Predator and Prey: Assault, harassment, and other aggressions in the entertainment industry

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On 1/28/2025 at 7:16 PM, peachmangosteen said:

As she said in this video, I doubt anyone who doesn’t already get it will really listen to this but just in case:

I could go on a rant and say "we don't have feminism in the West. We have a patriarchal, performative version of 'feminism' that pays lip service to women all while simply being a tool for powerful men to keep their power and to continually hold back women and lesser men", but I'm not sure that's appropriate for this thread.

Honestly, I watch the video and think- after I cut out the obvious emotional elements- that maybe I'm some kind of an outlier. I'm not sure the "general consensus" is that Blake Lively is wrong and Justin Baldoni is right. Because I think it sure is the opposite.

Look. Lively is no Hollywood neophyte, and if there's anyone who could definitely give her pointers about building and maintaining a positive image it's her husband, Ryan Reynolds. So Lively's not going to be the type to bring forth some frivolous lawsuit on some flimsy premise- there has to be very much a kernel of truth in what she is saying.

Now, of course, I'll reserve full judgement until the case is finally resolved, which may not be for years yet, given how tangled a mess this lawsuit is shaping up to be. That said, I'd have to wholeheartedly disagree with this video creator's assertion that no one will believe Lively even if a court of law rules in her favour...because I will, for whatever that is worth.