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08-23-2017 03:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by Krutch
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I'm still having a bit of a hard time grasping how one correlates to the other. People trip on their beliefs from time to time; does that immediately dissolve them of their label? We all have our weaknesses. We're all human. And this is coming from someone who is proud to say he's never cheated. But it's not like I don't understand the temptation, either.
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There's being tempted, there's following through on that temptation, and then there's blaming the temptation for the fall.
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We also need to keep in mind we know probably about 0.5 percent of everything thats been going on in the past 15 years behind closed doors. I wonder if it would change how people feel about this if we learned that his wife had also cheated multiple times during his long shoots away from home? We know so little about the ins and outs of their relationship.
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I'd feel the same way:
She's a liar and a coward for not asking for an open relationship.
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And it's Hollywood, people. Not that it's an excuse in and of itself, but there's a common lifestyle that happens in the industry. You know how many actresses I've asked out to be told "Sure, but you should know, I have a boyfriend in (another city), but we're in an open relationship so I hope that's okay with you."
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This isn't cheating.
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No doubt people will now begin combing through his work to find tiny little examples of Misogyny to cement their newfound opinion on the man whose same work they held as the gospel for the last 20 years.
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Begin? People have been doing this from damn near day one.
The guy is very fond of his tropes, and there are folks who are very VERY vocal about not liking those tropes.
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I'd also like to say that if Whedonesque is shutting down because it's owner's opinion on the man changed overnight then that's hilariously sad.
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It's my understanding that Whedonesque was beginning to wind down anyway, and this just cut that wind-down shorter.
The site was there to let people know what both Whedon, and the people he'd worked with, were up to. Given his popularity in Hollywood, it kind of became a rather sizable undertaking.
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Times like these I'm so glad I have the ability to separate art from the artist :roll:
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For me it's less being able to separate the art from the artist, and more being able to accept that my faves are problematic.
Finding out this guy is a douche in his personal life might give me pause, or it might taint things of his that I love...but I'll still likely watch what he makes. I think there's a huge difference between this situation and say that of Roman Polanski.
Though, I reserve the right to change this opinion at such time as more less than savory news comes out.
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Originally Posted by TigerClaw
(Post 1709197)
He may lose a chunk of his fanbase, but I can see it also impact the box office for the movies he's directing, there would be those who won't see it cause of his involvement.
However Joss Whedon's supposed fanbase was a niche audience, so it won't have any affect at the box office.
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The bulk of his fanbase is female, and it's not like Hollywood makes a habit of catering to that demographic.
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