A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the proliferation of sexual harassment complaints being made against Hollywood “celebrities.” Now, I must confess that the prospect of a bunch of liberal A-holes spending their time accusing, suing and prosecuting one another is delightful, but the sheer volume of these complaints now is spilling over into all aspects of society. In October, the boom was lowered on Harvey Weinstein. By all accounts, Weinstein is a real pig who deserves everything he’s going to get. But the fall of Weinstein turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg. Sex scandals in Hollywood are really nothing new. In 1921 Fatty Arbuckle had the misfortune of being found with a dead woman. He was tried 3 times before finally being acquitted of killing her. Whether the woman died after being raped by Arbuckle or of peritonitis from a septic abortion was never determined, but Arbuckle’s career was over. Anyhow, once they blew the whistle on Weinstein, it became open season for Hollywood sex abuse complaints. Here is a partial summary as of November 15 – Ben Affleck was accused of groping an MTV host. He apologized one day after he condemned Weinstein’s behavior towards women. Woody Allen, oh where to begin? The latest is that his son Ronan Farrow has formally accused Allen of pedophilia. (That’s news?) Several women accused supposed comedian Louis C.K. of exposing himself and masturbating in front of them. He admits it’s true. Comedian Andy Dick (you can’t make this stuff up), was accused of “groping people’s genitals, unwanted kissing/licking and sexual propositions. Dick denied the groping, but admitted to licking and propositioning people. (Clearly he has standards) ER actor Anthony Edwards says he was molested by somebody named Gary Goddard. Dustin Hoffman was accused of sexual harassment of a 17 year old intern. Hoffman offered this “apology,” “I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation…It is not reflective of who I am.” (He’s sorry if he did it, but he’s not sure he did it?) Jeremy Piven was accused of groping an actress. Producer/Director Brett Ratner was accused of being a rapist. A member of the band Marilyn Manson was accused of rape. Nickelodeon fired writer Chris Savino after multiple women lodged complaints. Two actresses, including Juliana Marguiles accused Steven Segal of sexual harassment. Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual harassment by actor Anthony Rapp. Here’s one I love, Star Trek actor George Takei, who called Clarence Thomas a “clown in blackface,” was accused of sexually assaulting former model Scott Brunton. Beam him up the river. Demonstrating his dedication to the LGBT community, actor Jeffrey Tambor was accused of inappropriate behavior by his former assistant, a transgender woman named Van Barnes. Director James Toback who apparently molested everybody he ever met, now has been accused of sexually harassing over 300 women. Manager Benny Medina was accused of raping an actress. Actor Jeremy Piven was accused of groping an actress. Amazon Studios head Roy Price quit after being accused of sexual harassment. Producer/Director Brett Ratner was accused of sexually harassing six women. Not to be outdone by his brother Harvey, Bob Weinstein, has been accused of harassing a TV producer. Actor Ed Westwick was accused of rape by an actress. To fuel the cause of female empowerment, both Brittany Spears and Mariah Carey have been accused of sexually harassing their male security employees. (You go girls). The sex harassment craze even has spread to the media, those ever-vigilant guarantors of progressivism. At least a dozen women have accused ABC political director Mark Halperin of sexually harassing or assaulting them. NPR editor Michael Oreskes was placed on leave after two female journalists said Oreskes had made unwanted sexual advances towards them 20 years ago. I guess they just remembered. If they are paid a settlement, will it come from public funding of NPR? NBC Universal fired Senior Vice President for Booking, News & Entertainment Matt Zimmerman, following accusations of sexual misconduct. Then, certainly no surprise, came the allegations against politicians. During testimony before a House Committee, Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) stated there are two current members of Congress, one Republican, and one Democrat who have sexually harassed people. Jackie had to show bipartisanship, after all. History was against her. JFK was a serial adulterer. Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd molested a waitress in a Washington, D.C. restaurant, and Bill Clinton? Don’t get me started. It’s probably why they had to drag 93 year old George H.W. Bush into the act, accusing him of serial butt pinching. But hold the presses! On November 16, Democrat Al Franken was accused of sexually harassing a woman on a USO tour. (Bob Hope never did that). This complaint came complete with a photo of Franken leering while trying to fondle the breasts of the sleeping woman. But don’t worry, the Senate will investigate this. Uh, huh. Which brings us to Roy Moore in Alabama, who it seems had a habit of dating and/or abusing young girls, about 38 years ago. With the proviso that it sure looks like he may have done it, one wonders why these women, now in their 50’s, chose to mention it when Moore has a chance to become only one of 100 blowhards in the Senate, but were not at all concerned the two times he was elected Chief Justice of Alabama. The moral of this story, as far as I’m concerned, is that any woman who has been abused in any way should make as timely a complaint as she can manage, so that the offender can be stopped from abusing others. Roy Moore may be a creep, but 38 year old complaints a month from an election are a political hit job, not the righteous indignation of a victim. It was the Washington Post, and not the women, who pushed this story, and any case where Gloria Allred shows up is automatically suspect, but with that said, Roy Moore should fold his tent and steal away. As a judge, he can’t give the Hollywood pervert excuse that, “I recently came to understand that sexual abuse is frowned upon in polite society.” You have to wonder why Hollywood the A-holes think that’s an acceptable excuse.
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