Checkout this clip from it below . . . .
Heather Graham is one of the actors who has come out against Weinstein but perhaps this was her form of protest back then? People still paid to watch the film though?
Eddie Murphy did a film that pretty much slagged off Scientology amongst other things. I bet people who watched this just took it for granted as a parody of Hollywood.
Now, the parody is hitting the headlines but this film shows how the successful films industry works. Weinstein MAY be a flat out rapist and there is a BBC listing of many actors who felt intimidated by his influence and a very strong chance that most women had given (semi) consensual permission just to get their careers started. Nobody should be harassed or feel intimidated at work in any way or form, of course. However, it’s not every person’s god given right to be a Hollywood actress? So addressing this inequality within the movie industry hardly impacts everyday people worldwide.
Were the women he abused threatened with their lives? or just their careers?
There is room for a debate like this in all everyday fields of industry though. I just feel it is better held as far away as possible from the glitzy but grimy atmosphere of the entertainment industry.
Removing the toxic messages of our pre-programmed patriarchal society would be a lot easier without dependency on material gain and rewards as a means of success. This is pretty much what gave Weinstein his power.
You can be disgusted at a rich film producer for his immoral and potentially criminal behaviour but you can also be disgusted at going to see films that show a hot young women getting her kit off. . . most of the time, it is unnecessary to the reality of the film storyline. THIS would be real change.
We should question the society we live in that goes to see films like this as it’s the same society that encourages and generates the demand in the industry?
Either way, You won’t carry the entire complexity of this debate in a Hashtag or a Tweet with a max capacity of 148 characters.
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