Double standard? NY Times openly unmasks the name of a teen boy who was sexually assaulted by a woman (Asia Argento)

I see NYT being consistent.

It published the names of the women who came forward against Weinstein.

Same here.

Given the facts, just telling the story meant naming Bennett -- the only way to keep his name out of it would be to sit on the story.

It would be interesting to know what, if anything, Bennett's representatives said to the Times about publishing the story.

It would also be interesting to know who sent the material to the Times. The list of suspects can't be very long.

Unwritten rules and in some cases laws have always been different when dealing with people who were minors at the time of their sexual assault.

For instance, in my state, when a male adult molests or rapes a female minor, the name of the victim is never mentioned in any article that is written.

You can't have it both ways. You are either going to treat minor boys and girls the same or you are not. If you don't treat them the same, what does that say about what you REALLY believe about women. If a girl is DEFINITELY a victim when a 37 year old man performs oral and then has intercourse, but a boys is not, what does that REALLY say about how you view women?

Are they weaker, lesser, unable to make their own choices without the protection of "stronger" males? Are they so feeble that they are prone to being victimized by everything in their lives? If you think that the minor male in this situation or any other situation where an underaged male has a physical relationship with an older female is "a choice", do you think that a female is also not capable of making the same choice? If not, why do you think this about females?

Anyway this topic has always intrigued me. It's one of those where our society seems to be incongruent, especially as we forge forward toward equality. We seem to view the girls as dainty and weak, and with the boys, it's "High five, Bro!"

Pretty much. I haven’t even seen any of this online. Definitely a double standard that makes the metoo movement look illegitimate if it’s really about men being punished more than anything.

Not sure if it’s just only my impression but it seems like this should be a huge story on many fronts, yet it seems to be already dying. The #metoo guys who were found to have engaged in this behavior were savaged and basically immediately banned from the industry, while Argento seems only to be receiving muted criticism.

Theriot wrote:

Argento seems only to be receiving muted criticism.

You need an angry mob for that. There's only one angry mob involved, and it would rather forget about it than change its mind.

Haha, Bennett applied to join the #metoo movement but they rejected him, now his lawyers are looking for someone to sue for sexual discrimination.

Like the men who've been accused, Argento deserves to tell her side of the story. Paying an accuser off does not necessarily equate to guilt, especially when the later is a world-famous celeb with a lot to lose.

Anyway, just because some of the accused men have been savagely railroaded (Morgan Freeman, Tavis Smiley, Garrison Keillor and George Bush), doesn't mean that this woman should be automatically pilloried.

Did he file the lawsuit in his own name? If so, then he's made his identity public and there's no reason not to name him in a story. If he filed using a psuedonym (like Jane Roe), then it would be very interesting to hear how the NYT explains naming him.

Stalingrader wrote:

Paying an accuser off does not necessarily equate to guilt,

It does in this case, she took a selfie of the two of them in the cot together.

"The newspaper said it received court documents that included a selfie of Argento and Bennett in bed and that three people familiar with the case said the documents were authentic."

Theriot wrote:

Not sure if it’s just only my impression but it seems like this should be a huge story on many fronts, yet it seems to be already dying. The #metoo guys who were found to have engaged in this behavior were savaged and basically immediately banned from the industry, while Argento seems only to be receiving muted criticism.

More here than has been reported. Argento is in a weird death cult family that cranks out bizarre horror films and she self-described as a witch. She's a bizarre woman and rapist.

She played a key role in Anthony Bourdains mysterious death.

I'm on the case. Liberal news media won't touch this since it undermines their #metoo bias.

Theriot wrote:

Not sure if it’s just only my impression but it seems like this should be a huge story on many fronts, yet it seems to be already dying. The #metoo guys who were found to have engaged in this behavior were savaged and basically immediately banned from the industry, while Argento seems only to be receiving muted criticism.

Untrue. She is receiving a ton of criticism, especially from women. Most people are in shock.

Also, comparing Argento’s situation to, say Weinstein or even Kevin Spacey wouldn’t be accurate.

SJWHippie wrote:

Theriot wrote:

Not sure if it’s just only my impression but it seems like this should be a huge story on many fronts, yet it seems to be already dying. The #metoo guys who were found to have engaged in this behavior were savaged and basically immediately banned from the industry, while Argento seems only to be receiving muted criticism.

More here than has been reported. Argento is in a weird death cult family that cranks out bizarre horror films and she self-described as a witch. She's a bizarre woman and rapist.

She played a key role in Anthony Bourdains mysterious death.

I'm on the case. Liberal news media won't touch this since it undermines their #metoo bias.

TRUE!

It makes the movement seem illegitimate -- what!?

I agree with the poster you're replying to. It's a difficult issue, and making #metoo work for men as well is one of the most difficult and important elements.

But you think the whole movement and all it's uncovered is bogus because you feel it's not fighting HARD ENOUGH in one case?

How about you actually try to help instead of tearing everything down.

Know the Law wrote:

Unwritten rules and in some cases laws have always been different when dealing with people who were minors at the time of their sexual assault.

For instance, in my state, when a male adult molests or rapes a female minor, the name of the victim is never mentioned in any article that is written.

Except he is unmasking himself; the newspaper is not "outing" him.

Dozens of minors came forward in the Nassar case and their names were revealed.

Yeah man! Redpill and all that!

An Opinion Unexamined wrote:

You can't have it both ways. You are either going to treat minor boys and girls the same or you are not.

He is now 22 years old, not a minor.

He may have been a minor at the time, but, NOT a minor when HE filed suit against her.

anonymous internet contributor wrote:

Speaketh the truth wrote:

Pretty much. I haven’t even seen any of this online. Definitely a double standard that makes the metoo movement look illegitimate if it’s really about men being punished more than anything.

It makes the movement seem illegitimate -- what!?

I agree with the poster you're replying to. It's a difficult issue, and making #metoo work for men as well is one of the most difficult and important elements.

But you think the whole movement and all it's uncovered is bogus because you feel it's not fighting HARD ENOUGH in one case?

How about you actually try to help instead of tearing everything down.

I'm not trying to tear everything down. I'm a supporter of the idea behind the movement. However, in my mind the movement was about people in power taking advantage of those below them. It wasn't supposed to be a women v. men issue. So when the coin is flipped and it turns out one of the main drivers of the #metoo movement was f.cking an underage boy, and that doesn't become a bigger story than it is, well then yes I think the movement is illegitimate and looks more like the pent up rage of women lashing out at men. It's not actually about what it's portrayed to be.

That's just my opinion, but then again I'm a white middle-aged man so nobody gives a flying f.ck about my opinion anymore anyway.