So what? Reading that Guardian article (regardless of who it was about) would have been enough to make anyone say enough is enough, it was horrific - especially for those who have been subjected to similar treatment by predator in the industry.Sorry yeah, I'm talking specifically about the UK which hasn't had any sort of #MeToo movement, even up to now, and is way behind the US on this issue. The open letter, for example that over a 1000 in the industry have now signed, has been written as a result of the Noel Clarke allegations.
This is even touched on in the letter itself:
"His case is not a one-off and, shockingly, is not an extreme example. It has happened to so many of us that it seems normal.
"It has happened to so many of us at the hands of men in positions of power within the industry - whether industry colleagues, presenters or actors. It has happened in plain sight."
I should add that there was an open letter penned to the UK Film Industry around the time of Weinstein's case coming to light but it didn't gain as much traction.
Yes but you could say the same thing about NC. He "enjoyed" a 15 year+ streak of harassment and abuse before he was finally taken down.Sorry yeah, I'm talking specifically about the UK which hasn't had any sort of #MeToo movement, even up to now, and is way behind the US on this issue. The open letter, for example that over a 1000 in the industry have now signed, has been written as a result of the Noel Clarke allegations. I could name many, many men that have had really serious allegations over the years and the media, PR people, lawyers and even police have colluded to ensure their allegations have not come to light.
At the end of the day, sad as it is, until a barrage of allegations come into the public domain - and by public domain I mean are printed in the papers - allegations are unlikely to be taken seriously.
People seem to struggle with believing one or two isolated incidents heard through the grapevine (as we saw in Weinstein's case when news of his vile behaviour broke. It was only when the allegations kept coming and people were brave enough to speak on the record that it was taken seriously).