It is the concept that the venues are in the middle that feels like a conceit to me. It implies a middle ground exists between those who were sexually harassed and “fans” of the guy who did the harassing. That’s not a middle ground, it is a cop-out.
I would put forward the notion that any comedy club who cannot make money without the sexual harassers needs to close its doors. I would put forward the notion any comedy club who cannot find comics who don’t sexually harass women needs to close its doors. I’d even put forward the notion that, as CK has not expressed or exhibited any signs of changed behavior, booking him to perform presents a massive liability issue. People deserve second chances, but before you make with the yuk-yuks, take some ownership of your past misdeeds, show some degree of remorse or regret, demonstrate a willingness to change. This just felt like “Well it’s been a year, time to get back at it.” On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 1:03 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 5:06 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I honestly don't know how Louis CK could continue his career at this >> point. I would think it'd take a wait of years rather than months. And he >> might want to do things very differently when he tries to reboot. >> >> I suppose it's like the thorny issue of reformed sex offenders. They need >> to re-enter society, or they simply become a permanent burden on the state, >> and so they need to be allowed to get a job and a home. But I'm not going >> to be happy that they're working alongside me, or living next door. >> > > Let's remember that these things are a process and they don't proceed in a > linear fashion. While the Bill Cosby story was breaking he was on tour. He > continued doing dates and drawing crowds even as the number of accusers > mushroomed. > > Louis CK has fans who want to see him perform no matter what he's done and > they're willing to shame victims for keeping him away. There are also many, > many people who take the side of the victims and are not prepared to go to > a club or watch a show featuring CK. The venues and entertainment companies > are in the middle and they will react to feedback they get whenever he > appears. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
