The Journal of Theo

Matt Damon is right about sexual misconduct by Joan Vennochi MATT DAMON IS RIGHT. There is a big difference between patting someone on the rear and rape or child molestation. The actor got into trouble for making that sensible observation, followed up by this also sensible one: “Both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.” For that heresy, Damon was blasted by women — some famous, some not — who believe it’s wrong to run various forms of sexual misconduct through a Harry Potter-like sorting hat. From their perspective, everything, from neck rubs to violent rapes, are actions perpetrated by evil misogynists deserving of professional death by firing and perpetual humiliation. But that’s not how society addresses other wrongdoing. Trespass is different from breaking and entering. Larceny is different from armed robbery. Manslaughter is different from murder. Certain elements of a crime must be proved to warr...

The whole argument that certain people only do things for the money is off base. Yes, there are some people that seek only for fame and fortune. But more often than not, someone who blames all ventures, endeavors, and business launches on the motivation and question for money and wealth needs to check themselves. As it is, we live in a system that demands we have money in order to operate our lives. That doesn't need to be the case forever but it is what we have now. Instead of throwing the system out completely, we need to live in the system and change the hearts and minds of people. To start with, we need to look at ourselves and what our motivations are. Are we doing what we do for the good of humanity or not? Are we producing and selling beef burgers or guns that ultimately kill people or are we growing organic food or helping people with their addictions? There are all kinds of ethical industries that we can be a part of. But that's not the point I wanted to make. Wh...