Well, not necessarily at the same time.

To be clear, I'm explaining the dynamics of mob mentality. The fact that it happens at the grade school level was just used to show that it is a universal phenomenon. I also point to the individual experience of my own daughter. She couldn't comprehend her own experience and latched on to a story to make sense of it.…

Exactly. In this scenario, what the kids say happened, couldn't have. So, what happened? Well, that's what makes our society so screwed up. People are truly inscrutable.

Then perhaps you haven't worked much with kids. The same dynamics are at work - human psychology being what it is.

I've worked with kids and it's amazing how what can happen in a 5th grade class of 100 can be a great microcosm of the larger society. Someone says Billy called Sherry a Bitch and then everybody in the class swears that Billy called Sherry a Bitch even though Billy wasn't even at school that day. And what did any of…

They may not know each other, but they know how the story goes. And the same groupie effect that can cause women (and men) to demean themselves sexually for the proximity to celebrity may also lead to the jumping on a bandwagon of such a scandal. The similarity of the stories may be a warning sign rather than one of…

Yes, I see your point, but…caution and wariness is quite different than a complete condemnation and rejection. ?This being the AV Club, can we just assume that each of my comments also includes an attempt at snarky wit as well?)

Just asking here, not trying to troll… Is it possible that at least some of the women aren't telling the truth? Are we really supposed to condemn him, finally and once and for all, because there are accusations against him? Yes, he's not answering questions, but is it possible that there are decades of affairs and to…

The stage act was also a major inspiration for Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. (They were accused of stealing the act.) And Laugh-In went on to inspire a whole slew of copycats, Hee Haw and Sesame Street being the most successful, and is credited with changing the pace of television. So, yeah, I need to see this movie