"If Louis CK can come back to a standing ovation, has MeToo really changed anything?" Funny these outraged feminists arent objecting to the LEADER of the MeToo movement having raped a BOY though.... 'All men always evil, all women always excusable...'

TracyMorganFreeman · 2018-08-28T22:42:29+00:00

"4 legs good, 5 legs bad"

"All humans are equal, but some are more equal than others."

sevententhsahuman · 2018-08-29T03:05:01+00:00

A standing O is kinda what got him in trouble in the first place

2018-08-29T04:21:07+00:00

I should read msm for more balance. I assumed we all figured this whole thing out and pretty much dismissed the idea that Louis C.K. actually harmed any full grown adult women by asking to jerk off in front of them and when they complied, jerked off in front of them. So, the fact that Louie has seemed to not have his life completely ruined actually bothers people?

Otter_Actual · 2018-08-29T02:31:25+00:00

what he did was creepy not illegal

StreetThroat · 2018-08-28T23:09:18+00:00

Guy asked for consent and got it. What were the girls expecting when hanging out after midnight? Really, were they expecting to play chutes and ladders and then have Louis go, "you know, you're cool, be on my TV show?"

But "power dynamics" mean that, like the second wave feminists said, ALL HETEROSEXUAL SEX IS RAPE. He got consent, but because the women are in the same industry, vaguely, and "respect him," asking for consent is actually assault. So what feminists are really telling us is that we can't take women at their word. So women can't sign contracts, they can't be held legally responsible for behavior. So really, feminists don't believe women are strong at all. Certainly not the first person to notice that trend.

TheImpossible1 · 2018-08-29T06:00:41+00:00

Asia Argento is a rapist

-manatease · 2018-08-29T07:16:26+00:00

Last I checked, Louis CK is only guilty of being a dirty man. A very polite one at that asking permission first and having the courtesy to allow these women to leave his apartment.

That's not rape or harassement, however. Him being Metoo'd was one of many kinks in this hashtag's armor.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2018-08-29T11:32:12+00:00

He masturbated in front of adult women with their consent and lost a year of his career.

Asia groomed a child for sex and so far hasn't lost anything.

puppehplicity · 2018-08-29T07:28:40+00:00

What he did was skeevy, and he shouldn't have done it.

I don't think it merited the level of outrage that it got. Trashing his reputation was never going to be a step toward undoing or repairing the alleged damage, it was vengeance plain and simple.

Either way, his creepy actions have no bearing on his comedic talents or his need to make a living somehow. If he chooses to return to standup, so be it. That's his choice. If people choose to be in the audience for his standup, so be it. That's their choice.

We can't just say that everyone who does gross shit is to be permanently exiled and lose all ability to earn a living. That's absolute hyperbole.

Proteus_Marius · 2018-08-29T04:34:34+00:00

The author conflated different types of sexual dysfunction. That's not helpful in the least.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2018-08-29T11:56:11+00:00

They were confused for a bit by Ronnel and Argento but now they're back on solid footing with a white man to hate.

alfredo094 · 2018-08-29T06:44:07+00:00

Louis CK was wrong. There is no way around that. I wouldn't say that he "assaulted" these women, but he misbehaved and it's good that he apologized about it and was called out.

The backlash has been very overkill though. I really hope he comes back this year.

2018-08-29T09:12:41+00:00

Who raped whom? A statutory rape, perhaps, if it happened in California. If it happened in a place where a 17 year old can consent to sex (as it is in most of the civilized world), legally there was (probably) no rape. Anyways, nothing has been proven in the court of law.

road-less-taken · 2018-08-29T13:31:08+00:00

Louis CK was always going to make a come back. He has a large, organic following who purchased most of his stand-up specials directly from him. He self-financed and self-produced most of own specials, shorts and movies.

Sure he'll lose the big TV shows but that wasn't his entire business model. Even if he loses a chunk of his audience, which I actually think he won't in the long run, he can still make a sizable amount of money and stay in business.

So let 'em cry and scream about him doing stand-up again. They're gonna be crying alot because he's not stopping. And with the double standards constantly on display in the me too movement, I don't blame him.

2018-08-30T01:47:57+00:00

He didn't break any law, so it's up to the audience to decide whether his supposed transgressions are enough to warrant continued suspension of his career. Judging by those standing ovation the audience has largely spoken.

Anyone who doesn't like that can boycott his content. Beyond that they can deal with it.

DJ4dayz · 2018-08-29T00:05:18+00:00

Who's the leader of me too?

thrway_1000 · 2018-08-29T00:54:33+00:00

Archive -- https://archive.is/5gPeR

randomisedmind · 2018-08-29T15:46:03+00:00

So when can he reclaim his life and try to right the wrongs and improve his life or should he just be miserable from then on

redbetweenlines · 2018-08-29T12:28:05+00:00

/#MeToo may be a hashtag but it has to be much greater than that, too. Otherwise, we are consuming the trauma of women who speak out without providing them with justice.

Ironically the most accurate part of the article.

CompleX999 · 2018-08-29T14:32:13+00:00

If Harvey stood on a podium I would be there with a bag of fist-sized stones to throw at him, but Louis... he doesn't deserve the scrutiny that MeToo want to paint him with.

Rando9124 · 2018-08-29T15:17:35+00:00

The thing people refuse to acknowledge about Louis CK is the stuff he did, he did years before it came to light. He realized it was wrong, stopped doing it, and went on. Sure he was wrong for doing it, but at the time he didn't really understand why it was wrong... He doesn't deserve to never work again.

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