Hollywood in 2017 has been a blessing born of curses. It is downright despicable that any sex abuse has taken place period, but it is so satisfyingly eye-opening that now a multitude of victims finally feel safe enough to come forward, no doubt due in large part to the Weinstein allegations.
Some of these have been rumored for a long time, but nonetheless are incredibly eye-opening. As a fan of Kevin Spacey, it was hard to find out what he had done, and it was even harder to read his defense. But as a whole I'm so much happier that this information is out there. And there will only be more victims coming forward with their experiences as time goes on.
The question is, with a trend of declining viewership, and almost non-stop controversy, how will The Academy react this go around? I don't expect a large enough acknowledgement from them, but they have shown a little bit of effort in course correcting in the past, what with the inductions of more diverse members, and whatnot. But we must never forget that The Oscars have been negligent of this kind of thing before.
Thoughts? Expectations?
Some of these have been rumored for a long time, but nonetheless are incredibly eye-opening. As a fan of Kevin Spacey, it was hard to find out what he had done, and it was even harder to read his defense. But as a whole I'm so much happier that this information is out there. And there will only be more victims coming forward with their experiences as time goes on.
The question is, with a trend of declining viewership, and almost non-stop controversy, how will The Academy react this go around? I don't expect a large enough acknowledgement from them, but they have shown a little bit of effort in course correcting in the past, what with the inductions of more diverse members, and whatnot. But we must never forget that The Oscars have been negligent of this kind of thing before.
Thoughts? Expectations?
