u/whatsthisandthat

If your own 16 or 17-year-old child, sibling, or close relative came to you today and said an adult in a position of power took advantage of them, would you defend them, or at the very least, listen to them?

Or would you accuse them of chasing money, tell them “that’s just how that industry culture works,” and call them liars if trauma kept them quiet until adulthood?

If you would listen to and protect your own family when they were young, why are you fighting so hard to deny that same basic dignity to someone else’s child, no matter how many years it took them to process it and speak up?

Can you just answer this basic question, what would you do?

Deflecting to other musicians is just classic whataboutism.

To answer the question of why we aren't demanding accountability for other bands here: this is a Thirty Seconds to Mars subreddit.

As the screenshot below proves, people are trying to hold other artists accountable. They’re just doing it in those specific communities. Expecting a Mars forum to serve as a hub for every other band's issues is an excuse to derail the conversation.

The standards are becoming consistent everywhere. The excuses here are running out.

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