by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
A couple of weeks ago American actor and director Kevin Spacey outed himself as a gay man, and, in almost the same breath, went on to publicly apologize to a young man who alleged Spacey had made unwanted sexual advances toward him when the victim was a minor. It wasn't Spacey's finest hour, and the combination of remarks served to strengthen an old and dangerous myth that gay men are pedophiles.
Spacey, however, was not owning any pedophilic actions or tendencies - which would have, by definition, involved an interest in children who had not reached the age of puberty. What stoked his particular sexual appetite was teenage boys. And Mr. Spacey, like Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, had way too many unguarded moments in which to pursue his lascivious desires.
Now the number of young men who have come forward to tell of being sexually harassed or pursued by Spacey when they were teenagers has reached double digits, and the sudden, but righteous, furor which has followed these revelations has begun to seriously impact the actor's work status and his professional standing in show business. Netflix has either suspended or fired Kevin Spacey from its hit television series, "House of Cards," and the show's writers are reportedly looking at ways to salvage the project - perhaps by killing off Spacey's character.
But as if all of that sudden negative attention wasn't enough, word was released yesterday that veteran actor Christopher Plummer has been hired to replace Spacey in a role that he had already completed. Spacey played billionaire J. Paul Getty in a soon-to-be-released film entitled "All the Money in the World." The film was already "in the can" and awaiting release in theatres,
Kevin Spacey is being erased from the project, air-brushed out. What a shame we don't have the same option when politicians are revealed to be sexual predators.
It's time to step forward, Mr. Spacey, and be the man you are capable of being. Honor your victims by confirming their stories, and do everything you can to atone for your grievous actions and to facilitate the recoveries of those young men. The rest of your life is just beginning - make it count for something good in the world.
Citizen Journalist
A couple of weeks ago American actor and director Kevin Spacey outed himself as a gay man, and, in almost the same breath, went on to publicly apologize to a young man who alleged Spacey had made unwanted sexual advances toward him when the victim was a minor. It wasn't Spacey's finest hour, and the combination of remarks served to strengthen an old and dangerous myth that gay men are pedophiles.
Spacey, however, was not owning any pedophilic actions or tendencies - which would have, by definition, involved an interest in children who had not reached the age of puberty. What stoked his particular sexual appetite was teenage boys. And Mr. Spacey, like Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, had way too many unguarded moments in which to pursue his lascivious desires.
Now the number of young men who have come forward to tell of being sexually harassed or pursued by Spacey when they were teenagers has reached double digits, and the sudden, but righteous, furor which has followed these revelations has begun to seriously impact the actor's work status and his professional standing in show business. Netflix has either suspended or fired Kevin Spacey from its hit television series, "House of Cards," and the show's writers are reportedly looking at ways to salvage the project - perhaps by killing off Spacey's character.
But as if all of that sudden negative attention wasn't enough, word was released yesterday that veteran actor Christopher Plummer has been hired to replace Spacey in a role that he had already completed. Spacey played billionaire J. Paul Getty in a soon-to-be-released film entitled "All the Money in the World." The film was already "in the can" and awaiting release in theatres,
Kevin Spacey is being erased from the project, air-brushed out. What a shame we don't have the same option when politicians are revealed to be sexual predators.
It's time to step forward, Mr. Spacey, and be the man you are capable of being. Honor your victims by confirming their stories, and do everything you can to atone for your grievous actions and to facilitate the recoveries of those young men. The rest of your life is just beginning - make it count for something good in the world.
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