Truthfully, the rape info about Kirk Douglas was never more than a rumor. Natalie Wood never used his name. She only hinted. There is only circumstantial evidence.
However, in the era of Hollywood when he was most popular, sexual assault was commonplace. THAT is not enough to hang a man who might be innocent but to get angry at women for jumping on it means you do not get it.
Do you have ANY idea how prevalent rape is? Do you? According to the CDC, one in five women and one in seventy men have REPORTED being raped. Most of the men who have been raped were also raped by men. Kevin Spacey, go hang yourself.
...and the MAJORITY of rapes are NOT reported.
I just posted a good article about rape but it completely leaves out rape by extortion. The casting couch. "Ok lady, you have dreamed of being an actor since you were tiny. You have used every outlet, local theater, college courses, practice and interviews and try outs. You have been in local plays. You have auditioned a million times. It has consumed your heart and mind all your life. Acting is your passion. I have a great role for you but first....SEX and if you don't you will NEVER work in this field again."
...and rape by extortion can be used in other fields, too. Even academia and female students. "Wanna make an A or an F?"
Plus, it is getting to the point I simply do not trust the super super super super wealthy with their most base urges. Do YOU still eat pudding pops? Bill Cosby devastated me. I would have put him on a list of Most Trustworthy Men Ever. Oh well.
Harvey Weinstein was supposed to be a great guy and even Jeffrey Epstein was a noted philanthropist.
Put "famous men accused of rape" in your search bar. Check it out. Money, power and the male human animal, unleashed.
So, Kirk may well be innocent and just because he is from the era in Hollywood when this was commonplace does not make him guilty. ....and accusing an innocent man can devastate their life BUT rape is commonplace and it ALWAYS devastates the woman. Her prison is forever. The average prison sentence for a rapist is 8 years. The singer and actress, Connie Francis barely ever left her home again after being raped in an elevator.
33% of rape victims have suicidal thoughts.
About 13% of rape victims will attempt suicide.
Suicide attempts may occur years after the rape.
Only 5-8% of rape accusations are false.
Take a look at people's responses to the MeToo movement.
So, my thoughts about Dead Kirk are not going to harm him. "He's dead, Jim..." A false rape accusation, as I said, can devastate a man's life but false accusations are RARE and trying to use the possibility that he is completely innocent to demean rape victims and the MeToo movement when rape always devastates a woman's life and it's NOT RARE.. Well then, that just makes you an asshole. ...
One more thing. If you do not think I understand the horror of being falsely accused of something, you don't know me at all. I have a history of alcoholism and mental illness. I have been falsely accused of things I did not do, many times and even by friends and lovers. Not rape, of course but some pretty bad shit. People like me are the Go To people, if you want to falsely accuse someone and the biggest horror is, when we say we didn't do it, people still don't believe us.
....but facts are facts. In 9 out of 10 rapes the victims are women. Only 5-8% of rape accusations are false: ...