Platner and The Purity Trap:

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13. There are far too often exceptions if someone is liked

It always involves diminishing victims in ways that people wouldn't do for someone they didn't like. Having consistent standards means sometimes you end up taking unpopular stands. Nobody here would believe someone running as a Republican who had that tattoo, but because Platner says stuff people like, he gets the benefit of the doubt. People frequently bring up Trump cheating on his wives, but Platner sexting is nobody's business. People call Trump fat as if there aren't plenty of Democrats who fit that description and as if there's some moral value in being skinny.

Blaming the media or anyone else for someone's actions is just weird. Anyone here objecting to negative stories about Trump?

But the need to dismiss says more about the ones doing it than those they dismiss. Consistency is hard, name calling is easy.