I'm good with anything that makes Brett Ratner not make movies.
The first person who accused him was found to be lying. A couple of other guys tried to file suits against him but the cases were thrown out, I think due to statute of limitations.
He basically resigned because Sesame Street didn't want this kind of controversy connected with their show.
Do you recall the wave of "It Gets Better" videos a few years back? This is exactly the thing that those videos tried to address. It's quite common for teens to be confused of their sexuality -- hell, if you're 16 or 65, one can still be confused and still trying to figure it out (for example, the WWE's Pat Patterson didn't come out until he was 77, and was still trying to figure out his attractions decades after he retired from wrestling). You could think you're gay as a teenager and then come out of it being 100% straight, or vice versa, but in those internal struggles, there's a lot of uncertainty. Only you can decide how to process it.
The "It Gets Better" videos were trying to tell queer teens that it's okay to be queer, that teens who were questioning themselves have every right to self-determination, and that whether they were gay, straight, or anything else, that it would get better for them once they figure things out on their own terms.
What Ratner did was remove that from her. If she were straight, that type of pressure is extremely hurtful -- but as a lesbian, it hurts even further because then you're further isolated. And this sort of thing would happen in high schools, workplaces, and countless Thanksgiving dinners. Schools create Gay-Straight Alliance student groups precisely because of that sort of thing. Whether she knew at the time of her sexuality or not, Ratner was incredibly abusive in forcing the issue. That's up to Page and Page alone, regardless of her sexuality.
While not every man in Hollywood can be a rapist (and kudos to the male actors calling out their shitty colleagues and supporting women AND men who've been assaulted), it points to an unfortunate truth: it's primarily women who are *not* surprised by these new daily accusations, because rape culture is so rampant in society anyway that they're instantly suspicious of any man they come across in reality. At the office, the grocery store, the laundromat, etc. The best they can do is hope for the best, and the impetus is on men not to catcall or stare them down or just generally be an asshole. And then, it's not fair to say women are at fault for assuming guilt first, because we simply don't know how many of them have really been assaulted -- we don't now about each other's personal lives, after all, and most cases of assault are still vastly underreported to this day. Assuming guilt for them is a defense mechanism honed by rape culture. It's up to men in society like us to earn their trust, but more broadly to dismantle that culture by calling out the shitty jokes and treatment we see our male friends do that perpetuate it.
Every time a new figure is accused in the public, it reopens wounds of pretty much every one who had been assaulted or raped and just happened to be reading the paper or website that time. This is why rape and assault charges aren't to be taken likely, because it takes shit ton of effort and pain to make them in the first place. And those who don't report it are trying to spare themselves that pain as well. If, for every 20 cases of assault and rape, someone says, "Yeah, but what about that one time with Fatty Arbuckle" or something like that, look at the reasoning why that's being brought up, and what that person is trying to preserve, exactly. Yes, there could be a scammer out there hurling false accusations, but that happens so infinitesimally infrequently compared to actual cases with mountains of evidence (and worse yet, that the truly guilty get off with a slap on the wrist or a paid vacation), that it's almost statistically dishonest to start off with skepticism of the accuser whenever a new accusation comes out.
W. Kamau Bell probably put it best for us men. It's not on women to presume innocent until guilty, it's on men to change the entire culture that allows the guilty to keep repeating and encouraging terrible behavior that's so widespread. If society changes, there'd be much less of a need for women to be on guard, and then as a side effect much less worry about men being falsely accused, because then rape, assault, and accusations wouldn't be so commonplace. Stopping rape culture benefits men and women alike. After a certain point, "Innocent until proven guilty" is a luxury, and men ruined that when it comes to sexual harassment. Women do it too, but men do it in far greater numbers and far longer, with many women doing it because they learned it from men and men in power.
Yep. I live in Chicago, and we've a huge comedy and improv hub. Tons of comedy stars past, present, and future hang out here. But over the weekend I found out that a longtime improviser and her friends were also assaulted by Louis CK years ago. His fame and the fact that Chicago's comedy scene is so close knit really shielded him and prevented those women from getting the support they kept asking for from their circles. Precisely the same thing that he mentioned in his statement. They weren't the women named in the statement, but it certainly showed a pattern.
They have nothing to gain by just blithely name dropping him. They're not using this for blackmail or to get more parts. They're not even sharing their names. But it goes to show how rampant this sort of thing is, for the powerful to assault those without power.
On the other hand, if those actors don't know the difference between flirting and assault, they're doing it wrong. The universal secret to flirting is simple: don't be an asshole.
Like, seriously, there's a difference between "he said/she said" accusations, and ambushing women into a corner and jacking off in front of them.
Last edited by Cyke; 11-13-2017 at 01:46 PM.
Huh, now I'm hearing that the Gal Gadot stuff didn't happen and was reported to be a part of the hype; apparently no talks happened between her and WB, and Ratner's involvement in the WW films isn't at a producer level at all, and not enough to be worth such a boycott. And now the release of the WW sequel has been moved up a month earlier.
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Wonder Woman had 7 Production Studios. The co-production with Atlas Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films, DC Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, etc. puts them really low on the involvement pole, to the point of being pretty much a small funding source. And their deal with WB to be a funding source is already ending soon. WB apparently denies any such talk has occurred, and the original appearance of this news apparently cited "unnamed sources."
If she didnt know she was gay, how does Brett know?
Like i've been saying from the start, this just sounds like a rude joke that turned out to be true.
If the story was that she confided in him and he just spits it out then we do have an issue. But the story so far is the dude making a low brow joke.
so some one setup a trap?
Now the story will likely be endless interviews asking her how could she work with that company if she doesnt actually do it.
Looks like we have another X-Men Gold scandal! Apparently Guggenheim is a sexist bigot, and covered for others' misdemours. As Kitty would say, he's a jerk!
https://twitter.com/offtothegraces/s...28958355849216Hey Friends & #Arrow Fans just want to say I worked for @mguggenheim & he hates women, LOVES white male victimhood, was 100% aware of all of Kreisberg's missteps. Jealous, if anything. Told me he couldn't promote me bc there was "too much estrogen in the room already." #metoo
I'm sorry but who is this woman?
It explains so much and I think we're all idiots for not realizing that that was why his female characters are so poorly handled. I hope he gets pushed off of Gold at the least, hoping for him get pushed out of Arrow might be a bit optimistic.