The series finale of Paramount+’s The Good Fight featured a story arc involving a male character falsely accusing Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of sexually assaulting him before later confessing to lying.
The episode, titled “The End of Everything,” aired Thursday. It featured a recurring gay character named Felix Staples, who claims that DeSantis sexually assaulted him by forcing him to have oral sex after a CPAC conference when he was an intern in his office.
Follow up on @TheGoodFight’s sexual assault charge against @GovRonDeSantis. Plot reveals accuser is liar. “DeSantis is going to win unless you use this….You want this because you hate DeSantis, I want this because it puts Trump ahead in the polling. Win-win.” #thegoodfight pic.twitter.com/ByWqYErUwW
— Brent Baker 🇺🇦 (@BrentHBaker) November 10, 2022
How exactly is such a thing allowed in Hollywood? Yes, the accusations are met with skepticism, and yes, the accusations are revealed to be a political hoax, but do you think the show ever featured a female character who accused Biden of sexual assault—or any Democrat, for that matter?
Even the way the lie is unraveled casts Trump supporters in a negative light—implying that they would fabricate a sexual assault allegation to boost Trump in 2024.
Sadly, I suspect this kind of garbage is going to get worse as we inch closer to 2024.
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