Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
“Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.”
“It was not my intention whatsoever for the Japanese government to try to get me out of trouble. And I really appreciate the Japanese government for all they have done for me.”