Kevin Spacey has released a video in which he reprises Frank Underwood on Christmas Eve. The video was in response to news that Spacey will be due in court on Nov 7 to face felony charges in Nantucket. The two-time Oscar winner was accused by an 18-year-old of plying him with alcohol and then groping him.

I would say most people would file this under uncalled for. It was surreal to see him talk about Frank Underwood’s death after having binged on House of Cards earlier in the year. When dead Netflix characters come back to life on YouTube on Christmas Eve it does make you stop and wonder “What the f**k just happened to 2018?”

Serious Charges taken Lightheartedly

But look, the charges are serious. No one should be privy to unwanted groping, we can all agree on that. But Frank/Kevin has a point when he says that people need to be proven guilty rather than lynched in the court of public opinion. But girl, it’s hard when you have over 15 accusers. You got the court on overtime. Even if you ask, “what was this 18-year-old doing with a drunk gay man”? You still run into the optics that there is a behavioral trend here. When I was 18 I would go out drinking specifically so that I could get groped by older men. But that’s just because I’m a whore. I don’t want to presume that this 18-year-old was the same way, but it does make me wonder if he really wasn’t aware that old gay men do get handsy.

Nope, No excuse. Old man horniness notwithstanding, everyone should definitely have a “can I grope you/ will you grope me” presentation that doesn’t come off as creepy. Also, no means no. This is hard when you’re drunk, I understand that. Before I was married I expected that groping was a part of just being in a bar with drunk queers. That expectation is utterly wrong, and we do need to change.

Kevin’s video went a step too far because he assumes that we “want him back.” Kevin, chile, snap out of it. Make your Christmas dinner and just roll with the punches. I’ve been drunk so many times and felt very attacked online, which led to going off on social media. We’ve all been there. But to assume that people want more of you just because you’re innocent until proven guilty is misguided.

I’m sure Kevin is reading all the negative attention that he has garnered today and wondering if he made the right choice. Na. Everyone should be entitled to a second chance, but presumably when they’ve learned their lesson and taken responsibility. Kevin is claiming innocence in this Nantucket case. He may be innocent of these accusations, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Message for Kevin

If I were Kevin’s squirel -friend I would say, “Baby, just take some time, and leave the camera behind for a long while. Do something kind for others if you want to earn people’s respect again. Because when it comes to sexual assault, you don’t get to release a video on Christmas Eve and expect folks to receive it kindly when you’re not even being you.

“Let’s try the video again in like a couple of years after the Nantucket case has been decided and you’ve made an effort to stay away from the young boys. Right now, invoking Frank Underwood did not land, girl. ”