Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

[Poppy]

So Tarantino is a sex offender in your eyes?

You said "at worst".

Right now, he's a complicit who thinks that having sex with a 13 is okay.

 

[harlequinade]

“I knew enough to do more than I did.[...] There was more to it than just the normal rumors, the normal gossip,” he said in the interview with the New York Times. “It wasn’t secondhand. I knew he did a couple of these things.
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I don't think QT is a moron. The way he talked about strangling Kruger Dianne Kruger, spitting on Thurman during the shooting, him defending a rapist. I think it's more likely that he enjoys, maybe?, hurting women in some way.

Yeah and he thinks, he has the right. Because he assumes that's what men can do to women. Because everyone around him does that and does worse.

He at best enabled that. But who cares since Pulp Fiction is so rad, apparently.

 

[Poppy]

Yeah and he thinks, he has the right. Because he assumes that's what men can do to women. Because everyone around him does that and does worse.

He at best enabled that. But who cares since Pulp Fiction is so rad, apparently.

Margot Robbie better not be in his next movie, I hope she isn't.

 

[Greens]

Margot Robbie better not be in his next movie, I hope she isn't.

You're effectively saying that his movie career should end. How about you do a personal boycott so I can enjoy his next movie?

 

[harlequinade]

Margot Robbie better not be in his next movie, I hope she isn't.

I really like Margot I hope she doesn't star in this

 

[OutOfBoose]

Thurman doesn't blame Tarantino for cover up. Tarantino apologized to Uma for the incident and gave her the footage. Tarantino isn't a sex offender. I don't see any reason why his career should end. Or why Margot Robbie should leave the project. Margot is a smart person and she can surely decide for herself if she's willing to go "places" with a talented filmmaker.

 

[harlequinade]

Yes, she can surely decide for herself if she's willing to go "places" with a director whose negligence let to another actress' permanent injuries and a guy who defends rapists and likes to spit and choke actresses.

 

[dark_b]

Tarantino on Stern 2003 is on youtube. Why is Tarantino talking with Stern and Robin for 8 minutes about this? Is he is functional adult?

 

[OutOfBoose]

Yes, she can surely decide for herself if she's willing to go "places" with a director whose negligence let to another actress' permanent injuries and a guy who defends rapists and likes to spit and choke actresses.

It was one sorry incident. Tarantino drove the road himself before that. Similarly to how Cameron approaches filming. If he asks something of an actor, he does it himself first. Something tells me he learned his lesson because it almost led to a tragedy. He made several movies after that and I didn't see any reports of endangering actors.

I didn't see Tarantino defending rapists. But if you're speaking about not standing up against HW, it looks like he did that for the same reason that actors didn't do anything for decades.

Regarding him liking to spit on and choke actresses, it's your speculation.

 

[OutOfBoose]

As for this comments about Polanski, he isn't wrong. And it's not really a defense.

 

[harlequinade]

As for this comments about Polanski, he isn't wrong. And it's not really a defense.

I'm done responding to you.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Whatever. This witch hunt went too far anyway.

 

[Nardz937]

Tarantino on Stern 2003 is on youtube. Why is Tarantino talking with Stern and Robin for 8 minutes about this? Is he is functional adult?

Do you have a link? I can seem to find all his other appearances except that one.

 

[OutOfBoose]

From BBC article:

Responding to the New York Times article, he added: "Uma was in turmoil about the uprising against me this whole weekend... she never meant this to roll over to me.

"We're both one of the closest people in each other's lives."

 

[Poppy]

I didn't see Tarantino defending rapists.

Reminded by Robin Quivers that Polanski’s victim—who had been plied with quaaludes and alcohol before her assault—did not want to have sex with Polanski, Tarantino became riled up.

Tarantino: No, that was not the case AT ALL. She wanted to have it and dated the guy and—

 

[Boom]

It's called statutory rape. Sooooo...

 

[OutOfBoose]

There are many documents available online on the matter. There's a probation report, testaments and stuff like that that paints a fuller picture than just an accusations and initial charges, that were dropped later. 10 years or so ago I argued with people who tried to prove to me that Polanski's innocent and it was some foul play from Geimer family to take advantage of Polanski's fame. Obviously he's guilty, even if the girl was willing. But he's an adult and it was his call. Sex with minors is a crime no matter how you look at it.

Either way, nobody batted an eye on QT's many controversial opinions for decades, but now his career suddenly should end and all actors should run because no reason.

 

[Zarex]

Whatever. This witch hunt went too far anyway.

The women convicted and executed for practicing witchcraft were innocent of the crimes of which they were accused. Mr. Polanski is guilty of drugging and anally raping a child. I don't see the connection.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I don't see the connection between Tarantino and sexual abuse. He didn't sexually assault anyone and I don't see any reason why his career should end. So, witch hunt.

 

[Zarex]

I don't see the connection between Tarantino and sexual abuse. He didn't sexually assault anyone and I don't see any reason why his career should end.

I thought you were using "witch hunt" in relation to Polanski, not Tarantino. My bad.

I doubt Tarantino will lose his career over this. His views on Polanski are disgusting, but defending him on the radio is not that much different than giving a convicted child rapist a standing "O" during a nationally televised awards show. The choking, spitting and foot fetishizing may seem a bit off, but is probably within the "normal" range of behavior for critically lauded auteurs. And he seems sincere in admitting his culpability in Ms. Thurman's accident and Harvey's reign of terror. Quentin doesn't come off looking great, but he's got a lot of company.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Fair enough.

 

[scarlet-witch]

That interview with Stern is gross and exactly why rape culture exists. Because people don't allow themselves to see that rape isn't just a violent attack in an alley. I imagine he'll respond saying he's grown since he made that comment and that he understands now that it's wrong, but it won't excuse it.

 

[Boy Scout]

The problem is severity though. People are just lumping everyone who does anything out of order under the same banner without knowing all the facts as is demonstrated by that new post by Uma. The outrage culture now is ignoring the fact that mistakes aren't equal. It's just throw everyone under the bus who ****s up regardless of their intent, regardless whether it happened or not, regardless of the facts. To hell with what's true, burn them at the stake because they might be evil. I don't know how anyone can be ok with that type of mentality. It's archaic.

I don’t necessarily disagree with you. I do think that people - including myself - often jump the gun before they have all the facts, and I think calling for someone to lose their job (or other such punishments) should be done with a lot more consideration and deliberation than it usually is. But I don’t think QT or his actions warrant a ton of extra consideration. Like I said, I don’t know if he deserves to be blacklisted over this, but I don’t think any of us should be going out of our way to defend him either (not that you are), even if only on principle.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I feel this way on this issue: ultimately it will be up to Hollywood to blacklist him or not. People in the industry know more on this issue than we do. Now, that isn't to say you don't have a voice. If you read what is out there and you cannot support QT in the future because of it, then don't spend money on his movies. If you can, then go see them. Ultimately, the industry will decide if they support his effort to make films in the future. He didn't do anything criminal so he is in the Court of Public Opinion.

 

[DeadPresident]

Saying it’s up to an industry that we now know sheltered and covered for actual rapists for decades should discipline and try their own? That doesn’t exactly seem like a recipe for success.