# Harvey Weinstein accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073 "2017-10-05T23:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/21 "2017-10-07T00:43:25Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > It makes me wonder what he did to lose his protection after all this time. Did he try to stop paying on one of the secret settlements? Critical mass of victims, plus a generally unlikeable guy. BTW, Amber Tamblyn has claimed that James Wood propositioned her when she was 16 years old. He says she’s a liar. She wrote an op-ed of her own about her experience: > **[Opinion | Amber Tamblyn: I’m Done With Not Being Believed (Published 2017)](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/opinion/sunday/amber-tamblyn-james-woods.html)** > > A man called me a liar, and it reminded me of all the people who have doubted me. Hopefully the culture of permissiveness+silence is ending in that industry. I’d be willing to bet good money that if the whole truth came out that it would make the Catholic Church scandal look like small potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/22 "2017-10-07T01:28:05Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > So are we looking at a Weinstein candidacy for 2020? Borowitz says he is unfit for any other job, so yes. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/23 "2017-10-07T03:23:12Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Maybe he can get a job at Fox News. Not as long as he’s playing his “liberal lion” persona for all it’s worth to get off the hook for his bad behavior. His statement references his intent to go after the N.R.A., which is apparently supposed to put him on the fast track to forgiveness. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/24 "2017-10-07T04:04:54Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Maybe he can get a job at Fox News. No way. Fox News abusers never own up to their abuse. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/25 "2017-10-07T04:08:49Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Given that it **has** been removed from most walks of life, I think it’s fair to expect that it can be removed from the remaining ones. It has only been removed from the walks of life where aren’t powerful men who think less powerful women will be happy to give in. See the Venture Capital Community. See American Apparel. See Uber. See Mark Hurd who got fired from HP for lying on expense reports as he hit in a PR woman (unsuccessfully) and then immediately got hired by Larry Ellison. We’ve got a long way to go. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/26 "2017-10-07T04:24:35Z")
I guess this is an indictment of either his character or mine, but my first reaction when I read the allegations was, “Yeah, that seems about right” ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/27 "2017-10-07T10:51:09Z")
A man who was described by Michelle Obama in 2013 as a “wonderful human being” and “a good friend” who visited the Obama White House 13 times. But then racist sexist bigots like her are sleazy by nature. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/28 "2017-10-07T11:19:54Z")
I don’t think it’s very constructive or useful to blame anyone, such a Ms. Obama, for being taken in by his false charm. Somehow this is her fault because…? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/29 "2017-10-07T12:01:42Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > It has only been removed from the walks of life where aren’t powerful men who think less powerful women will be happy to give in. See the Venture Capital Community. See American Apparel. See Uber. See Mark Hurd who got fired from HP for lying on expense reports as he hit in a PR woman (unsuccessfully) and then immediately got hired by Larry Ellison. > > We’ve got a long way to go. We’ve got a long way to go is very different from nothing will ever change, because huge changes have happened in relatively short periods of time. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/30 "2017-10-07T12:03:00Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > A man who was described by Michelle Obama in 2013 as a “wonderful human being” and “a good friend” who visited the Obama White House 13 times. But then racist sexist bigots like her are sleazy by nature. What’s wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/31 "2017-10-07T12:46:52Z")
**[Moderating** > [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > A man who was described by Michelle Obama in 2013 as a “wonderful human being” and “a good friend” who visited the Obama White House 13 times. But then racist sexist bigots like her are sleazy by nature. Political potshots like this are way out of line in this forum, as you should be very well aware. Consider yourself Warned. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/32 "2017-10-07T14:21:33Z")
How hilarious is it that there’s a sexy model ad for Frederick’s of Hollywood just below the first post? As for choosing between massage and watching him shower, I would choose the shower. During an opportune time, I would twist the tap all the way over for either blazing hot or freezing cold water. It’s hard to tell which with hotel taps. Oh, for the days when turning the sink faucet on would turn a shower spray volcanic. You could make it look like an accident. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/33 "2017-10-07T14:26:31Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > But no surprises, this is what Hollywood producers have done since the dawn of the movies. High time it stopped. The casting couch, modern day version. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/34 "2017-10-07T14:52:18Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Maybe he can get a job at Fox News. Yeah, because liberals would never engage in doing behavior. Harvey must be a we get Republican. Next week: Whoopi Goldberg will explain that what Harvey did wasn’t really HARASSMENT harassment. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/35 "2017-10-07T16:49:09Z")
As long as the casting couch isn’t eliminated from porn, then I’m all for removing it from the mainstream. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/36 "2017-10-07T17:03:07Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > As long as the casting couch isn’t eliminated from porn, then I’m all for removing it from the mainstream. I’ve read interviews with porn actors who say that they never faced a casting couch in the professional porn industry, but did when they tried to crossover to mainstream work. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/37 "2017-10-07T17:34:49Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I’ve read interviews with porn actors who say that they never faced a casting couch in the professional porn industry, but did when they tried to crossover to mainstream work. Interesting but unsurprising. I was joking, obviously, about the fake casting couches used in porn…“It’s her first time!” and all that balderdash that absolutely nobody believes. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/38 "2017-10-07T17:37:02Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Yeah, because liberals would never engage in doing behavior. Harvey must be a we get Republican. Doing behavior? We get Republican? I don’t understand how kids talk these days. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/39 "2017-10-07T17:37:29Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > all that balderdash that absolutely nobody believes. Come on … you _know_ that there are people who believe it. These boards are my evidence that for any preposterous assertion, there are some people who will believe it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/40 "2017-10-07T17:39:06Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Yeah, because liberals would never engage in doing behavior. Harvey must be a we get Republican. > > Next week: Whoopi Goldberg will explain that what Harvey did wasn’t really HARASSMENT harassment. I believe that Fox News was mentioned not because it’s pro-Republican in its public views, but because in its internal work culture it’s pro-misogyny and pro-sexual-harrassment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073.md?page=3)