Comments on: Hollywood: Go Polanski Yourself

By: John Shore

John Shore — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:26:47 +0000

Oh. So you’re thinking anyone in the world might actually think that I’m so dumb I’m genuinely wondering if the Polish slang term for sexual intercourse is also the Polish word for “protect.”

Um. Yeah. I’m not worried about that.

(Thanks for nice thing you said.)

By: LSS

LSS — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:26:26 +0000

That whole main part of the post where you took apart their “logic” was great, though.

By: LSS

LSS — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:22:58 +0000

Sorry, when i said “article”, i meant “post”.
And i’m sure you didn’t mean to sound anti-immigrant with that joke about his native language, but where i live is not like California, and when you get so used to hearing people equate foreignness with all kinds of wrongness… well, it’s like why we get mad when people equate gay with pedophile, if that makes any sense.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:49:39 +0000

What article are you reading?

By: LSS

LSS — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:00:54 +0000

wow did you have to throw in a dig at his immigrant roots in the last part?! pretty sure this is just as abhorrent to Poles and French people as it is to us.

other than that, good article.

By: Robert D. Meek, Jr.

Robert D. Meek, Jr. — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:45:49 +0000

Rape is rape, regardless of gender, age, etc.

My first S.O. was a victim of childhood molestation from elder 2 elder brothers, & his father. At first, I was in a state of disbelief. "This only happens on TV," I thought, when he told me.

But being a RN, with a scant education in psychiatric nursing, I knew enough to know that in due coarse of time, I was seeing evidence of it in almost everything he said, and did.

Ultimately, it was what let to the demise of our relationship, but worse than that, I came to understand I had seen a person on constant pain, every minute of every hour, every hour of every day, all the time; and that he was trapped, incapable of finding relief, learning to trust. He was, effectively, in a living hell.

His father was a dark, evil man. One could sense it. If any human ever embodied evil, he did. He did many thing, including rape his only daughter, father his only grandson through her, beat her trying to make her lose the baby, etc.

His eldest brother had no remorse, and carried on their "legacy," molesting his only daughter.

His next brother admitted to being sorry, and apologized. Not that it really helped.

So, you see, no matter what this poor woman says, she, and his other victims, will be scarred for life, quite literally, even though one cannot see the scars.

By: C Floyd

C Floyd — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:06:53 +0000

I have to wonder Joe, would you feel the same if this had been your daughter? If this had been your son woud you feel this way? Maybe if it were you that was drugged and then raped irregardless of your age you would not be so compelled to protect this scum bucket! Anyone that touches a child in this manner or protect those that do, should burn in hell.

By: Gold Star!

Gold Star! — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:34:41 +0000

John, this post is BRILLIANT.

It's intellectually rigorous, and deserves a wide readership.

It may be your best work yet.

Thank you.

By: Your Weekend Links « Thinking Out Loud

Your Weekend Links « Thinking Out Loud — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:43:12 +0000

[...] A long, long time ago — Monday really, which is forever in blog time — John Shore wrote an excellent piece on the Roman Polanski story which is making headlines around the world. While it’s more of a general news item, I’m linking to it here because of something John wrote at the end: ” Hey, if you like this piece, do me a favor, please, and do what you can to help get it read… I don’t usually say this sort of thing for my stuff—in fact, in 2.5 years I’ve never said anything like this on any of my posts—but I hate to have this one just disappear in 15 min., the way all posts do.” You can read John’s article here. [...]

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:15:42 +0000

It is really hard for me to stomach some of the things this man has done and the way some people are taking up for him. I can not understand how anyone could justify RP's actions. I can only imagine how I would feel if a man had performed these acts on my daughters. Very sick indeed and the statute of limitations should never run out on something like this.