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Comment on How come Mark Wahlberg got a pass for being the crap out of a Vietnamese guy. But Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby, Weinstein, do not get a pass? Beside the sexual aspect what is the difference?

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ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Me Too movement started after Harvey Weinstein scandal, over a decade after Polanski got his Oscar. I don’t remember any controversies around The Pianist. The wiki doesn’t mention anything. It got great reviews and got a lot of awards: en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_accolades_received_by_…

You’re either making stuff up now or just misremembering it. Polanski is an admitted rapist. Of course he didn’t have same career as Spielberg or Scorsese but he wasn’t a pariah either. He worked all his life and was well respected in the industry. I don’t know, maybe you just want to believe that Polanski faced some consequences. He didn’t. He wasn’t punished. There was no justice there. He raped a child and lived a happy life after that.

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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
An Oscar Out Of Reach For Polanski

Polanski’s nomination had triggered a spirited debate over whether it was appropriate to separate a person’s misdeeds from his art and award Hollywood’s highest filmmaking honor to someone facing a still-unresolved criminal case.

In 2017, he was forced to quit the jury for the French equivalent of the Oscars, and in 2018 he was expelled from the American Academy as well.

So there WAS much controversy about his Oscar, it did put Hollywood under a microscope leading to MeToo, and eventually led to expulsions, so he certainly did see major repercussions from his unresolved criminal behavior.

And it simply cannot be argued that it has indelibly stained his legacy.

I’m not making stuff up, or misremembering it, you are. And let this be a lesson in why your teachers don’t like to accept Wikipedia as a solid source.

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- ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  This article only quotes District Attorney spokeswoman saying that he still fugitive. It doesn’t mention anyone actually opposing the award. According to the article even the victim didn’t oppose it. Saying that this placed Hollywood under microscope and lead to MeToo a decade later is pure fabrication on your part.
  
  There’s really nothing to discuss here further. You’re convinced that Polanski could have been one of the greatest directors in Hollywood but because of the rape he’s only a great director. In you’re opinion that means he was punished.
  
  I believe that the fact that he had a very successful career at all shows that he was mostly forgiven by the industry and the public.
  
  It’s a matter of perspective, we’re not going to agree here.
  
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