• lolrightythen@lemmy.world
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    Right?! There has to be missing info.

    Why would someone take a stand against abuse, but defend an old friend found guilty of that offense.

    Also- why should Ashton resign? If anything, he should redouble his efforts. Smells of cowardice.

    I’m gonna rely on my tried and true method of “take the good and leave the bad”. Rich/famous folk live in a different world that I’d rather not spend too much time thinking about. I will continue to appreciate power being used to benefit the entirety of this world, though. Greedy people like rewards as much as or probably more than peasants like me.

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      “Also- why should Ashton resign? If anything, he should redouble his efforts. Smells of cowardice.”

      A spokesperson who is now the lightning rod for an issue that will detract from the message the organisation is trying to espouse, is a bad spokesperson.

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        Bristol Palin the national spokesperson for teen abstinence. 🙄

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            https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/06/bristol-palin-pregnant

            Since her first pregnancy, Palin has made a career out of campaigning for abstinence. In 2011, it was widely reported that she was paid $262,500 from the Candie’s Foundation, a non-profit organization that fights teen pregnancy by supporting abstinence work. Palin is also listed as an expert on abstinence on the Web site of Single Source Speakers, a booking agency.

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      The thing you don’t want to admit is that Kutcher doesn’t actually consider being a serial rapist a deal breaker for his friends.

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      As to why he would defend that, it’s just simple relationship bias. We’ll hesitate a hell of a lot more if it’s someone we like or think we know.

      You should have seen the irrational tenacity with which one of my parents stuck by a pedophile, right up until their first few nights in prison, simply because they were dating. Even if it meant losing everyone around her. She was the only person under god who couldn’t see this a mile away. His own kid was his first accuser, but surely not, right?

      What kind of thing could your best friends do that you wouldn’t initially defend them over?

      These two have known each other for literal decades. I’m not too surprised he would refuse to accept it from someone he’s been friends with for that long.

      I am shocked that he would choose to step down entirely over it. I could see the question presenting itself to him, since it’s…not wonderful PR…but I would have thought the cause itself would have been more important to him. He’s between a rock and a hard place.