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Media Skewered For Focus On Kevin Spacey Coming Out Rather Than Harassment
Huffington Post ^ | October 30, 2017 | Dominique Mosbergen

Posted on 10/30/2017 10:56:10 AM PDT by grundle

When the actor Kevin Spacey came out of the closet on Sunday while apologizing to actor Anthony Rapp for sexual harassment, many onlookers were aghast by the conflation.

Many accused Spacey, 58, of attempting to deflect attention from Rapp’s claim that he was 14 when Spacey picked him up, “placed him on his bed and climbed on top of him, making a sexual advance.” TV host Guy Branum called the diversionary tactic a “PR smokescreen.”

Now, several news outlets are being skewered for stumbling into Spacey’s trap.

As HuffPost contributor Yashar Ali noted on Twitter, the New York Daily News, ABC News and Reuters were among the news outlets that led their coverage of the scandal with the actor’s coming out rather than the harassment allegations.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anthonyrapp; kevinspacey; mediabias
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To: grundle

Er, placing a child in a bed and climbing on top of him is not sexual harassment. It’s attempted rape. At least it’s felony assault.

With a little luck this will put and end to that interminable TV show “ House of Cards”.


21 posted on 10/30/2017 11:35:15 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Red Badger

Well, this FReeper does not even know who he is. Yes, I know he’s an actor, but I cannot tell you one other thing about him, couldn’t tell you what he looks like, etc. And I think I’ll keep it that way.


22 posted on 10/30/2017 11:36:23 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Bigg Red

You lead a very sheltered life.....................


23 posted on 10/30/2017 11:39:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: grundle

But there will be problems with gays as boy scout leaders....


24 posted on 10/30/2017 12:21:01 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: grundle

I find it interesting that they call what Spacey did sexual harassment, whereas for Trump and George H.W. Bush, what they did is deemed sexual assault in the press.


25 posted on 10/30/2017 12:45:37 PM PDT by Susan360
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To: grundle
Netflix announced it will air last season of House of Cards in 2018.
26 posted on 10/30/2017 12:57:54 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Red Badger

Yes, I do when it comes to the trash of Hollywood, and I like it that way. Pretty sure my life has not been diminished in any way by not knowing who this pervert is.


27 posted on 10/30/2017 1:25:02 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Red Badger
Anybody here who DID NOT KNOW THAT SPACEY WAS A HOMO?..............................

I actually thought he was already "out", for two or three years at least. *shrug*

28 posted on 10/30/2017 1:26:05 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Bigg Red

It’s good to know who your enemies are.

That way you won’t get surprised by them..............


29 posted on 10/30/2017 1:26:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Charles Martel

Me too..............I’m surprised that anybody is surprised................


30 posted on 10/30/2017 1:27:23 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Susan360

Good point.

Spin within spin...............


31 posted on 10/30/2017 1:28:11 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Well, I do not plan to enrich my enemies by attending or buying their films.


32 posted on 10/30/2017 2:19:08 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Bigg Red

I don’t, either.

Haven’t been to a movie in years................


33 posted on 10/30/2017 2:20:55 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks grundle. sidebars, more partisan media spin:
34 posted on 10/30/2017 8:40:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: tuffydoodle

Now you hit on my problem with gays as well!


35 posted on 10/30/2017 9:01:42 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Trump IS MY president and I'm damn proud of him!)
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To: SunkenCiv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbMo5ahSADM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi496HZh59k


36 posted on 10/30/2017 9:09:14 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
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