge said: "Is John Oliver not powerful enough? Because he certainly showed power over Hoffman."

I just watched that. Frankly, I thought Oliver came off very dismissive, presumptuous and closed minded and Hoffman seemed like a sympathetic underdog in a Kafka novel, someone in the grips of an inquisition and trying to tell his side of the story but no one will even consider it.

I have no idea if Hoffman's side of the story is accurate or not. I make no assumptions disrespectful either to him or to the woman accusing him.

But I thought Oliver (someone I admire greatly) came off in this instance as biased and trying to pander to those of his audience who demand that all women be believed without question and that anyone accused of sexual crimes or harassment needs to be summarily pronounced guilty.

He got his reward. A woman in the audience screaming out "Thank you for believing women."

Oliver sounded utterly prejudiced against Hoffman when he responded to Hoffman's description of an incident during The Graduate (preproduction I believe) that involved Katharine Ross.

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Anyway, that was my impression.

Since then I've seen a much younger Hoffman on video describing the incident with Ross and I can now well understand why Oliver gave Hoffman such a hard time in the Tribeca interview. His description of the incident now is completely inconsistent with his admission to having pinched Ross's buttock.

So, I take it all back.

Updated On: 12/6/17 at 12:46 PM

Whirlwind journeys abound these days. No other way to travel for a Pisces who tries to look at things as fairly as possible from every angle.

Updated On: 12/6/17 at 03:21 PM