The LAT “Commentary” Is by Lorraine Ali, and was part of an ongoing thread in which I was accused by someone of being in favor of pedophilia (though they allowed that perhaps I was not an actual pedophile myself) for criticizing the Farrow program. The piece is so embarrassingly flimsy that I had to look up the author, thinking perhaps she was some lesser functionary at the LAT. but no, she appears to be their main entertainment editor, and has a fairly impressive resume.
I am not sure what is going on here, but I refuse to start sentences with “I’m not a pedophile, but I do have a few criticisms of XXX.” On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 at 8:58 AM Paul Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > I would add to Dave's list the accusation that anyone doubting the > "evidence" is a paid shill from Allen's PR team. > > Boy, that LAT column is really cringeworthy. > > On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 4:41:43 AM UTC-4 Dave Sikula wrote: > >> While not being accused of being in favor of sexual abuse of children, >> the majority of the posts I've seen on the show this week have fallen into >> three main categories: >> >> 1) "Woody Allen is a creep, so of course he did it." >> 2) "I never liked his movies, so of course he did it." ("Manhattan" is >> usually cited here) >> 3) "He married his stepdaughter (or daughter, in rare cases), so of >> course he did it." >> >> Occasionally, an Allen supporter will show up (sometimes linking to the >> "By the Way ..." video, sometimes to the Moses Farrow article, sometimes to >> other videos), but they are invariably shouted down as supporting >> pedophilia. The article in the LA Times today, with its "the reason Allen >> supporters believe him is because they want women to shut up and be abused" >> conclusion was a new low, even for the dog-trainer (which is as nothing >> compared to the NY Times). The Daily Beast came close, though, with its >> article that tarred Allen with the Jeffrey Epstein brush (including the >> charge that he apparently supported Roman Polanski -- neglecting the small >> detail that so did Mia Farrow). >> >> Most often, the Allen-haters remind me of nothing so much as Q >> supporters, refusing to listen to counter-facts and evidence in favor of >> the narrative they've been fed. >> >> Dylan Farrow seems to have no trouble talking about all of this now, so >> why doesn't she take Allen to court and have it out once and for all? If he >> were proven guilty, I'd have no qualms in wanting him locked up or -- more >> likely -- fined heavily. Given the inconsistencies in the Farrow accounts, >> though, and their abhorrence of being put under oath and questioned -- and >> the attendant penalties for perjury -- I don't expect it. >> >> Allen's career is over. That's certain, so in that sense, the Farrows >> have won. Even if he were definitively acquitted, the true believers would >> claim the trial was rigged and no studio is going to finance him. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 11:23:14 PM UTC-7 PGage wrote: >> >>> So, nobody not last named Allen is happier than I am that this HBO >>> series is over. This week I have had the unique experience of both being >>> accused of being in favor of the sexual abuse of children (by online >>> interlocutors, not on this list) and spending a couple of hours reporting >>> one of my patients for sexually abusing a child. >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd6188a0-b8a7-48c1-8ef9-8a85bd95d3b2n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd6188a0-b8a7-48c1-8ef9-8a85bd95d3b2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ%2BqBC9q2_2Sr8v%2BJNZCcyuamA_LBZ2y3c7Tyk4Bmh1%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com.
