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Jessica DeFino's avatar

Yes! I think his new line of cashmere sweaters and his new "genderless" beauty brand (Le Domaine) are part of this too... It's like he's attempting soften his public image by distancing himself from traditional masculinity (launching “non-binary” beauty products) and adopting typically “feminine” interests (skirts, skincare, Goop). And it’s working!! The beauty media in particular breathlessly covered the launch of his skincare line without mentioning the abuse allegations once. It's all about the $310 luxury "Fluid Cream."

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I'm currently reading Rabbi Danya Rutenberg's excellent book On Repentance And Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World (https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-repentance-and-repair-making-amends-in-an-unapologetic-world-danya-ruttenberg/17845057?ean=9780807010518). She makes such clear and compelling distinctions between repenting, reparations, and forgiveness, which is separate from and not a requirement of the work of the other two (her point is that the victim is never required to forgive). No need to be Jewish to appreciate this book. Sex scandals of the rich and famous are some of her examples, along with what corporations and nations could do to acknowledge the harm they do.

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