Linkin Park are back together, but their reunion has already been marred by controversy. The band’s new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong was part of a group of Scientologists who showed up at the courthouse to support That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson during his 2020 rape trial, where he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. The choice to have Armstrong fill in for the late Chester Bennington received quite a bit of backlash, notably from Cedric Bixler-Zavala of the Mars Volta/At The Drive-In. His wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler was one of the four women who pursued rape charges against Masterson, and now, she has spoken out against Armstrong as well.
  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Do you seriously think Chester spent his decades since the sexual assault with twirling his thumbs…? Euthanasia is barely a thing globally, only few countries offer it and usually not for people with mental issues, which is exactly my point here. Mental illness is treated like some secondary issue, even though trauma are rarely curable, anti-depressants having a tremendous failure rate and are heavy on side effects, while therapy often only tries to teach you to “cope” with your issues, rather than getting rid of them.

    • TopRamenBinLadenEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      I never once said he didn’t try at all so way to discredit your point from the get go. What about ketamine treatments? Psychedelics? I highly doubt he tried everything is all I’m saying. He had the responsibility to “cope” for his family.

      I completely agree euthanasia should be a thing for extreme mental issues so you aren’t really saying anything different than I was there either.

      I like 90 percent agree with you and disagree on one little thing. You seem to just want to fight with me for slightly disagreeing on his responsibility as a father and husband.

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        21·
        2 months ago

        What about ketamine treatments? Psychedelics?

        They’re not legal in most places and where they are you’d still have to find a place that offers them, which would be difficult on its own already.

        I highly doubt he tried everything is all I’m saying.

        He tried what he could, as does everyone. You just don’t accept his & other peoples capabilities.

        He had the responsibility to “cope” for his family.

        You’re the good old “you just have to kick yourself in the butt” type of anti-depressant.

        I like 90 percent agree with you and disagree on one little thing. You seem to just want to fight with me for slightly disagreeing on his responsibility as a father and husband.

        I want you to see your bigotry, that’s all.