I would like every one of those 'comedians' and those defending them...

Because admitting that it isn't remotely funny and may in fact encourage paedophilia is something that can't do.

But seeing as it is a current agenda to legitimise child rape and pretend it is normal, it's hardly surprising that Hollywood is sticking by these evil creeps.

1. Long time ago? Gunn's tweets date from 8 years ago, some are even more recent. Gunn is 51, he was not a kid but in his mid 40s. This deflection is also invalid as there is no statute of limitation regarding depraved tweets.

2. Apologies are fine. So do all caught offenders in the hope to mitigate the consequences. Apologies cannot undo the transgression of years of child rape comments and other depraved remarks.

3. This essentially just repeats argument 1. Also, Gunn destroyed the evidence: More that 10k tweets deleted. Such actions make him even look guiltier. Who is to say what else might have been recovered there...

4. There are several fallacies in that.

Freedom of speech as a fundamental right does not correlate with the question of terminating someone in a private contract relationship, ie making depraved comment won't hinder your employer to fire you – this is what corporate codes of conduct and policies are for, Disney has a strict one. You seem not to properly understand or think-through the legal concepts you try to argue with.

And who is "most people"? Do you have evidence for this generalization? Evidently not. Also, it's a straw man, ask "most people" if a family-company should fire an key top-employee who makes dozens of comments online of him committing child rape, or enjoying the sexual assault of minors or other depraved remarks.

5) "Jokes, by definition, are not to be taken seriously". This per definition is as clumsy as it is stupid a deflection.

First, many of the comment were NOT jokes but statements like his "I remember my first NAMBLA (The North American Man/Boy Love Association) meeting. It was the first time it was ok being who I am. Some of these guys are still my BFFs." or him thanking convicted pedos for providing pedo content.

Second, have you ever heard of "tell me what you make jokes about and I tell you who you are? Jokes are the mirror to the soul. They are historically one of the most important forms to discuss serious/traumatic issues or give serious messages.

Importantly, Gunn did not make jokes about evil pedophiles, but about him engaging and enjoying pedo acts on children.

6. This is a tu quoque fallacy. It is completely irrelevant what the guy who disclosed the tweets did himself, or what his motivations for disclosing them were. It’s completely besides the point and irrelevant a deflection.

Consider yourself debunked.

Just because you use the argument of freedom of speech does not absolve you of the freedom of responsibility to use it sensibly. Some things are just plain wrong and making light of child rape and molestation is one of those things. It is a subject that NEVER should be joked about. It ruins lives and leads many into despair, turning to drink, drugs, prostitution, suicides, violence, low self-worth which leads to exploitation and even to paedophilia itself in some cases.

It wasn't as if it was one joke he told either. It was far too many of them for to you just pass off with a casual shrug of the shoulders.

He isn't the only one either that have made may pedo jokes, and low and behold, it turns out there seems to be a little cosy club of people also think it's funny making pedo jokes on their own and with other people collaborating (Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman and Dan Harmon).