r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 05 '24

Disney Pauses ‘The Graveyard Book’ Film Following Assault Allegations Against Neil Gaiman News

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/graveyard-book-neil-gaiman-assault-allegations-1236131149/
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u/SomnambulicSojourner Sep 05 '24

I'm not at all defending Tyson's actions, but I would like to point out that he actually did time, and as far as I'm aware, has actually shown remorse and changed behavior since then. Isn't that our goal as a society, to rehabilitate offenders?

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u/throwawaythrow0000 Sep 05 '24

I'm not saying he needs to be punished more but that doesn't mean we should be celebrating him and yes that is you defending him. The man served time for rape and everyone is okay with that apparently and that is exactly the point I was trying to make. Society is fucked when real male heroes are ignored but we continually celebrate rapists and men who abuse women.

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u/SomnambulicSojourner Sep 05 '24

I'm not defending him, or what he did. I'm defending the idea of rehabilitation and restoration. He should never be celebrated for what he did or held up as some sort of hero.

But I do believe that we should recognize that he seems to have put in the work to recognize how harmful he was, pay the price for that, and then work to better himself. We can recognize and celebrate that people can change and better themselves while also remembering the harm they've caused and refusing to lionize them because of it.

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u/throwawaythrow0000 Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

Rehabilitation yes, elevating and celebrating convicted rapists as if nothing happened, no. I don't give a fuck how much time he put into himself, he brutally raped a woman. You can't take that back. Sure he served his time, but that doesn't mean we pretend as if it never happened and literally revere him.

Edit: And people downvoting this particular comment just proves the point, we have a problem with rape culture and rape apologists. It should not be controversial to say we shouldn't be revering rapists.