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[RE: FASSBENDER ABUSE ALLEGATIONS] the thing about michael fassbender…

arianka:

michaelfassbendersteeth:

strawberreli:

caffeineandcarpaltunnel:

mswyrr:

…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?

Ok, here’s me adding my own two cents to the topic, because I’m really fed up with some things re: the comparison between the CB Case and the MF Case and really need to get it out of my chest.

For fuck’s sake, if you condemn Chris Brown for beating up Rhianna but do not equally condemn Michael Fassbender for beating up Sunawin Andrews then it seems that you MUST be a racist abuse-apologist. Because, of course, it MUST have everything to do with the fact that CB is black and MF is white and nothing to do with the fact that in the first case there was plenty of evidence while in the latter the only bits of information available (to the general public at least, most of which is in no way 100% reliable) can pretty much be read as supporting either thesis. Now excuse me if this makes a difference.

Now, regarding MF’s case, stressing once again that if I like the guy it does not means that I don’t consider abuse a big deal. Hell no. It’s a fucking huge deal. And if you’re responsible for such a thing you should be locked up in jail, period. I just do not believe that these accusations are true. Not because I’m a blind fangirl, but because I honestly think there’s something off to them. Michaelfassbendersteeth here has summed it up better that I could’ve done. (And really, if there’s someone out there that believes that no woman on Earth could ever falsely accuse a man of abusing her, well, sorry to crush your dreams but it can happen.) 
Of course, if the day comes when there’s some actual evidence against MF then I will not support the dude and hope he ends up in jail. 

Edit: Tumblr fucked up my post. Uhhhh.

Tags: #tw: domestic violence #rant alert #also bolding a bit more stuff
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