Let's not spend our time deciding who is or isn't against Chris in this until they actually make a statement. Jonah Ray came out about it this morning and clearly feels terrible about the whole thing. It's not our place to guess who's going to turn heel before they actually do.
But I'm not judging Wheaton or anyone. What I'm saying is that while Wheaton stays quiet, his wife is siding with Lydia on endorsing stuff like the TMZ "leak". I see people urging others to call out him and others that are staying quiet as a necessary evil, but not something I'd do.
I imagine the idea is that Lydia was willing to talk the talk about believing women in cases like these before, but now that the main in question is close to her she's turning around and trying to paint her as the antagonist.
Yeah I get that, but what I mean is, empathy. Am I happy that Lydia is trying to paint Chloe as an "evil crazy ex-gf"? No. I feel bad for her almost as much as I feel for Chloe. I still think she genuinely believes #MeToo like any person should, but she's obviously having trouble to separate herself from that:
"This is not a statement in defense, this is a statement of defense," Hearst tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "Defense for all the women who have been sexually abused, raped, trafficked, and tortured; defense of all the people who this movement was started for. Over the last year the #MeToo movement has rightly aimed a spotlight directly on women whose stories needed to be told. As someone who has been involved in toxic relationships in the past, I know first hand the importance of sharing these stories and do not take this situation lightly. "
"I have made the decision to come out in support of my husband not out of obligation, but out of necessity to speak the truth about the person I know. Chris is nothing but loving and compassionate and is the only person who has stood by me, never judged me, helped me heal, and feel whole. To defend my husband would be giving credence to any of these accusations. I will not do that. Chris Hardwick is a good man," she adds. "I remain in complete support of my husband, and I believe that the truth will always win. #TimesUp because I know my truth and I believe in due process."
Here's the thing: Hardwick can be a good man to her
and an abuser on previous relationships. Hell, he can at same time be a "good man"
and do despicable things. Things aren't black and white, and giving some distance, I bet Lydia out of all people might be able to realize that. I don't think undervalueing "#BelieveWomen types" is the right takeaway here.
By #BelieveWomen type, I mean someone who has no problem denouncing all other #MeToo abusers and shitting on guys who would doubt the stories of women. I don't mean that disparagingly btw. I just think that it's interesting how quickly she turned into a flaming hypocrite.
Also, had no idea about a Wheaton's wife or this idea of a growing counterattack. Figured Chris was done already, but ya, I guess it will get uglier. Those tweets do make more sense in the context of an ongoing battle.
Yeah sorry for asking to clarify, but shit got really bad on the thread on the last pages and I thought it was good that we make that clear. While we agree, there are always those out there that are against the #MeToo movement.