> outed as a sex pest
Accused. Last I checked these were different things.
Accused. Last I checked these were different things.
I believe he's saying exactly what he wrote - that we should believe women who come forward. Note that he specifically mentions "social attitudes" separately from law/process.
However, that is not the same thing as "accusation = guilt".
We live in the former world, not in the latter. Fortunately. And I am pretty sure he was describing the former, not the latter. And if he was describing the former, then he was simply wrong.
If he meant that accusations should be taken seriously and investigated, those words were available to him. He chose "believe", and now I choose to believe his accusers.
As for the world we live in, you're thankfully correct (for the most part). Kimmel was an activist who wanted to change the world, and they do occasionally make progress in that direction [2][3].
[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/believe
[2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65531380
[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/college-sex-assault-ru...