This does not excuse abhorrent behavior by pigs like Weinstein, but most of these women made Faustian bargains with their hasrassers. They chose to put up with the harassment and stay silent because they lusted for fame and fortune—which they enjoyed plenty of.
When I was younger I was sexually harassed at work and it never crossed my mind to put up with it. The harassment came from some of my clients of my company. When it happened I immediately reported it to my managers. I was afraid my career might be affected adversely, but I reported the harassment nonetheless.
Many of these women chose to make their Faustian bargains because they wanted to be rich celebrities. That’s what they chose.
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Over the years since my abuse as a minor, I wondered about my abuser, if he abused his own children, if he abused other children since I did find out he was still in a unique position of authority over children. I understood the statute of limitations had run out for me and I did not proceed nor know how to. I should have. He was finally busted for current cases but the trial led nowhere even with grotesque circumstantial evidence. They never used my info, maybe it wouldn’t have helped. He got a wrist slap and his name on the Pedo list is all.