All males have a "Harvey Weinstein" lurking somewhere in the dark recesses of their minds. It's in our genetic makeup. There's no denying it, just ignoring it, which can, and does, lead to dangerous situations at times.
Mother Nature, God bless her, has endowed both males and females with the chemicals needed to enable us to perpetuate our species. These chemicals and the urges they illicit are primal and potent in order to ensure that we attend to the business of surviving.
We have assigned roles; males are predators and females are prey (at least in this species). Putting aside the romance the act of sexual intercourse in and of itself is fairly simple and the outcome predictable. At least in the way Mother Nature has laid it out.
Enter today's evolved (some would disagree) version of the human species and we are now coming face to face with what happens when we mess with Mother nature.
Birth control, abortions on demand, penile implants,Viagra, deviant sex, and a whole truck load of psycho babble fruitlessly trying to make this one simple, purely natural act into a cash cow.
What we are witnessing today is the byproduct of how we have obsessively blown sex completely out of the realm of reality into a fantasy world where no holds are barred; anything goes and every man/woman for themselves. A movie that continues to play long after everyone's left the theater.
The shows over folks!
Here’s The Ever-Growing List Of Men Accused of Sexual Harassment Since
The revelations about Harvey Weinstein were just the beginning.
Ever since the New York Times and the New Yorker published a staggering amount of on-record accusations against the embattled super producer, dozens of women have come forward nearly every day to share their stories of similar treatment by powerful men in nearly every industry. Something appears to have changed. More and more women–and in some cases, men–feel newly emboldened by the courage of Weinstein’s accusers to tell stories they once may have thought would fall on deaf ears. After all, Weinstein’s behavior was an open secret in Hollywood for decades, an intimidating yardstick for what men could conceivably get away with, until the day it suddenly wasn’t (some argue that Weinstein’s accusers were only listened to now because his career was in decline). It’s about time.
There’s nothing new about powerful men being accused of sexual harassment. For years we’ve seen allegations against men at the highest levels of their respective fields– Bill O’Reilly, R. Kelly, Louis CK, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, and of course Donald Trump, just for starters. The unfamiliar part is that there are starting to be actual consequences.
These men are losing their jobs, being banned from future opportunities, and in some cases, legal action will almost certainly be forthcoming. Director Cameron Bossert has launched a Change.org petition to preclude Casey Affleck from presenting at next year’s Academy Awards, due to allegations around his history with women, and it’s gaining steam. Perhaps best of all, though, is the tangential consequence of some men hopefully taking a deep, introspective look in the mirror before ascending to positions of power in the future.
As we wait to see the full extent of the fallout from the current tidal wave of charges, though, have a look below at a comprehensive list of powerful men accused of sexual harassment (and worse) in the wake of Harvey Weinstein.
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