by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Hollywood mogul and star-maker, Harvey Weinstein, has been in the news
almost constantly over the past two weeks as allegations about his sexual abuse
of struggling starlets continues to snowball across the American news
landscape. Weinstein, a co-founder of Miramax and the Weinstein
Company, has been a formidable force in the film industry for
decades, and he is also well known as a funder of Democratic political candidates.Citizen Journalist
Weinstein is another dirty chapter in the on-going saga of successful men using their power and prominence to have their way with young people, usually women, who are at the front end of their careers and struggling for notice and success. He is a pig on the order of Donald Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilley, and Bill Clinton.
Many Democrats who have accepted donations from Weinstein in the past are racing to get rid of that tainted money. Some are reportedly returning the cash, and others are donating it to charities and agencies whose efforts benefit abused women.
Some who have profited from Weinstein's largess in the past are now rushing forward to condemn him - and his wife has reportedly moved out of their home and is filing for divorce. One prominent Democratic politician who has spoken out against Harvey Weinstein is Hillary Clinton who says she is "shocked and appalled" at the revelations.
Clearly Mrs. Bill Clinton now has a better understanding of the awfulness of sexual predators in positions of power than she did twenty years ago. Better late than never - one must suppose.
1 comment:
Respectfully, Scripture permits but does not demand that a person divorce their philandering spouse. That seems to be a cheap shot at a woman who persevered in a marriage with a cheating spouse. She should not be lambasted for continuing in her vows. Respectfully.
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