The Harvey Weinstein story took a turn for the worse in the last 24 hours. Now there are three women who say that Weinstein raped them. There are also a whole string of Hollywood celebrities coming forward to discuss being sexually abused by him. Then there's the news that the NY Times (which broke the story a few days ago) itself sat on the story since 2004. Why did all these people cover for this guy for 20 plus years? Why was this the biggest open secret in Hollywood? Why did presidents Clinton and Obama celebrate Weinstein as a great man? America may not have known, but certainly Hollywood and the Clinton and Obama White Houses knew. Are these people who claim to care so much about empowering women really such hypocrites that they would kowtow to a slime like Weinstein just because of his money? That fact truly says so much.
Two good examples are Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. Both now say that Weinstein abused them. When the events first happened, neither was an established major star, although they were far from unknown. A few years later, however, both of them became major stars and could have survived coming forward to stop Weinstein from hitting on other women (indeed a great many other women.) How do they justify staying silent?
The story has now gotten so bad that even Hillary Clinton (who obviously can excuse a great amount of sexual abuse of women) has now denounced Weinstein. Bill Clinton is still silent, but of course, he would not dare to say anything.
Two good examples are Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. Both now say that Weinstein abused them. When the events first happened, neither was an established major star, although they were far from unknown. A few years later, however, both of them became major stars and could have survived coming forward to stop Weinstein from hitting on other women (indeed a great many other women.) How do they justify staying silent?
The story has now gotten so bad that even Hillary Clinton (who obviously can excuse a great amount of sexual abuse of women) has now denounced Weinstein. Bill Clinton is still silent, but of course, he would not dare to say anything.
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