You Don’t Get to Support Donald Trump and Be Outraged at Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein is now rightly experiencing the consequences of his allegedly abhorrent behavior. In the wake of the revelations, he was fired from his company, his wife announced she is leaving him, and he’s faced a torrent of social media outrage. This is how we’re supposed to treat predatory behavior. This should be the fallout of exploitation and sexual misconduct. Those who advocate for sexual assault victims should be shouting for Weinstein’s head from the rooftops.
But there is a sanctimonious choir seeking to add their voices to the film producer’s condemnation right now, who have no right to include themselves: fierce, passionate, steadfast defenders of Donald Trump.
Rewind twelve short months, as video surfaced of the then Presidential candidate saying the most explicit, vile things about women; bragging of forced affections, of sexual advances on married women, of the human spoils of power and fame he reveled in. At the same time, stories of several women surfaced, with accusations of their sexual assault by his hands.
And yet a month later, even with recorded revelations, even with Trump’s own damning words, even with the gathering storm of alleged victims—these same people rewarded him with their vote and with the Presidency of this country—and they remain unapologetic in it. They have relinquished any professed moral high ground. Their weeping and gnashing of teeth is fraudulent; their righteous indignation laughable—especially given their recent and current bedfellow.
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Opinion piece from blog by a writer who describes himself as "a 20-year ministry veteran trying to figure out how to love people well and to live-out the red letters of Jesus" and described here: "Pastor John has served for over 18 years at the North Raleigh Community Church, a Non-denominational church in Raleigh, North Carolina." Read it all here: https://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/10/11/dont-get-support-donald-trump-outraged-harvey-weinstein/
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This is all fake and old news. Just a bunch of blah, blah, blah. Get over it.
The real shame should be leveled at the people like Obama and the Clinton's, plus the Hollywood and media elite, who all well knew of Harv's transgressions for decades and never spoke up about it because he was benefactor of all things liberal.
deflection to Trump isn't going to work. The liberals in Hollywood grasped their awards and preached about how awful Trump is for the last two years, while ignoring a sexual predator of their own for decades.
Even when Paltrow told Pitt about this man groping her both of them continued on making movies with him. Show me the money!
Don't forget that republicans have been ignoring Clarence Thomas's sexual harassment as well, for decades. The victim was blamed and male privilege triumphed.