anassassinseyes:

Yo someone shoot me an ask if they wanna discuss the heartbreaking info that Rob Kazinsky gave me when I talked with him about Chuck

DO NOT LEAVE US HANGING, MY DUDE

Tweet pictures of dogs to Rob

Go on, do it. Just do it.

Rob, a decade, and #MeToo

It’s no secret that I love Rob. I mean, have you seen him? Especially with dogs? Come on.

When I first became a fan, circa 2013 when Pacific Rim was released, I did as anyone does and looked him up online for all the ~trufax~ and ~deets~ and shit. I was so disappointed to learn of his behavior in 2007, so so disappointed. But I read that he had apologized, which seemed like the end of things. And so I too forgave him, commended him, and moved on.

With what has recently come to light with Chloe and Hardwick, people have found it fit to drag out Rob’s past behavior - either they love Hardwick beyond all reason or they want trouble everywhere, who knows. But who can blame them? With all this, particularly with two articles published by ScreenGeek about him, came some information I had not been aware of previously.

One of these things is that Rob never apologized to the model he sexually harassed. As far as I’ve found, he put out an apology via the show, but as the model has pointed out that only covered viewers of EastEnders and the show itself - not her.

This is just… bad. Just bad. And at first I thought I was going to have to just condemn him and move along.

But@gutterballgt reminded me of some things, all of which you can read in her smashing response - check my previous reblog.

Fame can fuck up a person, and that is what happened to Rob. He’s spoken about it and it’s completely understandable. Does it excuse his behavior and actions? Does it make any of it okay? Of course not, and he has never claimed that to be the case. Although I am curious why he seemed to deny what happened in 2007 on Twitter - in response to someone stating that Rob had his own #metoo moment years ago Rob’s response started with “no I did not” - potentially his intention was to mean that he did not enact constant and systemic abuse - I believe this.

In the decade since all this has happened, Rob has had opportunities to mature and grow and learn from his mistakes. He has taken those opportunities to heart. His maturation is evident. His understanding of current issues is clear. And I believe that he has learned from his mistakes. The above example notwithstanding, he has never tried to hide what he did or what happened.

Sure, his apology to the model came a decade late. But it happened, he doesn’t try to bullshit in it, he doesn’t make excuses or try to redirect blame. He takes the blame, accepts his wrongdoing, and encourages women to step forward with their stories no matter how long it’s been.

And I think we can all agree it’s a hell of a whole lot more than Hardwick has done at this point and probably ever will.

I have stuff to say about Rob but damn if words aren’t suddenly hard to work with because of this

hansensprotector:

The fact that back when Pacific Rim had just premiered and a few months later Rob Kazinsky went to Pacific Rim fan-related events like that con in Atlanta (x,x) and the Pacific Rim: Training Day video (x) makes me so happy because he’s said that the movie meant so much for him because it was his first important role in a long time and he just wanted to make the most of it while it lasted. He loved the movie as much as we did.

Rob is so pure and good

To me, you’re dead weight. You slow me down, I’m gonna drop you like a sack of kaiju shit.

Chuck Hansen-Pacific Rim(2013)