Shameless.

[EDITED SEPTEMBER 19 in order to include the links to CANADALAND and The Current.]

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The New York Review of Books has decided to give Jian Ghomeshi a platform. WTF?

I'm so tired.... https://t.co/ohIYQCuKp2

— Eiynah --- (@NiceMangos) September 14, 2018

This seems just plain misguided. Like, why?

This is the same sort of thing we find as Louis C.K. tries to make a comeback: men get a platform to speak and defend themselves.

But geez, like, don't we have other people to platform?

When I saw the article about Ghomeshi, an odd thought appeared in my brain: "Where's the shame?"

I don't believe that shame is a good mover of change; just because someone feels shame doesn't mean they will act appropriately afterwards. But I'm a little stunned at the severe lack of shame in these attempted comebacks. But these guys, they get defensive, they dig their heels in. It's ugly.

And I don't get why brands, such as the Comedy Cellar or the New York Review of Books, want names like Ghomeshi and C.K. associated with their products right now. 

Just because they're famous doesn't mean you need to host their message on your platform. The New Yorker realized this when they misjudged their Steve Bannon speech. They reacted appropriately and removed him from that platform. 

But Ghomeshi and C.K.? Nobody needs this right now. Let them wither.

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TWO OTHER RESOURCES: 

• CANADALAND's follow-up fact-check of Ghomeshi's essay
• The Current's interviews in response.