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Harvey Weinstein And The Economics Of Consent Summary

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Meritocracy: a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit. The filming industry, characterized with the greatest actors, artists, and creative thinkers is thought to be a meritocracy, where the most talented individuals in the world rise to the highest positions. While this may be the case for men, who do make up a predominant proportion of this lucrative field, the same system is not as active for women. With constant power imbalances, external pressures, and uncomfortable situations, women are often unable to capitalize or even encounter life-changing opportunities, and are forced to upvote positions that are often …show more content…

Marling dives into the economics behind existing power struggles in the film industry, and draws a connection between this imbalance and overall unnecessary treatment for actresses and female writers wanting to progress their career. Throughout the passage, Marling's use of personal anecdotes on the interactions with Harvey Weinstein provide strong and direct connection between the magnitude of Weinstein's power and his treatment of actresses through the use of pathos and ethos, and further highlights the dangers this imbalance fabricates such as lack of representation, exposure to higher rates of sexual harassment, & fewer opportunities for promotion and leadership …show more content…

Through Marling’s conversation with a man within the industry, he attempted to focus on “why it can be hard for any woman to find and voice ‘no’”(Marling). With pressure to meet male approval through any means necessary, women are often afraid to voice their own opinion or act on their intentions with the fear of losing their career. Through this, Marling realizes that these limitations conflict heavily with her political and moral values, and makes the executive decision to switch over to the writing process of film-making. Through this process, Marling highlighted how her experiences provided her with a larger range of

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Myth of Meritocracy is used to describe whites and males embedded with the idea that they are superior to others. Despite the myth of meritocracy, I do not believe that everyone has an equal opportunity, not with the back root of oppression looming over our society. As McIntosh stated herself in a Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, “We are born into the system that preceded us. We didn’t construct this. We can’t be blamed for it.

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Similarly, she discusses how many female directors were afraid to even attempt to direct a Wonder Woman film (149). Altogether, Howell argues many valid points along with examples of the gender bias in popular culture. With her focus on DC Comics and their failed attempts to market and produce a film for a character, such as Wonder Woman, was a solid representation of the gender bias that has and continues to exist in popular culture. Charlotte E. Howell argued many great points in her article, “Tricky” Connotations: Wonder Woman as DC’s Brand Disruptor.” Just as DC Comics had

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In contrast to the twentieth century we still see some of this in our current day and ages. Contrasting portrayals of men and women in films leave us with the fact that we haven’t changed. Men and women are sought to have different gender roles within

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After reviewing the New York Times article Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades, from a conflict theory perspective the feminist theory should be applied to the case of Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein’s habitual and constant coercion of women over his career exemplifies what a sexual deviant is. “He knew how to make small movies box office success and used it as private leverage.”(NYTIMES) Weinstein used coercive bargaining to obtain his goals and would rarely take no for an answer. He created an environment that was toxic to women and reaffirmed his own power and goals.

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A New Hollywood Oprah Winfrey is one of the first black female billionaires of the Unite States. Although Winfrey was born into poverty to a single mother and experienced a very rough childhood, she has become a very successful and influential person in the media. At the 75th Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award where she delivered a very puissant and motivational speech advocating for racial equity and female representation in Hollywood, necessity of free press, and importance of bringing situations of harassment an assault to light. Oprah Winfrey uses anecdotal narration, exemplification, anaphoric repetition to highlight the inequality, oppression, and lack of representation within the film industry and beyond.

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Bruce Y. Lee interviewed the actress for his article in Forbes magazine, where Davis expressed her discontent with how women were portrayed in films, which was typically “the girlfriend or the wife of the lead character” (Lee 3). These roles place women in a role inferior to men, which can have negative effects on young women who watch it. Lee writes that we are not born with these prejudices, it is something we are exposed to and develop over time. The majority of this exposure comes from the media, as Lee writes that a survey shows “Americans teens spend an average of 9 hours a day using media” (Lee 5). Davis tells Lee how she was inspired when watching the movie, Thelma and Louise, which placed two women in a powerful role where they sought revenge on an attempted rapist.

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