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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope he doesn't get a pass since he's gay. Pedophilia is pedophilia. [/quote]

This wouldn't be pedophilia and doesn't have any signs that Spacey is a pedophile.

He sexually assaulted a teen.[/quote]

Whatever. Not a big difference in my opinion. Assaulting anyone is wrong. Assaulting a teen is even worse IMHO...and says something about the attacker. A 14 year old is a kid.

Again, I hope this isn't spun differently and the media takes a lighter touch because "he has the courage to come out." Spacey doesn't deserve a free pass. [/quote]

I'm not giving Spacey a pass on the incident, but if we're going to throw around terms like pedophile, context matters. A 26-year-old at a late-night party with a 14-year-old who may have looked older than he was, it's entirely possible Spacey didn't appreciate how young Rapp was at the time. It's not like Spacey was hanging around the local roller rink trying to pick up teens, the teen was in an adult context, which may have created an assumption that he was at least 17/18.

I further think that, given the context, you're doing Rapp and other victims a disservice by injecting the term pedophile into the discussion. Spacey's behavior would be wrong whether Rapp was 14 or 24 at the time, but now you've created a whole separate line of debate where people will end up defending Spacey against pedophilia accusations rather than focusing on the improper conduct itself. You've turned Spacey from a perpetrator of sexual assault into a victim of defamation. Good job.[/quote]

Gee, pp...were the hotel room meetings of Harvey Weinstein and actresses on the same level? I mean, Harvey might not have appreciated their unwillingness to his advances given the adult context of the hotel bedroom. SMDH. [/quote]

Did you actually read my post before adding your knee-jerk response? I said Spacey doesn't get a pass on his behavior here, his behavior toward Rapp was wrong regardless of how old Rapp was.[/quote]

Did you actually Google the word pedophile?

"He doesn't get a pass, BUT context matters..."

Give me a break. Rapp was clearly a child. Probably just about to hit puberty (I have sons, and I can tell you that 14 is still a child). Go ahead a defend Spacey if you like (you already did). I'll continue to throw rocks because his behavior is inexcusable. I doubt it was an isolated incident. Let's see if anyone else accuses him. [/quote]

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