But even in the more liberal West – let alone in countries with less liberal traditions, such as Japan – culture comes to the rescue of the powerful more often than it protects the weak. Both Polanski and DSK were engaged in sexual activities with women who were far from being their equals, in age and social status, respectively.
但即使是在更自由的西方——更不用说自由传统没有那么强的日本等国家了——文化也更多地被用来作为强者的开脱之词，而不是用来保护弱者。波兰斯基和卡恩的性侵行为对象都是与他们大不平等的女性（波兰斯基案中是年龄，而卡恩案中则是社会地位）。理解他们身上的“人的劣根性”就意味着为强势男性对毫无还手之力的弱女子为所欲为的找借口。