Friday, November 24, 2017

Since October 5

For a lot of people, it started with Harvey Weinstein, Producer and co-founder of the Weinstein Company.
Then came Andy Signore, Senior vice president of content for Defy Media.
And Roy Price. Head of Amazon Studios.
And Chris Savino, Creator and showrunner of “The Loud House."
And Robert Scoble, Tech blogger and co-founder of the Transformation Group.
And Lockhart Steele, Editorial director of Vox Media.
And John Besh. Chief executive of the Besh Restaurant Group.
And James Toback, Director and writer.
And Terry Richardson, Fashion photographer.
And Leon Wieseltier, A former editor at The New Republic.
And Knight Landesman, Publisher of Artforum.
And Rick Najera, Director of CBS's Diversity Showcase.
And Mark Halperin, NBC News and MSNBC contributor, author of "Game Change."
And Ken Baker, E! News correspondent.
And Kevin Spacey, Actor.
And Hamilton Fish, President and publisher of The New Republic.
And Michael Oreskes, Head of news at NPR and former New York Times editor.
And Andy Dick, Actor.
And Kirt Webster, Music publicist.
And Brett Ratner, Producer and director.
And Jeff Hoover, Kentucky speaker of the House.
And David Guillod, Co-chief executive of Primary Wave Entertainment agency.
And Ed Westwick, Actor.
And Jeffrey Tambor, Actor.
And Benjamin Genocchio, Executive director of the Armory Show art fair.
And Roy Moore, Alabama judge and politician.
And Louis C.K., Comedian and producer.
And Andrew Kreisberg, Executive producer of "Arrow," "Supergirl," "The Flash."
And Eddie Berganza, Editor at DC Comics.
And Steve Jurvetson, Co-founder of a venture capital firm and a board member of Tesla and SpaceX.
And Al Franken, U.S. senator.
And Glenn Thrush, Reporter at The New York Times.
And Charlie Rose, Television host.
A month and a half of revelations, and more sure to come. Most of these men have been fired, resigned or "stepped away" from the companies that hired them. That won't fix the problem. And the problem isn't blue or red or Hollywood or D.C. It's men. Time to wake up. 

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