the man is a predator.
Not my hill to die on and as I've said, the guy's a fuckin' tool... BUT... the new normal of an accusation and guilty until proven innocent is a bunch of shit.
i hear ya. if this was one accuser, then i'm with ya. but when a bunch of women come forth (not an easy thing to do, especially with this douche who has an online army), AND it fits a pattern, i'm admittedly pretty quick to believe the accusers.
Portnoy didn't force some IG sloooot to get on a flight, go accross the country, and stay at his home.
that still didn't give him permission to abuse these women. what's next - the way in which she was dressed was just asking for it?
per the stories, there was a (criminal?) lack of consent. he taped sex acts without asking. he did extreme kinky shit (choking, spitting, etc.) with a first time partner (essentially a stranger) without talking about it first. ladies said stop, he didn't (aka rape).
agreed that he has not yet been convicted in a court of law. considering the likelihood of abusers getting jail time for their actions, i think that sometimes we need to get ahead of this type of behavior. if dude gets a bad reputation as his likely only punishment... well, let's hit him with something.