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So liam neeson, what made you think this story was appropriate for this interview?

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/liam-neeson-interview-rape-trauma-racism-sexism-black-man-revenge-assault-a8764086.html

Having dated an Irish man myself who had an assault charge under his belt for defending the honour of a woman I understand the mindset liam Neeson has. But as I said to my partner, it still doesnt make it right.
Yes there are many people in this world that need to be taught a lesson, and they can walk through life Scot free never paying for their crimes or so we think. But we are not put on this earth to play God! Nor are we here to do God's work through punishing others. With that being said people are so happy to fuel hate, but ask them to show others love and compassion and they'll be recoiling and shrivelling up by the idea.

I will say this, the mindset of liam Neeson I do feel is violent, and I do feel is racist and by far ignorant.
Why because he didn't care who it was that he hurt, which tells me he doesn't view people as individual's, he lumps them all into one. (Because individual's from a group cannot think for themselves or think anything different? ) ignorant because perhaps he didn't have black friends or associations so dehumanizing them all makes it easier to kill one. And thirdly violent because he is showing signs that perhaps he had an underlying anger that he suppressed and perhaps that moment in time was the ammunition he needed to really dish out a good beating.

Now some my view what I have said and disagree but I'll tell you this. My relationship ended because he did think he was above everyone else, he talked about many things whilst we were together and we couldnt see eye to eye. He often talked to me as if I wasnt black but I was alright simply because I was dating him. Blanket terms are racist. And I couldnt stomach it, for much longer, maybe by him being with me made him feel even more of a cut above the rest because interracial dating is still fairly modern and he exceeded the preconceived notions he and his friends had about mixed relationships. Who knows, this isn't about him its about liam Neeson and his anger issues.
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BabyLonia · F
Whilst i get his anger and confusion at the time, it was wrong of him to make it about race. If the rapist had been white would he gone after a white man?

But shock and anger displace all rational thought, what is bizarre is him bringing it up after all this time.
Peppa · 31-35, F
@BabyLonia a week long anger, is shocking me, especially if said person wasnt racist before...

We can only speculate about that, but in all honesty the way he spoke of that man even in that interview I feel his approach would have been different. But what do I know...

And I have to agree with you, other than to have us talking about him after his time away from the limelight and to promote his film it seems incredibly antagonizing...
BabyLonia · F
@Peppa a week is not much time to process a trauma.

I wonder if he had left colour out of this and just said he was looking to pick a fight with someone how differently it may have been received.
Peppa · 31-35, F
@BabyLonia if he tood the story as he did without colour in light of all the #metoo movements and all these other fights for rights, people would have still jumped on this. Simply because he talks about seeking revenge and pretty much setting an imminent person up to being bludgeoned to death for a crime they didnt commit.

Which us why when I spoke to other members here I broke it down into racism, ignorance and sheer violence. Because there are different aspects to this particular story and incident.
BabyLonia · F
@Peppa but if it is looked at as the rage connected people feel at sexual assault, how something likes this effevts society, how to deal with anger....it would be a different discussion. If race wss left out it would have changed the focus and perhaps more would be made of the fact he felt like this but still did not act upon it. But the issue is about race, he made it so, and people are, quite rightly, aggrieved by it