is there a duty to speak out in defence of people whose work you disapprove of

When the most famous feminist of her generation Germaine Greer heard that lawyer Gloria Allred was preparing a court case to allege rape on behalf of persons who rather tenuously claimed to have unwillingly taken part in repeated sexual activities with billionaire film producer Harvey Weinstein, Germaine Greer commented: "I think if you sleep with someone to get a part in a film, we have to consider that as consent."