It's Not Just Harvey

In the virtue signaling world of left wing Hollywood, the celebrities are always of elevated status and doing "good".  In the aftermath of Harvey Weinstein and his fall from grace, we're finding that much of Hollywood would be better described as sleazy rather than doing good.  Some A-list stars like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon who spend a great deal of time pushing left wing political causes have been exposed as either abusers of women or at least behind the scenes defenders of others who are abusers.  A whole host of studio people in roles like director, producer and the like are being exposed as abusers of women as well.  Then there are the stories of others in Hollywood who abuse children, especially young boys.

There are sex abusers in all walks of life.  In Hollywood, however, it seems to be more a way of life than an aberration.  Those guilty of misdeeds or criminal behavior should be named and get the appropriate treatment or punishment.  The conspiracy of silence in Hollywood among the sanctimonious crowd that always claimed to know better than everyone else has to end.  Most important, those in Hollywood should be seen for what they really are:  self-absorbed people who care more about their own careers than about doing the right thing.  To be clear, I'm not talking about the victims here; for some of them, there are reasons for their silence.  It is not an easy thing to come forward and admit to being abused.  I am talking, however, about the legions in Tinseltown who knew what was happening to others but still stayed silent.  It is not enough for Jane Fonda to say she knew and is now sorry she didn't speak up.  There were many others besides Fonda who knew, and they all stayed silent.  They couldn't risk harming their own careers.  These are not the people we ought to be taking any advice from.