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GuessMyUserName posted...

CaptainOfCrush posted...

Where I may differ from the average bystander - here's everyone's chance to call me a piece of shit - is that I don't think a story like this is THAT huge of a deal. Morgan Freeman is a pervert and is gross toward women; yes, that's disappointing, but it's planets apart from the actual monstrous shit people like Cosby or Spacey pulled.

I don't think that's too crazy an opinion, I mean even the phrasing as "misconduct" in the title is anywhere near as harsh.

It's skeevy behaviour, particularly the skirt thing when the simplest rule of decency is keeping your hands to yourself, but even that story he doesn't even "accomplish" the task of lifting a skirt.

It's harassment, as the article is titled, but I don't see any mention or claim of sexual assault ala Cosby/Spacey/Weinstein. Harassment can be forgiven if Freeman responds well, assault though is where you get completely irredeemable characters.

I agree this isn't really that bad. Some of the accusations seem really tame.

I mean you can't defend the lifting up the skirt one but the rest of them just seem like he says some sort of flirty compliment that made the women uncomfortable.

I've certainly seen way worse said on a regular basis by both sexes without people batting an eye. I know it's not the case but when people say sexual harassment, I instantly think inappropriate touching not words.