Summary Of After Weinstein: 68 Men Accused Of Sexual Harassment

One of the largest recent media trends has been the exposure of men of authority for sexual harassment. After accusations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced in early October 2017, allegations against sixty-eight other men followed (Almukhtar), and the #MeToo movement has not stopped growing since. Among the most prominent men to be exposed were USA Gymnastics coach, Larry Nassar; a co-host of NBC’s “Today” show, Matt Lauer; and four U.S representative from various states (Almuktar). This is not the first time such incidents have been brought to light, however; when Donald Trump ran as the Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election, around twenty women came forth to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct (Blumberg), and yet he is now the

A 2015 investigation conducted in Burma had similar findings: for 173 documented cases of rape of women by men in military power, only one man was punished (SWAN). Although Burma is a country very different from those of the developed Western World, it goes to show that worldwide, men have consistently abused the power they hold and are often not convicted for sexual crimes. This statistic is a scary one; if a sexual predator walks free, which many do, a woman has no way of telling who he is and is therefore instructed to be vigilant and suspicious in regards to all men, even though she knows logically that not all men are threats. Furthermore, Major General Cammaert of the United Nations claims it is “more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in modern wars,” (Chemaly). Men target women all around the world on a regular basis; who can be trusted? Approximately one in six women has been a rape victim over the course of her lifetime (RAINN). This really hits home when I think about being a part of a swim team comprised of about seventy girls; statistically speaking, around twelve of those girls in the course of their lifetimes will become victims of rape. Women have a right

In 2012, men accounted for 73.8% of all arrests, and 80.1% of those convicted for violent crimes were male (FBI). Historically, most well-known criminals have been male. Men as a whole do not have a good track record when it comes to behavior, so it follows that today the typical man is perceived as more dangerous than the typical woman. Additionally, multiple fraternities have recently been exposed for lethal hazing rituals: four students died as a result during 2017 (Time). Men can be dangerous in so many different ways, and not only to women, but also to other men. On top of this, approximately 97% of past school shooters have been male (Kohn), and little progress has been made in regards to the school shooting epidemic, which seems only to worsen. This puts parents, students, and school administrators on a constant lookout for potential shooters, and the majority of the time they are looking out for males, as these have been the perpetrators in the past.
Race is not the issue. According to RAINN, only 27% of men who have sexually harassed women are black and a contrasting 57% white, with other ethnic groups accounting for the remainder of the proportion. In 2012, only 28.1% of total arrests were black, while 69.3% were white (FBI). When accounting for the higher incarceration rates for blacks for minor crimes, such as drug possession (NAACP), this statistic becomes even more telling. I believe that as