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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did he harass someone on Top Chef? He already was fired from his job, economic capital punishment. How many ways do you intend to punish him?

I’m against sexual harassment but I just don’t understand the mob justice mentality. Is he to be put to death? Never cook again?[/quote]

+1.  He was rewarded for the food he cooked as part of the competition. He lost his job as a result of his behavior in the workplace.

I would say if there is any injustice, it's that Gabe made it to the final in the first place with the tie vote in the penultimate episode. That was unfair to Shota. Gabe probably should have gone home that day. [/quote]
Eh, I thought Dawn was going home after the semi-final...Gabe would've been there anyway. Personally, I got the sense the judges were really split between Shota and Gabe, and it came down to wanting to highlight Gabe's Mexican cuisine.

I'm of the opinion that Top Chef should look further into this and consider some kind of repercussion if true. As you can tell by the judges this season, TC winners leverage their wins for years to come and receive material benefits from the show directly and from being associated with it. The restaurant industry has enough issues with harassment and TC doesn't need to add to them.[/quote]

I am in the camp that TC should do nothing, other than refrain from offering him additional opportunities for exposure.  It is a cooking show.  He won it on his cooking.  There are people all over Hollywood and sports and other professions that do reprehensible things.  They still achieve what they achieved.

Just never bring him back as a guest judge or showcase him on any promotional materials.  I mean, I don't think they've mentioned Mike Isabella since that scandal... [/quote]

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