History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: The vilification of Mia Farrow on DU [View all]BainsBane
(55,391 posts)Particularly when they now have evidence through the court record that shows that entire story Woody spins about Mia is without foundation.
Ultimately these are issues of character rather than politics. Misogyny is not unique to members of only one political party.
As for why it's tolerated, only the administrators can answer that. I would assume that like the rest of us they were not familiar with all the facts in the case. That court finding that rouguevalley linked to really exposed far more than I imagined was possible. I had always assumed some of what Woody said was true, just because we have a tendency to want to find a middle compromise. Not so. He presented no evidence to the court of implanted memories or brainwashing. He only gave an incoherent rant about how awful Mia is. The judge was quite blunt in his assessment of Woody's character and made clear how rare it was to deny even supervised visitation but the situation warranted it.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/205403621/Allen-v-Farrow-Custody-Ruling-June-7-1993