"Producer Harvey Weinstein..."
"Actor Kevin Spacey..."
"Comedian Louis C.K. ..."
But wait, there's more! Some you might not have heard of! Director Brett Ratner, political pundit Mark Halperin, producer Andrew Kreisberg, NPR news chief Michael Oreskes... Heck, just read the New York Times list of celebrity sex criminals. And don't forget to refresh the page for the latest update!
What do these people have in common? A quick look at a few of them will give us some helpful clues.


Who knows how many of these guys are professionally damaged. The evangelicals praying for Judge Roy Moore's senate victory have proven that pedophilia charges can only lead to comparisons to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph -- a trio of names I feel like yelling every time I read about this guy and his supporters.




I freely admit that I continued to be a Louis C.K. fan even after first hearing about his little hobby two or three years ago. However, you couldn't pay me to watch a Roman Polanski movie, because he drugged and raped a 13 year-old girl -- among others. If you can't see the difference between a jerk with psychological problems and a pedophile rapist (who now has at least five more accusers to his name), then you're a member of good standing in the Motion Picture Academy.



Now, can you guess what else all these fellows share? Oops, I just gave you a big hint!
What they have common are penii (the plural of penis). Yes, everyone on the ever-growing list of accused sex offenders -- which now includes George Tekai, Richard Dreyfuss, and Dustin Hoffman -- is of the male persuasion. Doesn't matter if they're straight, gay, or, in the case of Harvey Weinstein, porcine. I would guess that this is one time when women are glad to be excluded from yet another male-dominated area.
For some reason, I'm reminded of the wise observation -- from, appropriately, Charlie Chaplin -- "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot." We appear to be moving toward a little more tragedy in the way we perceive societal norms. Excellent. Too much comedy can leave you choking. Just ask Harvey Weinstein's victims.
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For some reason, I'm reminded of the wise observation -- from, appropriately, Charlie Chaplin -- "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot." We appear to be moving toward a little more tragedy in the way we perceive societal norms. Excellent. Too much comedy can leave you choking. Just ask Harvey Weinstein's victims.
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