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I'm all for cracking down on sexual predators.......but

> Without naming Kinoshita, the woman, a YouTuber, recently wrote on the X social media platform that a comedian grabbed her arm after she refused to go to a hotel following a meal.

Is this really the whole ordeal? Any random yahoo could write this about anyone.

Takayuki Kinoshita, one half of comedy duo TKO, has admitted to taking the woman to a hotel but denied coercion. 

Either he actually has a conscience, there's concrete evidence or he is just a moron.

But with the "abundance" of facts put in the article, we have no idea.

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So this happened 10 years ago, it's his words against hers. The guy is already guilty by accusation. They grabbed a meal and then he grabbed her arm all the way to the restaurant? There really was no opportunity for her to walk away from him with all sorts of people around them? No wonder guys are reluctant to ask girls out if they can be accused of anything years after the fact.

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and here comes the “overreaction/ridiculousness” phase so quickly?

that phase caused this movement to die out quick in the USA.

Just total lack of seriousness people who want attention for long ago things that aren’t even part of “me too”

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I’m shocked. I thought there wouldn’t be any more such stories after Nakai

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I think this is an overreaction by Nippon TV because of the Nakai scandal.

She accused Takayuki of grabbing her arm over 10 years ago.

Did she go willingly or against her will? Without knowing if any of this is true he's already been cut from his shows because "a woman" YouTuber said so on X?

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The problem, in my opinion, is if he asked or if he grabbed her arm, which would be a no-no. I don't see a problem with asking but grabbing her arm would definitely be crossing the line.

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More to come , just stay tuned. Next will be Politicians.

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What a ridiculous which hunt. 2017. If one wants to be consequential then shut down all tv stations and burn all movie dvd’s, tapes and stop streaming them. Lock up all politicians and sportstars…

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So I hope she went to the police and reported it otherwise this is just raining down on any man who want to take a girl to a hotel. We’re taught NO mean NO. She wasn’t forced. I wonder if it’s, oh dear I had a bit too much to drink and omg what did I do the next morning.

I know, I won’t take any responsibility, I’ll just blame the guy and let the internet know. That’ll ruin his career and make me feel better.

now grabbing her arm, and pulling her arm is one thing, and a no no, but “taking a women’s arm” is often used in English as a nice thing.

If he broke the law she should go to the police, otherwise this is trial by opinion. And not all women need to be believed. As we have seen men convicted of sex crimes only for it to be total rubbish. he said I took her arm, she says he grabbed my arm. Some guys are being hung out to dry on social media. Why could t she have spoken to the police or to him? Trial by X, YouTube and the press.

i kinda feel that men are getting rained on by some women. Scared to go out on a date, and scared to drink. Might need to one of those apps where we record each other giving consent that was on some Netflix show years back.

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Not being funny, but has anyone else seen this guy?

Paying big sums of money, or taking her by force are the only ways he could realistically get female company.

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He said, she said...

Sounds like she wants some cash.

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So this happened 10 years ago,

yes, but the comedian wasn’t famous then. Do the math.

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I'm against creating unpersons and censoring movies or TV. Leave the arts out of it. Just prosecute the person if they did something wrong.

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If you're wondering why Japanese men have turned into herbivores and show a lack of interest in women, courtship and why the birth rate is so low.......

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Anytime scenes of a comedian are cut here, it's a relief.

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"Broadcasters have become increasingly sensitive to sexual assaults in Japan, with TV host Masahiro Nakai and comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto embroiled in sexual misconduct scandals."

It's easier fixing this problem affecting especially men. Always carry a written contract at your back pocket and make sure the other party signs with a signature and a hanko too before heading home or to a love hotel and boom problem solved make sure consensual is in Bold Big Letters.

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Why are men so reluctant to recognize that women have good reason to be afraid of men? A guy who grabs your arm and attempts to coerce you into sex is a dangerous man - how is a woman to know whether he will become physically violent?

Women learn to make jokes, smile, try to deflect, and use every passive means in our arsenal to avoid angering men, because we well know that angering a man can lead to violence.

CephusFeb. 2 06:00 pm JST

It's easier fixing this problem affecting especially men. Always carry a written contract at your back pocket and make sure the other party signs with a signature and a hanko too before heading home or to a love hotel and boom problem solved make sure consensual is in Bold Big Letter

The affect on a man is that he may be accused of sexual assault. The affect on a woman is that she would be sexually assaulted.

Instead of a contract, how about men simply treat women with respect instead of being a sex pest.

Mr KiplingFeb. 1 11:00 pm JST

He said, she said...

Sounds like she wants some cash.

Do you have some information we don't? If not, then how can you make this assumption?

"he said, she said" should go both ways, yes? If we cannot assume his guilt, then we also cannot assume hers.

Ironic isn't it, that in such situations people will assert that we can't know whether or not the woman was harassed, so it is therefore unjust to assume the man did something wrong. Yet at that same time, the same person will accuse the woman of lying.

If you have no evidence she lied, you cannot make such an accusation. Obey your own rules.

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