Russell Brand: rape and sexual abuse allegations, grifting and general dodginess - discussion

[two sheds]

OK he's converted to Christianity, all sins wiped out and he gets a second chance



There's a video there that I nearly watched.

 

[Ax^]

hmm christian and reading lewis carroll was the last i heard

not like Carroll was know for being a bit of a creepy fucker as well

 

[Mumbles274]

Ha ha.. If I dint think he was a sexual predator I'd think this was satire

 

[two sheds]

"Oh ye of little faith"

 

[Mumbles274]

I mean, he is a comedian.. It's a good joke pretending to love jebus

 

[Mumbles274]

It's like.. Dude. You literally did a comedy tour called messiah that was anti Christianity and organised religion. Like attracts like I guess. Vicars and nonces and rapists amass!!

 

[8ball]

Well, this is def weird.

Interesting choice of religion, not at the top of the cool charts in Islington these days.

 

[Mumbles274]

Russel: how can I get away with this?
His lawyers: have you found jebus yet?

 

[Mumbles274]

Prediction: CPS to announce intent to charge and prosecute V soon

 

[Mumbles274]

He genuinely is still a comedian coz this shit is cracking me up!!

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Jeez

 

[two sheds]

Jeez

exactly but I'm not sure it's spelled like that

 

[JimW]

Creeping to the cross.

 

[8ball]

Jeez

Well put.

 

[Raheem]

Smart move, his accountant told me.

 

[Pickman's model]

OK he's converted to Christianity, all sins wiped out and he gets a second chance



There's a video there that I nearly watched.

Fucking nail him up and make a martyr of him

 

[mojo pixy]

What a cynical shit he is. Just when it looked as if he couldn't sink any lower than raping young girls, he now thinks 'turning to christ' will rehabilitate him.

The shame of it is, it probably will in many people's eyes.

 

[Pickman's model]

What a cynical shit he is. Just when it looked as if he couldn't sink any lower than raping young girls, he now thinks 'turning to christ' will rehabilitate him.

The shame of it is, it probably will in many people's eyes.

isn't christianity famous as the religion of choice for abusers in this country? not to mention around the world - the scandals in roman catholicism over the past 30 years or more and so on

 

[mojo pixy]

isn't christianity famous as the religion of choice for abusers in this country? not to mention around the world - the scandals in roman catholicism over the past 30 years or more and so on

Because 'your sins can be forgiven' if you confess and repent, which I expect is very appealing to anyone who feels their own shameful behaviour needs forgiving.

If he kept it private and fucked off to church never to be heard of again, I'd be inclined to believe him too. But this will be a very public 'journey', which suggests its not about personal repentance but about rehabilitating his public image, and I can only hope it fails miserably.

I expect that's a vain hope though.

 

[DotCommunist]

I've seen this film, steve martin played Brand.

 

[brogdale]

I've seen this film, steve martin played Brand.

Scope for a re-make of that Jim Carrey film...Brand Almighty ?

 

[A380]

isn't christianity famous as the religion of choice for abusers in this country? not to mention around the world - the scandals in roman catholicism over the past 30 years or more and so on

I think most religions enable it TBF.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think most religions enable it TBF.

i don't think any have enabled it in this country to the extent that christianity has

 

[A380]

i don't think any have enabled it in this country to the extent that christianity has

You did write ‘and round the world’ but it’s just a numbers game innit. The reason Christianity enables more abuse here than other religions do is just because there are more Christian churches and schools here.

 

[Pickman's model]

You did write ‘and round the world’ but it’s just a numbers game innit. The reason Christianity enables more abuse here than other religions do is just because there are more Christian churches and schools here.

not really. some make a great effort to have an impact way out of proportion to the number of their adherents - uckg for example.

 

[A380]

not really. some make a great effort to have an impact way out of proportion to the number of their adherents - uckg for example.

Don’t get me wrong, this is no way a defence of the followers of the nailed god, more a reminder of the propensity of all organised religions to enable noncery. It seems quite likely that a fair few of the the non-organised ones get up to it to…

 

[danny la rouge]

I think most religions enable it TBF.

It’s institutions where there are power differentials to abuse, where there are hierarchies that want to maintain their positions, and where there exists an ability and will to cover up and deny. Religions tend to have all of that, but they are not unique.

 

[BigMoaner]

OK he's converted to Christianity, all sins wiped out and he gets a second chance



There's a video there that I nearly watched.

christ there's just something so ick about the man, from top to bottom. even the way he sits. rank.

 

[DotCommunist]

Scope for a re-make of that Jim Carrey film...Brand Almighty ?

nonce almighty

 

[Aladdin]

i don't think any have enabled it in this country to the extent that christianity has

Like...the satanists do?