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In reply to the discussion: Does Louis CK deserve another chance? [View all]WhiskeyGrinder
(22,337 posts)19. Here's a great place for them to start.
Link to tweet
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #1: Privately apologize to each of your victims.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #2: Write letters and make phone calls to all of the comedy club bookers, hosts, waiters, agents, managers, tour managers, and fellow comedians who protected you to apologize to the survivors.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #3: Take a full accounting of all the earnings these survivors missed had they hypothetically continued on their career trajectories without your enablers. Pay them that amount.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #4: Take a full accounting of all the physical and emotional labor and services your survivors have had to pay for themselves or neglected because they couldn't afford it. PAY FOR THAT.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #5: If these survivors are still performing comedy or even if they are not, ensure that they get jobs, shows, and stage time for as long as they need through your considerable network of gatekeepers.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #6: Use your money and network of gatekeepers to make sure all comedy clubs are to be managed by at least HALF women or non-binary people and book this way as well.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #7: Stop making money off of the comedy and fame you got while using your privilege and power to sexually assault women.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #8: Lead a movement to create and fund legislation, non-profits and policies that keep sexual assault and harassment out of the comedy workplace.
Atoning for Sexual Assault in Comedy Idea #9: Donate to http://RAINN.org and tell your fans/followers to donate to http://RAINN.org and to post their donation receipts online to show evidence. Idea from @chick_in_kiev
IF I SEE ANOTHER FARTFACE POST "BUT HOW MUCH DOES HE NEED TO BE PUNISHED?!!" AS IF IT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION WITH NO REAL-LIFE ANSWERS SEND THEM MY FUCKING THREAD.
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While I understand the sentiment, what happens if we say a large proportion of men can't work?
mythology
Aug 2018
#13
Louis CK did not physically assault nor verbally abuse any one woman
NobodyInParticular
Aug 2018
#26
I've never found him funny, so I won't be watching him anyway, but who do you begin with letting
OnDoutside
Aug 2018
#30