Yes -- like I said, it's called taking responsibility. That's a good thing.
The problem with this kind of a situation, is that you kind of have no choice but to say stuff like that if you don't want to make the pile of shit you are in bigger. So it's hard to know if they really mean it.
If they actually have done so. The fact that his colleagues and friends -- including a black showrunner and costars -- had to learn about it this way, that he kept it hidden from them all these years, makes it questionable to claim that he's learned anything other than how to conceal it. Nobody is automatically entitled to be forgiven for bigoted words or actions. They have to prove they've earned it.
But was it hidden, or did he just not talk about it. I can't really see a lot of people going through every questionable thing they've done in their entire life with everyone they meet. Do we know for a fact that he actually purposefully kept the tweets a secret, or did he just not announce that he made them because it has been 6 years, turns out one of the tweets was from 2014, and he's moved on from that kind of behavior. There's a big difference between keeping something a secret, and just not talking about it.
As I keep saying, there is abundant precedent for people stepping down from their jobs when past indiscretions are revealed. Politicians have resigned because of affairs committed years before, or the like. It's a matter of trust. Yes, the actions may have been years ago, but if they undermine the people's trust in them, that can undermine their ability to do the job, and if they care more about the good of the institution than about their own ego or entitlement, they will step down in favor of someone less tainted. I don't understand why you're so shocked as if this has never happened before. It's a pretty common consequence when indiscretions that someone has kept secret are finally exposed. The very fact that they hid the indiscretions from their colleagues and employers calls their trustworthiness into question.
That kind of thing is fine when it's stuff that has just happened, but I think after a certain amount of time, people need to be able to recognize that how someone acted or felt in the past is not necessarily how they act and feel today.
Like I keep saying -- resignation is often how you apologize, how you make penance. It's the first step in that process. It's ludicrous to say anyone has "moved on" when it's only just come out. We're nowhere near the "moved on" point yet.
He made the tweets 6 fucking years ago, that is more than enough time for him to have moved on from that kind of behavior. I really think there needs to be some equivalent to a statute of limitations on this kind of thing. After a certain amount of time, you just need to able to forgive and forget.
And frankly I find it very offensive that you seem to care more about defending a white man's privilege to be excused for racism and homophobia than you care about the feelings of his numerous black and gay colleagues who feel justifiably betrayed, hurt, and angry by his actions and can't just casually dismiss them. Try considering their point of view.[/QUOTE]
Oh, shit, is that not at all my intent, and I I came across that way I apologize.
My issue is purely with the amount of time between the action and the punishment.
The tweets he made were horrible, and if he had just made them yesterday or last week, I would be perfectly OK with him being fired. I just think there needs to be a point where you can be forgiven for a relatively minor offense.
I don't feel like quoting specific posts, but I do want to go back to the freedom speech thing for a moment. Punishing people for saying offensive things, is not taking away their freedom of speech, it is simply showing them that what they said is not OK. People are free to say whatever the hell they want, but that doesn't mean there won't be consequences for what they say.
