Why do you think this excuses him? Being able to think of no women writers who inspire him shows a disappointing lack of imagination and interest beyond his own very narrow circle, but he is entitled to his own opinion, such as it is. But then he gasses on about how women don’t appreciate dirty topics like his manly…

I think it’s hilarious that you are sad for an 84 year old white man, because his legacy is being tarnished, when the whole point is that women don’t get a legacy at all, and are essentially dead to the world even while they are alive.

Once every 84 years, when the blue corn moon falls on the Sabbath, a rich white man is held legally responsible for his actions. I can’t wait to tell my grandkids about the time I saw it happen!