We're finding out that more and more people are sexual predators in Hollywood and some are pedophiles. It's time to drain the Hollywood Swamp and get rid of those sickos. Don't hire them. Don't watch their movies. Don't support their sin.
I have "mixed" feelings here, to be overly honest.....
ON THE ONE HAND, I think it has probably ALWAYS and EVERYWHERE been the case where the powerful have abused the powerless (or less powerful). This happens with sex and everything else for that matter. And yes, groups that oft times are in a less powerful position (women, children, the unborn, the poor, people of color, employees) tend to be victims in disproportionate numbers. I think this is
horrible and disgusting. And I think it is the call of all of us (perhaps especially people like ME who are mostly in the "more powerful" category) need to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves (God told us to do that, btw). We are to be instruments of justice.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I'm left scratching my head just a bit when this comes up DECADES after the "act" and tends to be highly selective. And then, from out of nowhere, there jump in dozens more who suddenly - out of the blue - yell "ME, TOO!" Yes..... I understand the weak and powerless are disenfranchized and often fear reporting (I get it), but it creates a very difficult situation. There is a "guilty until you PROVE yourself innocent" legal milieu created by this..... there is a "guilty by the number of accusers" legal milieu here. And since these often happen privately and DECADES ago, it can be impossible for the suddenly accused to PROVE their innocence..... and even if the accused does, he/she has already been condemned (and likely fired or no longer able to work). I'm not sure I know the answer to this, only that I see a problem.
As a result of the RCC's mishandling of sick, terrorist, disgusting agents - MUCH has been done to make SEXUAL issues less common. It brought THAT aspect of abuse into the light (something GOOD has resulted from that horrible chapter). When I started working for my company, a WHOLE LOT of time was spend telling us newbies about sexual abuse issues and the MANY policies now in place. I'm sure it's the same in every company. I remember all the changes in the BSA when all that Catholic Church stuff started to come to light. I know a guy who works in children's theatre - and they have camaras EVERYWHERE, on all the time - to "keep everyone honest" and also so that an accused person will have something objective that might reveal his/her innocence. I suspect ALL of us are going to have cameras in our offices and everywhere, 24/7, pretty soon.... But what I'm missing is why just sex? Why not the cry about the 1.2 MILLION innocent preborn babies horribly, PAINFULLY, murdered every year just in the USA? What about all the innocent elderly ignored and abandoned in nursing homes? Why do some millionaire Hollywood victims get all the attention? Many of the victims of the powerful aren't like 45 year old millionaire actors because they CAN'T call a press conference or write a book or beg for 10 million bucks so they can make a movie starring themselves and "name names" which they won't do otherwise? I think there's something sorely amiss here.
Sorry....
- Josiah
