"In defense of Woody Allen" - an opinion piece by Hadley Freeman

[untxi]

Actors are lining up to condemn Woody Allen. Why now? https://t.co/mjE2wPWHCA
- The Guardian (@guardian) February 3, 2018

- summary: "he was never convicted! this is too complex and not for the public to decide!! his fascination with young women does not equal pedophilia!!!"
- says moderation isn't cool nowadays, both political (lmao, i guess she

Comments

[peddlestools]

Did she read the plot of his upcoming film, or are we maybe not understanding the context surrounding a middle-aged Jude Law fucking a 15 year old concubine?

[racketalice]

How I guess it'll go:
just because he likes to fuck underage women doesn't make him a pedophile!
15 is not pedophilia!

[saemcrh]

15 is legal in Italy!

[peddlestools]

Oh man, that movie. It would be one thing if they cast an actor who looked of age (like the old teens of such classics as Chopping Mall or the original 90210), but Swiss Chalet looked like he could be around 15 and Armie Hammer looks like he’s in his mid-30s, upping the creep factor.

[choukoumei]

I don't understand how or why people bend over backwards for this man. Even before Dylan's story was common knowledge people KNEW about Soon yi. I remember the "jokes" about it back in the day, people fucking knew he groomed Soon Yi. It's always been obvious he's a creep.

[therearewords]

Who is this? And guardian, why you're giving them space? I don't pay you for this.

[untxi]

she's a p well known american journalist based in the UK & prob one of the most profitable ones they have, bc most of her pieces are clickbait heaven. she's not always this bad, but it's not that rare either.

[therearewords]

Oh lawd.

[verdhandi]

hope somebody shits in her front yard.

[x_butterfly19_x]

Dylan Farrow really, really doesn't deserve this.

Yes, he was never prosecuted, but the Prosecutor also said there was probable cause to charge him and the report exonerating him was conducted by people who'd never met half the individuals involved.

This is some necessary "both sides" nonsense

[asterope]

do we really need to give attention to crap like this

[untxi]

since hadley freeman's image and popularity have everything to do with her supposed feminism & most of her pieces are one way or another abt it, i think it's p important to not gloss this over, actually.