Should celebrities accused of sexual misconduct still be innocent until proven guilty?

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1. “Innocent until proven guilty” is a legal concept. It does not apply in your scenario. 2. Probably some women are bandwaggoning, but relatively few. Believe it or not, most women don’t like putting themselves in a position where they will be disbelieved and vilified by so many. 3. As far as the celebrities go, the accusations make the brand look bad. They probably have clauses in their contracts stipulating that their conduct be above reproach. And as to your last sentence, it’s a major disgrace that politicians (and, BTW, abusive athletes) get away with this stuff. Yes, it’s unfair. Gender wage gaps and the Brock Turner sentence are also unfair. And if a system that is so unbalanced in the favor of men isn’t “patriarchy”, then what, exactly, is?

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