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All the Other Harvey Weinsteins
The New Yorker ^ | October 17, 2017 | Molly Ringwald

Posted on 10/17/2017 6:56:41 PM PDT by EdnaMode

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Will more people in Hollywood start naming names?
1 posted on 10/17/2017 6:56:41 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode
I said it before across multiple Weinstein articles, so I apologize for the repetition. However, I feel strongly that this is a golden opportunity to not "let a serious crisis go to waste." Except here, we're not being slimy collectivists, but upright citizens.

Mind you, I really do not like the idea of using the behavior of dirtbags and the tears of actresses/the misfortune of an innocent as a weapon against an enemy (to quote another Freeper). Real men would take these losers out back and beat some sense into them. I am also a free market capitalist and I don't want to regulate anything unless it is in line with the intent of the Founders.

All that said, we're dealing with the lowest of the low. If the Republicans had any sense of testicular fortitude - or a desire to MAGA for ALL individuals - they'd call a press conference and say:

"Democrats are clearly pro-misogyny. Silence equals consent. They said nothing while one of their fundraisers roamed as a sexual predator in Hollywood.

"It is sad that the loudest Democrat since this story broke has been Hillary Clinton, as she acknowledged that the Oval Office has seen a sexual predator - her husband.

"The Republican leadership asks the Democrats to reject their harboring of anti-woman fundraisers, and join us as we announce the start of hearings on this poisonous atmosphere in Hollywood, with an eye toward regulating studios and actors and actresses under the Commerce Clause as so many Democrats have with other parts of the economy."

Others have noted that the Republicans likely have skeletons in their closet and there is a risk in this aproach. I agree, but maybe it's time to man-up and clean the Augean Stables. Frankly, I don't care if it's Hollywood or Wall Street or Main Street...this isn't the way real men act.

From Moses to St Joseph to men of fidelity throughout history, now is the time for Deplorables to reclaim the mantle of "compassion" from the statists, and expose their War on Women.

2 posted on 10/17/2017 7:04:34 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: EdnaMode

I admire her for naming names and actually giving some detail. She always seemed like someone who refused to get pulled into the vortex of Hollywood.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 7:06:14 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: EdnaMode

Does this seem a little over the top?

A poor joke in England?

There are differences in men and women.

They should all act better, but much of this seems a rant about reality.


4 posted on 10/17/2017 7:07:54 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: EdnaMode
My hope is that Hollywood makes itself an example and decides to enact real change, change that would allow women of all ages and ethnicities the freedom to tell their stories—to write them and direct them and trust that people care.

Strange that she doesn't hope that the sexual abuse discontinues. Perhaps she knows that is an unrealistic expectation.

5 posted on 10/17/2017 7:10:06 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: DoodleBob

Excellent post. I really like your ideas. Democrats and Hollywood deserve to be called out for their hypocrisy. Hollywood is one of the most sexist industries in the world.


6 posted on 10/17/2017 7:12:42 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

“Well, if they’re lucky, they might get elected President.”

How gratuitous.


7 posted on 10/17/2017 7:14:12 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Paladin2

. Hey, I thought Kevin Spacey was a closet homo. No?


8 posted on 10/17/2017 7:21:08 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: EdnaMode

Aside from the obligatory Trump slam, really not a bad read.

Holly wood is real.


9 posted on 10/17/2017 7:23:13 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Paladin2

I will assume she’s referring to the Clintoons.


10 posted on 10/17/2017 7:25:16 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Proud member of Trump's army of online trol)
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To: EdnaMode
And the men? Well, if they’re lucky, they might get elected President.

Did you really have to throw that in there Molly? Really?

11 posted on 10/17/2017 7:25:30 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Paladin2

They just cannot help themselves as I am sure her jab was for trump not Clinton.


12 posted on 10/17/2017 7:25:53 PM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: EdnaMode

Good grief - is there a single female in the entertainment industry who wasn’t harassed by Jabba Weinstein?


13 posted on 10/17/2017 7:25:54 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Paladin2
How gratuitous.
Bttt
14 posted on 10/17/2017 7:26:26 PM PDT by eastsider
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To: marktwain

I don’t know....I can remember a Vice President of a company I worked for telling me a dirty joke...I responded thusly after giving him a look of exasperation...”well, it’s just that you don’t know how many times I’ve had guys say similar things...it gets tiring.” What I wanted to say was ... “would you tell your daughter that joke?” (I was about half the age of the VP). It just gets tiring. You just want to do your job, and you’ve got these guys interjecting sex into EVERYTHING!


15 posted on 10/17/2017 7:28:27 PM PDT by goodnesswins (As Americans, We are CITIZENS not SUBJECTS.)
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To: Dr. Pritchett

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3594421/posts?page=78#78


16 posted on 10/17/2017 7:29:54 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: EdnaMode

Molly, I liked what you had to say until you blamed the President. That bit negated every other word you said.


17 posted on 10/17/2017 7:36:48 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: EdnaMode

The men get elected president. I’m sure she wasn’t talking about Clinton.

I’m watching The X Files and I remember David Duchovney said a few years ago that he was getting treatment for sex addiction. I have to wonder if there will be women accusing him.


18 posted on 10/17/2017 7:48:59 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: DoodleBob

Very nicely written, DoodleBob. Well said.


19 posted on 10/17/2017 7:49:47 PM PDT by bagster (Social Culture Warrior (SCW))
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To: Yaelle; All

The New Yorker and other outlets won’t let ANY story run unless they mention Trump at some point in the article. The Ronan Farrow piece did. Their typical coverage.

Why?

They KNOW this hurts the Leftist media complex. TV, movies, magazines, etc. are all controlled by Leftists.

Turns out they had actual rapists and molesters in their midst and did nothing to stop it.

Not in her article’naming names’ but Ringwald mentions she was assaulted ‘on set’ when she was 14. She made a film that year - according to public sources - with director Paul Mazursky. Was she suggesting it was him? Unless there was another film made that year and not credited.

Corey Feldman mentions in his new book there’s a photo of him at his 15th year old birthday party and five men at his party were all child molesters. Again, likely possible to identify these accused predators using other sources.


20 posted on 10/17/2017 7:51:23 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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