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• sartalon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So I am supposed to care about a sex predator apologist?

  Oh that dang empathy.

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  • AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah it’s much easier taking the internet’s word for something and just letting it define your entire personality than actually interacting with the real world, isn’t it?

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    • sartalon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Uh, in interviews he said he had no idea what was really going on. Then it came out that he did know what was going on and was even on Weinstein’s “red flag” list, for fear he would talk to reporters.

      That is not internet rumor, that is easily confirmable public knowledge.

      You clearly refuse to do any actual research and just want to believe what you want to believe.

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      • AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I 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.”

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      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        To be clear, I don’t think anyone here is a celebrity suck up. They’re just empathetic humans seeing other humans struggle and wanting them to be OK or see how we can help. It’s the human condition, we shouldn’t discourage that.

        Separately Ben Affleck may or may not be a shitty human being of what you said was true, but in the moment he still showed he was a depressed human, and other humans want to help. Not because they’re sycophants, but because they’re good people who want to help.

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