If I get on a high horse about the stuff Sammy said, I'm a hypocrite. "Rape" was used during Magic the Gathering tournaments frequently in college to describe quick victories or trades that were one sided. Nearly everyone in the 16-23 age group at these things spoke like that, and yes inching toward 40 if I heard that today I'd be grossed out by them. I'm pretty sure when speaking of sporting events, blowouts, I've heard friends use the same term.
Of all people, Dane Cook put it into perspective for me in a routine when he went off on people using the worst possible thing, short of murder, to compare minuscule life shit. That said, good on Sammy for apologizing and admitting. Banks handled her response with grace and class that Sammy might not have deserved, but she definitely gifted him a kindness. I hope he can learn from this, and anyone going into any sort spotlight understands your celebrity does not give you a pass for any of the aforementioned offenses. You're subject to the same standards of prosecution as those of us not notable.
As far as the extremely scummy stuff being reported in here, as a consumer of entertainment, it's just horrifying. Two fold, someone that you "like" as an entertainer is a scumbag even though you really don't know them, and two, someone, multiple someones, have been victimized and have felt too fearful to say anything due to the celebrity stature of their abuser. Strength in numbers, they need to keep reporting their truth and not let anyone off the hook.
