It seems that todays headlines are flooded with either a new trump atrocity or another Hollywood sexual abuse scandal. Hollywood has always been a breeding ground for fowl behavior and it should be no surprise that even so called “high-profile” Hollywood is riddled with sexual assault. Recently there has been a large amount of revelations about the misconduct of quite a few of Hollywood and other industry elite such as, Harvey Weinstein, Louis CK, Kevin Spacey, and Matt Lauer.
In the beginning of October multiple women came forward accusing Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct. The immensely negative reaction the public had towards his actions acted as a catalyst for exposing an exponential amount of more high-profile men accused of sexual misconduct. Hopefully we will continue see the bad seeds be weeded out.
As society continues to grow and accept the truth and reality that sexual harassment is everywhere more and more people are going to feel safe enough to come forward with their stories. Hopefully we are headed towards a society in which victims will no longer feel the need to feel ashamed or stay silent about their abuse.
What is even more inspiring is that fact that since Weinstein’s scandal he has been fired from his company and also expelled from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Since his incident in October as many as 36 other high-profile men across industries have also been fired, have resigned, or have experienced other fallouts and repercussions. Could we be headed towards a time where not only is sexual harassment universally unaccepted, but it is also an immediately punishable and condemning offense?
In the blog US Gov it talks about people feeling safer to address sexual harassment due to the rise of allegations in Hollywood stars and politicians. I have to agree with this opinion because it is giving people the courage they didn't have before. The people who have been through this type of conduct are feeling safer to speak up because they are not alone. It is shining a light on a topic that no one wants to speak of, and forcing companies and people to take action. Seeing big name stars and politicians lose their jobs over harassment is showing the country just how serious sexual harassment should be taken. There is a movement starting and I feel like its only going to get better for victims. I feel that the country will implement new laws with better protection and will begin to focus not only on treatment but on prevention. At the end of the day seeing people lose their jobs and reputations over mistakes they made seems like its enough but its not. These victims wish they could erase those moments from their lives but they can't, so hopefully this movement can reduce the number of people affected by this every day.
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