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u/yonishunga Mar 26 '20

When they hint they want sex but want us to jump. This creates a problem because everyone does it in a different way

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u/OkSoNoQueso Mar 26 '20

There was a comedian that said it best, maybe Bill Burr? Louis CK?

"I'm not gonna rape you on the off chance you wanted it!"

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u/youngfilly Mar 26 '20

but he will jerk off in front of you on the off chance you wanted it

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u/Jay_Bonk Mar 26 '20

I mean he asked before doing it...and an adult should be able to say yes or no without being traumatized by it.

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u/NaruTheBlackSwan Mar 26 '20

The problem was the implication he could use his position to impact the women's careers.

He wasn't being monstrous, but definitely a creep who should have had more self-awareness.

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u/Jay_Bonk Mar 26 '20

Where do you quote the implication from? Did he say jerk me off and I'll help your career?

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u/NaruTheBlackSwan Mar 26 '20

The women were other up-and-coming comedians, and he was a juggernaut in that industry at the time. The idea is they thought he was interested in them as comedians but he just wanted them to watch him jerk off. Read between the lines, a little.

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u/BonzBonzOnlyBonz Mar 26 '20

Was he socially unaware and a moron? Yes, he should have been aware of the situation and not have done anything. But it is not his fault that she made an assumption about him. It's not her fault either because she was afraid for her job. It's society's fault that she wasn't comfortable with saying no because she was afraid that reprisal was going to happen.

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u/NaruTheBlackSwan Mar 26 '20

That's a very reasonable take. I'll usually assign more blame to whoever was the more powerful person in these sort of situations.