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re: Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Others Say Weinstein Harassed Them
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:28 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:28 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Everyone always does this, depending on what argument they want to make. (there's another thread on here today arguing that Travon Martin at 17 was a "troubled man"). 22 IS a kid. The brain isn't even fully-formed until 25 or so. I'm not saying she had no agency at all, but let's err on the side of the naive lamb to the slaughter of the Hollywood jackals.
Then we damn sure shouldn't let those kids vote, drink, enter contracts, consent to sex, etc until their brains are fully formed. You can't have it both ways - our society has decided that 17-18 is the age of accountability for most adult rights and responsibilities. If you take away the responsibilities, you've got to take away the rights too.
I'm not bashing Gwyneth either but she was not a "lamb to the slaughter" - she was young yes, but she grew up in a wealthy showbiz family (mother an actress, father a producer/director), had already acted in several movies, including a Spielberg pic and starred with Brad Pitt, who she was dating at the time of the Weinstein incident. She was not a starving artist trying to make rent.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 4:28 pm to Lightning
quote:I agree - you can't have it both ways. I think you'll agree there's lots of ambiguity/inconsistency in the ages of consent for all the items you listed below.
Then we damn sure shouldn't let those kids vote, drink, enter contracts, consent to sex, etc until their brains are fully formed. You can't have it both ways - our society has decided that 17-18 is the age of accountability for most adult rights and responsibilities. If you take away the responsibilities, you've got to take away the rights too.
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