Mia Farrow and Ronan tweet to hilarious effect

[Dobbin]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-ronan-farrow-woody-allen-fathers-day,0,6934383.story

This is pretty awesome. I like the "Boom."

I did not know he was a Doogie Howser. Or that he changed his name from Satchel. Both of those things are great. He also looks like an Aryan uber-mensch, which is kind of ironic.

[Dalton]

He got his mom's looks and his dad's smarts.

[Dobbin]

This is the textbook definition of goyishe punim, yiddishe kopf.

[Matt]

Satchel to Ronan is a lateral move.

[sean]

Is he the kid that Mia Farrow lied about and said Woody Allen had molested?

[Dalton]

Is he the kid that Mia Farrow lied about and said Woody Allen had molested?

I think she said that about the girl, Dylan, as I recall.  She didn't really say "molested" she more said he acted strangely and inappropriately with her.

[Dalton]

Hm after looking it up it does seem that Farrow claimed that Woody actually molested Dylan.  Not sure what to think about that.  I don't know that it's generally accepted that Mia Farrow "lied", but the judge couldn't find enough evidence that it happened.

[sean]

I can retract the "lied" part if it bothers you.  It could just be one of those "bring up the worst possible thing that you think might maybe be true at a custody battle" things.  Unlike having sex with inappropriately young girls, it would seem to be an anomaly in his life if it were true.

[Dobbin]

Knowing what you know about Woody Allen, how is it a stretch to think he may have been inappropriate?

[sean]

Psychologically, there's a difference between having sex with underage pubescent girls and pedophilia.

[Dobbin]

 Unlike having sex with inappropriately young girls, it would seem to be an anomaly in his life if it were true.

I dunno. Once someone falls down and begin breaking taboos, do they have a mindset that asks, "well, what ARE the rules, now? What ELSE can I re-examine? Who am I now?"

I mean, this is a guy that was taking nudie pictures of a younger-than-her-years-looking daughter. And as you pointed out, the theme of the VERY young student at a high school being the romantic figure for an older, neurotic man had been going on in his work since she was in her teens. So what mother *wouldn't* assume the worst might be possible?

[Dobbin]

If the rule is "the heart wants what the heart wants," anything is possible.

[LpF]

I dunno. Once someone falls down and begin breaking taboos, do they have a mindset that asks, "well, what ARE the rules, now? What ELSE can I re-examine? Who am I now?"

That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, no. "I was attracted to a girl who was sexually mature but not of-age and acted on it, so now let's see if I also enjoy molesting young boys?" Big stretch there.

This isn't to say I'm somehow justifying his relationship with Soon-Yi. Far from it. But there is a rather wide gulf between the two transgressions.

[Dobbin]

That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, no. "I was attracted to a girl who was sexually mature but not of-age and acted on it, so now let's see if I also enjoy molesting young boys?" Big stretch there.

This isn't to say I'm somehow justifying his relationship with Soon-Yi. Far from it. But there is a rather wide gulf between the two transgressions.

He wasn't accused of molesting young boys. It was the other adopted daughter, Dylan. Under the circumstances, I can understand the fear on Farrow's part that it could be possible.

[LpF]

Oh, fuck me, I didn't realize Dylan was a girl.

Pre- and post-puberty is still a pretty huge distinction psychologically.