https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_C.K.#2017%E2%80%93present:_Sexual_misconduct_revelations_and_afterwards

He's a pervert and he abused his position of influence with a number of women, but he doesn't deserve to be lumped in with Bill Cosby et al, as some people do. I'd like to think he's genuinely sorry about it and can make amends and get back to work. Because at the end of the day he is a funny guy.

Yeah, he's a pervert. But maybe he can make amends.

Aye best of luck to him and also get yourself absolutely fucked you pervert who took advantage of struggling comedians what an absolute scum. But maybe aye.

Rolled a snake and down he went.

Welcome thread recovery and reparation has gone swimmingly, I see.

monkey wrote:

Denying sex offenders the opportunity of rehabilitation is not as woke as you think it is.

Sex offenders generally have lower rates of recidivism than other offenders. The figures I recall are that 25% of people charged with theft will be charged with theft again in the next year. With the highest risk sex offenders, it’s something like 6-8%.

As for CK, what he did was scummy, sure, but is also behaviour on par with a significant number of men out there. That’s not to say it’s okay, but to consider where it falls in a bell curve of behaviour. I have genuinely heard people describing that kind of behaviour as ‘a guy chancing his hand’. Again, that’s not to say that it’s right, but there’s a chance CK genuinely believed he had sought sufficient consent, and is genuinely remorseful. His responses suggest that he didn’t realise at the time how much he was relying on his position of power to get away with what he was doing.

regmcfly wrote:

He's a pervert and he abused his position of influence with a number of women, but he doesn't deserve to be lumped in with Bill Cosby et al, as some people do. I'd like to think he's genuinely sorry about it and can make amends and get back to work. Because at the end of the day he is a funny guy.

Wanked in front of female comedians doesn't get a genuinely sorry pass. Jesus fuck.

After he asked them and they said yes. Since when are people either goodor evil? He acknowledged the problem of imbalance, and has been fucked for it, professionally. Now you want no one to ever mention him again, or to pretend be wasn't, isn't funny? Get a grip, lad.

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

After he asked them and they said yes. Since when are people either goodor evil? He acknowledged the problem of imbalance, and has been fucked for it, professionally. Now you want no one to ever mention him again, or to pretend be wasn't, isn't funny? Get a grip, lad.

I can find one example of someone saying yes when asked, and she says she was afraid of his power and fame. Where are all these accounts of women saying yes to this man wanking at them? Many accounts say he asked, I can't find many that say they were down for it (I did a super brief Google, tbf).

I'm all for rehabilitation but this 'ah c'mon he apologized, plus he's funny' shit can do one.

You think he'd be some repentant if he hadn't been called out?

Rehabilitation and acceptance takes a long time, not just disappearing for a bit them coming back hoping all is forgiven.

Plenty of women probably said yes to Weinstein's flabby heft being thrust into them. Doesn't mean it was okay.

nick_md wrote:

Rehabilitation and acceptance takes a long time, not just disappearing for a bit them coming back hoping all is forgiven.

I'd watch him tomorrow if I got the chance

I mean, I go to events where people do wank at you, but there's a time and place and work isn't it.

If he was persistently asking the same woman and putting pressure on her then yeah, but as far as I know that's not what happened. Anyway, as I said, I don't think it's enough to just say sorry and move on but there are ways to make amends and I'd like his career to continue.

O fuck off. You asked a specific question, I answered it.