When the Harvey Weinstein news broke, and in the days that followed, the silence from late night hosts was deafening. One of those hosts, Seth Meyers, tried to explain why it’s taken so long to speak up:
"I was not prepared to talk about something as tricky as sexual assault in a way that felt appropriate that quickly" https://t.co/ytr37sepjw
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 11, 2017
Any takers on that one?
Translation: I needed to make absolutely sure it was safe to say bad things about one of our own. https://t.co/QVqA0smKHT
— Saving Ferris ⚕️ (@StreetDoc_67) October 12, 2017
That sounds about right. Meyers’ excuse set off BS detectors:
https://twitter.com/brianmcarey/status/918494122880782337
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/918285639614951430
https://twitter.com/ThinBlueLR/status/918329051013623809
Gun control on the other hand… https://t.co/FRsgII1crx
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 12, 2017
— Jen DinNJ (@JenDinnj) October 12, 2017
It's not tricky, it's wrong. Every time. What a spineless dolt. https://t.co/2GpMaKtuk2
— Jules of Denial (@Coolish_Breeze) October 12, 2017
woke man can't handle talking about how sexual assault is wrong? https://t.co/ucNtzXas1X
— Vulpes vulpes (@Oenonewept) October 12, 2017
And yet…
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/918325303377842176
Go figure!
You do realize the things you have said in the past are still accessible online, right? pic.twitter.com/P06CDwP5Jq
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/918325157558702080
https://twitter.com/AngtTRUMPZILLA/status/918324955783352320
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