The Washington Post expose detailed a lot of behavior that was well known.  he should have been fired decades ago, based on repeated allegations.

Now, John Lassiter, of Pixar.....


There's a snake in the Pixar boot.  Details suggest inappropriate kissing, touching and comments about physical attributes; but, doesn't mention anything at the level of Weinstein or rattner.  Regardless, creating an environment where women feel uncomfortable, even if not intentional, ain't good.  Lassiter announced a 6 month hiatus, in advance of a Hollywood reporter story.


Buzz and Woody are shocked!  Wonder what Bo Peep thinks? 

Matt Lauer fired this morning. Must be pretty solid evidence against him for NBC to just dump the face of their morning programming instead of an administrative leave or scaling back of his duties.

Putting quotes around the word is not a good look. There's a guy on Twitter who does that constantly and it's infuriating.

Pursuing a case like this through the legal system is like re-living the nightmare voluntarily. Often the offenders have far more power, money, and notoriety than the victims. The likely outcomes include stigma, shame, ostracizing, condemnation, and financial ruin. Would you roll the dice on such a proposition, or would you more sensibly just shrink away from it as quickly as you can?

So you're saying life is more complicated than some of us think it is? That explains a lot. But it sure does make my head hurt. All that damn thinking.

You aren't watching Fox News. Things are so simple there.

You have to realize that modern media is the entertainment business, just as much as Hollywood. That business attracts a lot of damaged people, looking to be famous (performers, reporters, on-air personalities, etc) and there is no shortage of people out to exploit that, for their own gain, financial or sexual. You can add a long history a men with a lot of power acting like randy frat brothers, with the money to fuel things and protect them, not to mention the power to intimidate victims into silence. Even supposed liberal bastions are seeing this, as NPR had two executives resign/be fired over allegations and the handling of complaints.

A lot of chickens are coming home to roost and I suspect we will see more icons fall. The question is whether the culture will change as a result, or just keep a low profile until the furor dies down and the spotlight moves on to a new topic? I hope the former, I expect the latter. If nothing else, I hope it encourages more victims to speak out sooner and pursue justice, knowing that they aren't alone. We still have to back them when they do pursue justice and ensure that justice is done, through the appropriate avenues.