‘SNL’ radio silence on Harvey Weinstein ‘a New York thing’

The Pussy Grabber incident was his own words, on tape for everyone to hear.

Sexual harassment allegations that Weinstein is denying are not the same.

Lorne Michaels answer was likely just a flip way of saying no comment.

If this whole story was Weinstein on tape saying what he did, it would be the same thing.

I’d bet my last dollar that he’s as slimy as can be , to be sure. And he definitely has that in common with the Donald.

Probably just a timing issue - they probably had the show all mapped out before the story broke? Also - he wasn't running for president so maybe the need to mock wasn't as great?

In other words if a pig is caught on video, its more worthy of mocking than if he isn't caught on video.

SNL canned a bad skit. Likely, because Weinstein isn't as well known. That's the difference.

You seem to give Weinstein the benefit of the doubt, you keep repeating "accused". We're passed that point with this guy.

Trump doesn't represent all Republicans and Weinstein doesn't represent all Democrats. I am not sure why politics is the focus here.

Legally, he didn't "do it" until he is convicted. You may favor the evidence more strongly when you hear a taped confession, but no, there is no legal difference because neither has been convicted.

I feel pretty darn confident saying both men have sexually harassed and probably assaulted women. Legally, they are both just "accused", however, so a decision to use the term for one and not the other is personal, not legal.
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I don't necessarily buy the SNL is hypocritical. They had a skit, it wasn't funny. They are ultimately in the entertainment business. Much like NFL teams make decisions based on marketability, so does SNL. Yes, they sometimes act as a news source, but that just speaks to the pathetic state of our journalism, more than anything else. They don't do a skit every time any man is accused of harassment or assault. I don't recall a story about my boss as a summer camp counselor, for example. Because the larger audience doesn't care, and because it probably wouldn't have been funny. If they felt the same was true for Weinstein as for Camp Boss, they won't do a skit. At this point, it's not like the lack of skit is somehow protecting him. The story is now everywhere (which maybe means a skit would be better received, though maybe not), despite the lack of Saturday Night comedy exposure it got.

But honestly, even if SNL is being hypocritical, it's a private program and they can choose what issues and incidents they address, and what they don't. They don't even purport to be a news program, and plenty of actual news shows participate in selective story-telling.

Crazy!

Some would argue that a conscience is almost by nature partisan. Most people's political beliefs stem from morals, after all. If I'm being guided by my conscience, I'm not going to talk about the dangers of vaccines and the horrors of abortion. I'm not going to sing the praises of Trump. My conscience demands the opposite of that.

I suppose it's because he was a major donor to the Dems and friends with the Clintons and Obamas. People were waiting for both to condemn his actions. Sadly, it took 5 days.