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(Edelstein made exactly this point in his follow-up apology.) But the widespread internet perception that Maria Schneider was actually raped during that scene is incorrect. It probably didnРІР‚в„ўt play that way for most viewers in the early 1970s - an apex moment for the РІР‚Сљmale gazeРІР‚Сњ in art-house cinema - but our standards about what constitutes sexual assault have shifted. That leads us to the next point in this byzantine tale: Whether or not the РІР‚Сљbutter sceneРІР‚Сњ in РІР‚СљLast Tango in ParisРІР‚Сњ depicts a rape is debatable. Furthermore, he clearly believed his personal Facebook page was a semi-private space. But IРІР‚в„ўll say this: I believe David meant his unfunny butter joke to be puckish and harmless, and sincerely did not understand why many people would find it offensive. IРІР‚в„ўm not going to serve as a character witness, nor deliver some kind of РІР‚СљBrutus is an honorable manРІР‚Сњ speech. WeРІР‚в„ўve been in innumerable screening rooms together, and participated in the secretive (but highly non-thrilling) awards vote at the New York Film Critics Circle. I was a film critic for Salon for years, in between stints as an editor.

First of all: I know David Edelstein and weРІР‚в„ўve always had a cordial relationship, although weРІР‚в„ўre not close friends.

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Why in the world is one ill-advised online joke about a movie made in 1972 endangering the career of one of the last big-name film critics? ItРІР‚в„ўs a question that answers itself in some ways, but first letРІР‚в„ўs clear a few things up. After some dismayed responses, Edelstein took down that post and posted a fulsome apology in its place, writing that his original joke was РІР‚Сљbeyond stupid - grotesque,РІР‚Сњ and saying, РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўm sick at the thought of how it read and what people logically conclude about me.РІР‚Сњ That was not enough to save his job at РІР‚СљFresh Air,РІР‚Сњ produced by WHYY in Philadelphia, which said in a statement that EdelsteinРІР‚в„ўs post had been РІР‚Сљoffensive and unacceptableРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚Сљdoes not meet the standards that we expect from РІР‚ВFresh AirРІР‚в„ў contributors РІР‚В¦РІР‚СњР”В®delsteinРІР‚в„ўs status at New York magazine is unclear, but the publication hasnРІР‚в„ўt exactly delivered a fulsome vote of confidence, telling The Wrap it was РІР‚Сљreviewing the matter internally.РІР‚Сњ ThereРІР‚в„ўs not much one can say to defend that comment, which even absent the latter-day controversy around РІР‚СљLast TangoРІР‚Сњ was juvenile at best. РІР‚СљEven grief goes better with butter,РІР‚Сњ Edelstein wrote, alongside an image from the famous, or infamous, scene in BertolucciРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљLast Tango in ParisРІР‚Сњ in which Marlon BrandoРІР‚в„ўs character uses butter as a lubricant while having anal sex with the character played by Maria Schneider. This happened after he posted (and rapidly deleted) a tasteless joke in response to the recent death of legendary Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci. Until this week he held two of the most prestigious paying gigs in the ever-shrinking world of film criticism, at New York magazine and NPRРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљFresh Air.РІР‚Сњ Now he has himself become the subject of widespread debate and discussion on social media, not to mention in the real world. The third-most-recent post on film critic David EdelsteinРІР‚в„ўs personal Facebook page involves a brief commentary on the recent New York Times opinion piece that posed the question, РІР‚Сљ Do You Have a Moral Duty to Leave Facebook?РІР‚Сњ The irony: It burns.Р”В®delstein has been silent on Facebook the last few days.

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