the roman polanski case is particularly grating to hear people (french men) talk about because if they really wanted to separate the man from the artist they'd get the man and see what remains of the artist, which according to wikipedia is a majority belief in france so it's really french men with money.
instead hes chilling and being given a lot of money. weird how you become fully entitled to the fruits of your labor when you're a wealthy famous rapist. wonder how that happens.

im sure his films are great, ill probably watch one sometime.
perhaps giving him more money is not the right move. perhaps the speech act of publicly defending him (or "recognizing the might of his achievement" in the context of a discussion of his misdeeds) is also the thing that gives him and people like him more power and legitimacy.

perhaps you can enjoy harry potter wokely and in silence