From The Mind of Merc - Double Standards

 Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about double standards.

I’ve done a similar exercise/example before (actually using one of the same individuals) but let’s just see what you think:

Person A is accused of abuse by one individual. They are subsequently ostracised and virtually blacklisted by Hollywood and evicted from several major franchises despite the fact that everyone else they know or have dated in the past comes to their defence asserting that they are not an abuser.

Person B is a proven abuser both by reputation and in court as reported by several previous partners. They are also exposed as a liar and a manipulator yet they are not even suspended from any of their current productions and seemingly face no repercussions for the aspersions they cast. 

How is this fair?

(In case you’re wondering/haven’t worked it out, Person A is Johnny Depp and Person B is Amber Heard. Johnny lost Pirates of the Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts thanks to Amber’s lies. Amber is still in Aquaman.
When Kevin Spacey was accused of abuse in 2017, his entire role in the film ‘All The Money In The World’ was reshot with Christopher Plummer so it’s clearly possible to do that. Yet for some reason there is still inaction on the part of Warner Bros – hence my comment on double standards)

From The Mind of Merc - Open & Shut Cases

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about homewreckers. Or, more specifically, a currently ongoing case. So apparently the Depp-Heard trial has gone to jury deliberation.

You wouldn’t think it’d take them that long considering it basically boils down to this:

Not to mention the number of times that Heard has been PROVEN to be a liar.

Hmm, tricky 🤔

From The Mind of Merc - Homewrecking

And now what would have been April's Mind of Merc post

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about homewreckers. Or, more specifically, a homewrecker. Much as I hate talking about the manipulative, abusive being that is Amber Heard there is a distinct pattern of destruction to her relationships.

1) Elon Musk
m. Talulah Riley 2010-2012 & 2013-2016
meets Amber Heard 2012
dated Amber Heard 2017 (pursued since 2012) 

2) Johnny Depp
partner Vanessa Paradis 1998-2012
meets Amber Heard 2011
dated Amber Heard 2012-2017 (m. 2015) 

3) Jason Momoa
partner Lisa Bonet 2005-2022 (m. 2017)
meets Amber Heard 2017 

I really hope I’m wrong about the last one. I would hate for anyone else to fall victim to that deceitful, cheating, poisonous creature.

From The Mind of Merc - Perspective

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was pondering perspective, which I firmly believe is a very important thing.

For example, if you were looking on a dating website and saw these two ads side-by-side, which would you pick?

Bachelor A started taking drugs at 14, dropped out of school at
16, collects bug and fake moustaches and dumped his partner
of 14 years for someone 23 years his junior.

 

Bachelor B is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian,
doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn't
had any illicit affairs. 

 When you've made your choice, scroll down to the bottom of this post. 

Isn't perspective an interesting thing?