9.30.2009

polanski

this is just making me so MAD.

a couple of great articles below that do a great job of illuminating the crux of the polanski issue, for me. (i.e. i don't care how many great movies he's made, or what other tragedies he lived through. he drugged, raped and sodomized a 13-year old girl. end of story. he's deserves to be held to the same standard as any other violent abuser.)

Polanski's Defenders (you gotta be kidding me, people!!)

Roman Polanski Must Finally be Brought to Justice
"Is there really any debate here? Are there really two sides to this story? He raped a child, for Pete's sake. He plied her with drugs, alcohol, and sodomized her. This was not "consensual sex," as a 13-year-old is neither old enough or mature enough to engage in such acts. In America we have laws against 44-year-old men drugging and raping little children. It's absolutely unconscionable that anyone would imply that his cinematic accomplishments should be reason to cut him slack. How dare they."

good explanation of some of the key questions being brought up about the case:
What's "Unlawful Sexual Intercourse"?

edited to add another commentary, to which i say: PREACH IT.
Shame on Polanski Apologists

2 comments:

Elizabeth (Need More Shelves) said...

Yeah, this whole case makes me nauseous. I can't believe all the people taking Polanski's side. And Whoopi? You know, I used to be interested in her opinions, but not any more. Pretty shameful.

Elizabeth said...

Great post by an author/book blogger tying together this situation and the challenging/banning of books:

http://www.chasingray.com/archives/2009/10/weve_got_a_whole_lot_of_crazy.html