Harvey Weinstein (and others) accused of sexual harrasement

[GG]

You're thinking of Robin Williams and you're still incorrect. He starred in The Birdcage along with Harvey.

 

Nathan's first name isn't Harvey.

 

You have the movies confused. Williams starred in Ms Doubtfire with Harvey.

[Jauronimo]

 

Nathan's first name isn't Harvey.

 

You have the movies confused. Williams starred in Ms Doubtfire with Harvey.

You're probably thinking of Oliver Platt who is commonly confused with Nathan Lane, but Platt wasn't in either The Birdcage or Mrs. Doubtfire, so I'm not sure that I understand where you're going with this.

[GoBills808]

You're probably thinking of Oliver Platt who is commonly confused with Nathan Lane, but Platt wasn't in either The Birdcage or Mrs. Doubtfire, so I'm not sure that I understand where you're going with this.

Oliver Platt isn't commonly confused with Nathan Lane. I'm pretty sure you're thinking about Hank Azaria.

[Jauronimo]

Oliver Platt isn't commonly confused with Nathan Lane. I'm pretty sure you're thinking about Hank Azaria.

Ok, that is just insane.

[DC Tom]

Oliver Platt isn't commonly confused with Nathan Lane. I'm pretty sure you're thinking about Hank Azaria.

 

Neither Oliver Platt nor Nathan Lane are commonly confused with a flowering bush.

[GoBills808]

 

Neither Oliver Platt nor Nathan Lane are commonly confused with a flowering bush.

You mean Dan Rhododendron, clearly.

[RaoulDuke79]

Sounds like brother Weinstein may have been a little frisky too, or maybe a case of piling on....not sure what to think of the quoted passage below. Where's the line between simply trying to get a date vs. sexual harassment? Asking someone to dinner doesn't seem all that far out of line

 

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/bob-weinstein-sexual-harassment-1202592165/

 

"A female showrunner who worked on the Weinstein Co. drama The Mist has accused Bob Weinstein of sexual harassment during the production of the Spike TV series.

 

Amanda Segel, an executive producer of Mist, said Weinstein repeatedly made romantic overtures to her and asked her to join him for private dinners. The harassment began in the summer of 2016 and continued on and off for about three months...."

[Gugny]

#metoo

[Mark Vader]

 

If someone doesn't think the Oscars are rigged, I give them three simple words: Titanic. Best Picture.

Don't get me started on that

[Chef Jim]

 

I think it's fine. It's a positive thing to shine a light on a problem that is way bigger than most people realize or are willing to admit. If it feels good for some women to share in this informal way and if it makes them feel part of a community, then cheers! If you don't like it, it's easy for you to ignore. It asks nothing of you and doesn't cost you anything at all. It makes no claim on your life.

 

Well the only issue is I'm not into that whole # thing and never will be because I don't care so when I saw them I had zero idea what it was. So there is that ambiguity of the whole thing. And shining a light on it does very little. Posting hash tags does very little. How many issues have there been over the years that had these hashtag campaigns and not a damn thing has changed? It's all a feel good thing. Feelings mean nothing when solving a problem.

 

<Chef Jim steps off his soapbox>

[K-9]

Ok, that is just insane.

Tears, Jron. Tears I tell ya.

[BeginnersMind]

A lot of harassers are getting burned by the sunlight caused by the fact that so many women are talking openly about this.

 

Thats a worthwhile and real result.

 

Hash tagging is nothing more than a way to run a slogan, except with more power to land in your consciousness due to the delivery platform.

 

#metoo is 2017s give a hoot, dont pollute, (effective) but grass roots, less expensive, and fast spreading. Whether me too Drives harassers out of workplaces and into better behavior is for a follow up study in a decade.

[IDBillzFan]

#metoo

 

In all fairness, we heard what you were wearing when you went to see Harvey. Don't deny...you were asking for it with that outfit.

[Deranged Rhino]

A lot of harassers are getting burned by the sunlight caused by the fact that so many women are talking openly about this.

 

Thats a worthwhile and real result.

 

Hash tagging is nothing more than a way to run a slogan, except with more power to land in your consciousness due to the delivery platform.

 

#metoo is 2017s give a hoot, dont pollute, (effective) but grass roots, less expensive, and fast spreading. Whether me too Drives harassers out of workplaces and into better behavior is for a follow up study in a decade.

 

While agree with your basic premise, the point others are making is that hashtags and awareness alone does nothing.

 

Action must be taken. And that requires people to do more than just retweet a hashtag. There must be actual conversations, actual policy changes, and in the case of this specific case - actual criminal investigations done.

 

[DC Tom]

Sounds like brother Weinstein may have been a little frisky too, or maybe a case of piling on....not sure what to think of the quoted passage below. Where's the line between simply trying to get a date vs. sexual harassment? Asking someone to dinner doesn't seem all that far out of line

 

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/bob-weinstein-sexual-harassment-1202592165/

 

"A female showrunner who worked on the Weinstein Co. drama The Mist has accused Bob Weinstein of sexual harassment during the production of the Spike TV series.

 

Amanda Segel, an executive producer of Mist, said Weinstein repeatedly made romantic overtures to her and asked her to join him for private dinners. The harassment began in the summer of 2016 and continued on and off for about three months...."

 

If the definition of sexual harassment is going to be expanded to include "asking a woman to dinner more than twice," I am in truly deep ****.

[IDBillzFan]

 

If the definition of sexual harassment is going to be expanded to include "asking a woman to dinner more than twice," I am in truly deep ****.

 

Seriously.

[K-9]

 

While agree with your basic premise, the point others are making is that hashtags and awareness alone does nothing.

 

Action must be taken. And that requires people to do more than just retweet a hashtag. There must be actual conversations, actual policy changes, and in the case of this specific case - actual criminal investigations done.

 

One such action could be to bar confidentiality clauses pertaining to harassment from being included in employment contracts. Another could be the elimination of mandatory arbitration clauses that forbid court action and require all settlements to remain strictly confidential as was the case with Gretchen Carlson, for example. These types of clauses allow predators to remain in their jobs while the employees are sent packing.

[Gugny]

 

In all fairness, we heard what you were wearing when you went to see Harvey. Don't deny...you were asking for it with that outfit.

 

I would do anything for love. But I won't do that. I won't do that.

[Jauronimo]

 

While agree with your basic premise, the point others are making is that hashtags and awareness alone does nothing.

 

Action must be taken. And that requires people to do more than just retweet a hashtag. There must be actual conversations, actual policy changes, and in the case of this specific case - actual criminal investigations done.

 

I would tend to agree.

 

It has been sobering seeing the number of women I know and care about who are sharing the #metoo hashtag. They aren't famous and they don't work anywhere near Hollywood.

[BeginnersMind]

 

While agree with your basic premise, the point others are making is that hashtags and awareness alone does nothing.

 

Action must be taken. And that requires people to do more than just retweet a hashtag. There must be actual conversations, actual policy changes, and in the case of this specific case - actual criminal investigations done.

 

How busy do you think corporate HR departments are this week?

 

This moment, given a common voice through the hashtag, and also due to the currently aroused ire of a lot of women over the last year, will result in more executives than Harvey Weinstein out on their keesters.