Sounds about right.

– He acknowledges that the people Harvey preyed on were victims. In the original interview (which you have cherry-picked quotes from) he calls him a monster. So far so good.
– He also acknowledges that some people took Harvey up on his deal. I assume that he has some firsthand knowledge of this from having worked with Harvey himself, so if we take this at face value it is simply reporting fact. We don’t have to like it, we can feel repulsed by it, but it’s not like Terry Gilliam is the one who made it happen, so why are we getting mad at him for telling the truth?
– He acknowledges that rape is worse than patting someone’s butt. That’s self-evident, and acknowledging that one form of assault is drastically worse than another does not mitigate or justify either one. So what is he ‘not getting’ here? That all inappropriate behavior should be confronted & eradicated? It’s literally the next sentence he says. It seems like the only way to interpret this as him ‘not getting it’ is to say that because both are assaults, both *are* equal. Which seems to be exactly the kind of mob mentality he is warning against.

I read this as him pointing out that every system has its flaws that must be addressed in order for us to move forward. The flaw of the justice system, as we’re all too aware, is that it is very hard to women who have been assaulted to be heard. What makes #metoo great is that it gives them a worldwide forum to speak their truth and make themselves heard. But it also isn’t hard to see how it could be deliberately misused by someone acting in bad faith — its flaw is that, like all social media, it’s unregulated. There’s no due process, and anything that ignores that in favor of angry shouting IS mob rule by definition, so he’s not wrong to point it out any more than it’s wrong to say that the justice system has failed women with legitimate complaints.

I support #metoo. I also support due process. How we reconcile them, I have no idea, but I know it doesn’t start with ignoring the conflict between the two. Maybe instead of shouting Terry Gilliam down for pointing out facts, we should acknowledge his POV has some merit and build off it to strengthen the cause.

– He acknowledges that the people Harvey preyed on were victims. In the original interview (which you have cherry-picked quotes from) he calls him a monster. So far so good.
– He also acknowledges that some people took Harvey up on his deal. I assume that he has some firsthand knowledge of this from having worked with Harvey himself, so if we take this at face value it is simply reporting facr. We don’t have to like it, we can feel repulsed by it, but it’s not like Terry Gilliam is the one who made it happen, so why are we getting mad at him for telling the truth?
– He acknowledges that rape is worse than patting someone’s butt. That’s self-evident, and acknowledging that one form of assault is drastically worse than another does not mitigate or justify either one. So what is he ‘not getting’ here? That all inappropriate behavior should be confronted & eradicated? It’s literally the next sentence he says. It seems like the only way to interpret this as him ‘not getting it’ is to say that because both are assaults, both *are* equal. Which seems to be exactly the kind of mob mentality he is warning against.

I read this as him pointing out that every system has its flaws that must be addressed in order for us to move forward. The flaw of the justice system, as we’re all too aware, is that it is very hard to women who have been assaulted to be heard. What makes #metoo great is that it gives them a worldwide forum to speak their truth and make themselves heard. But it also isn’t hard to see how it could be deliberately misused by someone acting in bad faith — its flaw is that, like all social media, it’s unregulated. There’s no due process, and anything that ignores that in favor of angry shouting IS mob rule by definition, so he’s not wrong to point it out any more than it’s wrong to say that the justice system has failed women with legitimate complaints.

I support #metoo. I also support due process. How we reconcile them, I have no idea, but I know it doesn’t start with ignoring the conflict between the two. Maybe instead of shouting Terry Gilliam down for pointing out facts, we should acknowledge his POV has some merit and build off it to strengthen the cause.

“Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far… I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

Yeah! What a shame too.