I doubt many really care about the Golden Globes. I don't. But for those not paying attention, in the wake of the terrible harassment and worse stories that have been revealed this year, the accepted approach and response to acknowledge that backdrop in Hollywood is to wear black to tonight's awards ceremony. Fine. Nothing objectionable about showing solidarity and it's too easy to throw shade at them when there aren't obvious answers as to how they otherwise should acknowledge the issue.
But I've thought since the story really broke that Oscars night will be a notable opportunity to grapple with the topic. Solidarity in black seems deficient, not that it should necessarily matter to me. But I'm interested nonetheless. The entire industry has historically and obviously been a hot mess of harassment and mistreatment of women (among other vices). That's basically just how it's always worked. Nary a meaningful word has really been said about that until this year. But now that it's "public", the response is to wear black at the awards show? Sure, yeah, I guess, but isn't there some other way to acknowledge that the entire industry is and has been broken basically forever other than conveniently wearing a designer outfit in the standard color? Maybe there isn't, which is basically the problem. Nothing they can do would be adequate.
But they're figuratively on my teevee and won't go away, so I figure it's worth commenting on.
But I've thought since the story really broke that Oscars night will be a notable opportunity to grapple with the topic. Solidarity in black seems deficient, not that it should necessarily matter to me. But I'm interested nonetheless. The entire industry has historically and obviously been a hot mess of harassment and mistreatment of women (among other vices). That's basically just how it's always worked. Nary a meaningful word has really been said about that until this year. But now that it's "public", the response is to wear black at the awards show? Sure, yeah, I guess, but isn't there some other way to acknowledge that the entire industry is and has been broken basically forever other than conveniently wearing a designer outfit in the standard color? Maybe there isn't, which is basically the problem. Nothing they can do would be adequate.
But they're figuratively on my teevee and won't go away, so I figure it's worth commenting on.