I hung out with Ron many times. He did not seem to be all there as a person (which is also true of some of the other veterans, even the good ones – they’re dissociated, in a persona – Nina Hartley comes to mind). I watched him creep on girls, all girls everywhere: meth addict strip club waitresses with no teeth, newbie porn girls, obese convention goers. He was an equal opportunity fuck. One time he fell asleep at a party and a bunch of women who were apparently strippers (but who did not look like the sort of women anyone would pay to get naked, no offense) ground all over him and took selfies while he was passed out. So I doubt being groped by ugly girls would have mattered to him.

He could talk intelligently about certain topics but it was almost like turning on a switch. He gave good interviews, was good on stage, but when you talk to him person to person he’s just not there. He also seemed very sad. I walked with him outside once and he broke out his autobiography and showed me the pictures. This is me with some 80s porn stars. This is me on the set of Orgasmo. This is me sucking my own dick.

Ron’s friends were other porno creepsters – this one “producer” who threw swingers parties but didn’t actually make films, James Bartolet, etc. I thought of all these men as harmless, but I knew how to say no and I was used to having to enforce my boundaries. I guess I saw men being forward as normal – I kind of assumed all men want sex all the time and it’s my responsibility to keep myself safe. I was very much in the “all men are dogs” mindset. Maybe that’s fucked up training, but it was how I lived during my sex work tour. Go to a convention, every other fan is going to try to cop a feel in a photo if you don’t prevent it. Some girls invite it. I knew how to keep it from happening. In the gonzo days, the crew would often try to get in on the action – some girls were into it, some girls weren’t. You also had a lot of really marginal lifestyles at the margins of the business, so you had girls who would suck dick for a pizza or a ride hanging around and so camera guys/agency drivers/etc were used to being able to get that sort of thing. I can’t say I liked Ron. I found him an annoyance. But I think there is more at work than just “Ron is a sexual predator” – he was, like the article says, supported in this behavior.

1) Those women were not hung in public, they were hanged in public.

2) Your statements “Maybe we should STOP assuming that ALL WOMEN are lying”and “there is STILL the assumption that ALL Women who come forward are lying” are nonsensical and logically fallacious. Can you point to anyone in the public sphere who claims that ALL WOMEN are lying about rape.

As for this assumption that you present (in passive voice, naturally) who exactly believes that all women are lying.

Certainly many people believe that women do sometimes lie about rape. You know why? Because just in the past coupe of years we have seen case after case after case.

Lastly (and this is my favorite), you write:

“Men want the benefit of a doubt, but don’t give us one. Isn’t that sexism right there?”

Classic.

First, if there’s anything sexist here it’s your generalization of men.

Second, it’s not that men want the benefit of the doubt, it’s that MEN and WOMEN all have the RIGHT to be presumed innocent.

Third, you state “Salem witch trials are correct. Men calling all women who testify about rape & sexual assault called liars and witches.” 1) the actual witch trials were repugnant, but your characterization is a distortion of them; 2) NO ONE IS CALLING ALL WOMEN LIARS; and 3) ironically, the only person in the entire Weinstein scandal who publicly has been referred to as a witch is Rose McGowan, who says it of herself.

You watch the next thing will be Musician’s and them foldling or sleeping with fans after rock concerts and such.

There are thousands of pictures, videos & testimony from women going back DECADES. You say this crap to create a hostile environment that enabled this stuff & keeps women from coming forward. Telling them being assaulted is apart of the job & how dare they be offended is disgusting.
You are telling women to take it & shut up. You are the problem & enablers.
You further marginalize all these woman based upon their looks. Declaring someone not of value based upon their careers or looks which is sexist. The hostility towards women with those remarks is apparent & horrible.