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AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 11 hours agoI think you’re the one who needs to do some research, cause that’s not even close to reality. He said he knew Weinstein was sleezy, then 1 person said they went crying to Affleck after something happened with Weinstein, which resulted in people like YOU claiming this means Affleck knew he was raping people. Then that same person (Rose McGowan) clarified in an interview that she never meant to imply she told Affleck she was raped or anything like that, she said “It’s just more to illustrate the point of this continual thing of everybody knowing and everybody being part of it, unwittingly or proactively.” which Affleck flat out agreed with, the point being that hundreds if not thousands of people knew Weinstein was sketchy and weren’t collectively saying anything (until they were).
And to illustrate the point of this meme and why people think you’re an asshole this also bears mentioning: “Affleck has both anxiety and depression, and has taken antidepressants since age 26. He is a recovering alcoholic and follows a 12-step program. He said he used alcohol to alleviate a constant feeling of “discomfort” and remarked that it “took me a long time to fundamentally, deeply, without a hint of doubt, admit to myself that I am an alcoholic.” There is a history of addiction and mental illness in Affleck’s family.”
sartalon@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Lol, that is a LOT of mental gymnastics there.
Dude knew and he lied about knowing.
End of story.
Anxiety and depression doesn’t excuse shitty behavior, but whatever you need to feel better about gargling his nuts.
😂
AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
You told people to do more research. I did research and it proved you wrong. Then you claimed my literal quotes were mental gymnastics. FYI it’s ok to admit you are wrong based on new information. Not for you obviously, I mean for non-assholes.
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
On this same thread this guy is attacking me for pointing out the similar.
I just think he’s a bit unhinged. Heart’s in the right place (I assume, if he really believes Affleck is as bad of a guy as he’s claiming), but I haven’t found any concrete evidence supporting a single one of the claims
sartalonhas made here. Mostly it’s speculation and a lot of conspiracy theory level nonsense.It may be true, but nothing they’ve said or shown so far has changed my opinion here. It just sounds like they’re latching onto a conspiracy theory around Weinstein and Affleck that doesn’t really exist. They did not like each other. Nobody really liked Weinstein, and every interview I’ve seen with Affleck is that he’s a deeply troubled individual who doesn’t know how to deal with the stress and issues his fame has created in his life, but I haven’t seen any indication that he’s a sleezy rapist, other than some wild rumors.
We can only make choices with the data available to us. I’m not defending Affleck at all here. If he did those things, then he deserves to burn. But
sartalonwould like to send him to El Salvador without trial based on their misunderstanding of an interview it seems.Now, if only we had an administration that also wanted to end due process, then
sartalonand they might get along, despite their protestations that they’re nothing like each other.sartalon@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
😂
I like your made up comment.
I also like how you are calling it a conspiracy theory.
I guess him talking on live t.v. and court documents are conspiracy theory.
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