Everyone accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault. As the allegations against Harvey Weinstein accumulated with truly breathtaking speed, an anonymous Google sheet titled “SHITTY MEDIA MEN” began circulating among women in this industry. Villains like Harvey Weinstein aren’t new — villains getting caught is. The underside of the viral #MeToo campaign: Survivors’ stories matter — but awareness is not enough. #MeToo named the victims — now, let’s list the perpetrators. Why are Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, and Casey Affleck still in the academy? Women in film on how to end Hollywood’s toxic “casting couch” culture. Kelly Swanson on the policy implications of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Save the phony Weinstein outrage, Republicans. Thread: “It's amazing to me that both the right-wing and the mainstream media have tried so hard to make the Weinstein scandal about Hillary Clinton”.
