Last week, the New York Times released an explosive exposé alleging that powerful Hollywood producer and rainmaker Harry Weinstein had sexually coerced and assaulted numerous women – many of them A-list actresses. In the wake of the scandal, which has seen flood after flood of new allegations emerge, men have (finally) been flocking to social media in a show of solidarity.
Usually, this allyship would be an excellent thing, except a distressing trend is emerging…
Substitute “sisters and daughters” with “black friend,” or “asian friend,” or “Latinx friend,” and “sisters and wives” becomes the same thing as your random minority friend.
It’s like saying, “I empathize with such and such issue because I have (blank minority) friends.”
Sexual coercion and assault are problems that affect the entire population. In fact, one out of ten rape victims are men. It is not only a female problem, it’s a problem for men as well.