Harvey Weinstein Guilty Verdict Is Victory for #MeToo and a Warning to Hollywood
Monday’s guilty verdict in the Harvey Weinstein trial is a resounding victory for the #MeToo movement that was ignited in the wake of sexual assault survivors coming forward after decades of silence. The accusers giving voice to their traumatic sexual encounters with the once-unassailable Hollywood producer — and finally confronting him in a court of law — provided its own catharsis. But there was a palpable fear that the accusers would not be believed by a 12-peson jury, as Weinstein is alleged to have told victim after victim in private encounters. Day after day on Twitter and other social media platforms, there was evident anguish among women whose lives were negatively impacted by Weinstein (there are about 80 accusers in all, and we can only guess how many others have never spoken out). Also Read: Time's Up Hails Harvey Weinstein's Guilty Verdict as a 'New Era of Justice' Even the waiting for a verdict seemed unbearable to some. The interminable wait. If it's like this for us, imagine how it is for the women who testified! Heroes all. https://t.co/69n4YEG72C via @nbcnews — Lou Godbold (@Godbold) February 22, 2020 It will be instructive to hear from the jurors. But for weeks,...
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