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michaelfassbendersteeth:

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…is that he’s a domestic violence committing, female co-star intimidating asshole. You can read the details of what he did to his female partner at the link. Regarding his treatment of female costars: Kiera Knightly didn’t want him spanking her during one of their scenes in a film & said so while tied up; in reply he said “Keira, you’re tied to a bed. You’re not really in a position to say that.” So when a woman is obviously scared and uncomfortable, his response is to scare her further, really make her feel her powerlessness to control what happens to her body. So that happened. And then some of his fans talked shit about her for not fully appreciating how wonderful it would be to get nonconsensually struck by him.

Basically, I don’t understand the attraction at all. I don’t understand. I want to push him out an airlock every time I have to see his hateful face. I want him and every other man who abuses women off my fucking planet. Kinda now.

But, yanno, I also want to shout “he freaking beat his wife!” whenever I see Sean Penn, so I guess I’m just a ~sensitive bitch~.

I find it interesting that I see their faces on my dash semi-regularly (mostly Fassbender), but apparently Chris Brown’s attractiveness isn’t sufficient to make his domestic violence inconsequential.

And boom goes the dynamite.

Guise. I’m all about hating assholes, but Michael Fassbender was allegedly not even in the country when that shit went down. Also, the woman had a history of lying about her partners and filing for abuse.

I’m not saying she’s a liar, but I’ve only seen the gossip articles, no real facts, and Fassbender hasn’t given any real statement on the matter.

There’s no evidence on either side. 

I’ve been personally vilified for being a Fassbender fan several times because of these abuse allegations, so here’s what’s become my essentially automated response:

About Sunawin Andrews specifically:

• Sunawin Andrews supposedly has a history of accusing partners of abuse and then taking it back when her evidence repeatedly proves insufficient. 
• Andrews dismissed her claims and petition for a restraining order against Fassbender before the case ever went to court.
• The timing is suspect - the accusations were brought up a considerable amount of time after they had broken up, conveniently coinciding with Fassbender having a strong supporting role in a high profile film (“Inglourious Basterds”). 

About the nature of accusation:

• Dismissing the outcry of a victim without any reason to do so is shameful. Even more so if they have irrefutable evidence supporting their outcry.
• But ripping apart the reputation of someone based on ill-supported accusations is also not right. Someone claiming to be a victim should always be given consideration. But if they’re lying, then the person falsely accused ultimately becomes the victim. 
• Not a victim of physical assault (I’m not meaning to equate physical assault with libel), but a victim nonetheless. 

About his treatment of Keira Knightley: 

• Fuck off. Context matters.
• That statement - “…you’re not really in a position…” - was a fucking joke. You have every right not to find it funny, but that doesn’t change the fact that he wasn’t legitimately trying to intimidate or threaten Keira.
• Also, Keira has repeatedly spoken about how much she adores Michael. How fabulous he’s been on set, et cetera. 

About fans supposedly “excusing” his alleged bad behavior:

• The vast majority of vehement Fassbender fans I speak with - myself included - do not believe these allegations. It’s not about ignoring them, or forgiving an abuser. We simply do not think the allegations are true.
• If you do believe they’re true, but are excusing Michael based on his good looks, that’s terrible and harmful.
• But I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: when I initially heard of these allegations, I spent a couple days mulling it over. Because domestic violence is not something to be taken lightly. In the end, I came to a decision based on evidence. Not Michael’s impeccable jawline.
• If I believed this story to be true, I wouldn’t admire Michael Fassbender.
• As it is, I think the story is bullshit.

I am a queer feminist who has put in hundreds of hours of volunteer work with women’s organizations - some of which are specifically designed to advocate for female abuse victims - and I am a fan of Michael Fassbender.

But I suppose when it comes to character assassination, it’s always easier to remove all context before publishing, right?

^^reblogging again for commentary

Okay, with all of the stuff I’ve been saying about Chris Brown and his Grammy’s performance I felt like I should explain why I haven’t done the same thing in regards to Michael Fassbender. This commentary is accurate to my feelings on the situation.

That doesn’t mean I’m not skeptical or that I think Michael Fassbender is a flawless human being who can do no wrong — but I don’t have the evidence necessary to completely blacklist him. I find him to be very talented so, for now, I will support his works.

Basically, I’m reserving judgement. 

^^