Tag: me too

Where is the Christian church when its teachings on sane sexuality are needed most in the #MeToo era?

The most recent edition of Sojourners Magazine includes an anonymous letter to the editor that says, “But there is one voice that is not heard too often. It is that of sexual violence against men by male authority figures. I suspect there are many men out there who trusted a male authority figure and were assaulted. We are hurting.”

Sports Illustrated apparently hasn't heard yet about the #MeToo movement. And I seriously doubt it has asked female staff members what they think about this stereotypical portrayal of their gender.

And to be blunt, I find the call by Hollywood to protect women or anyone from sexual abuse and assault a bit late and a lot hypocritical. It’s a bit hard to swallow the “Time’s Up” from an industry that lauds and adulates the works of men like Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, wines and dines with men like Harvey Weinstein, and gives a lifetime achievement award to 101 year-old actor Kirk Douglas, who has long been rumored of having raped actress Natalie Wood when she was a teenager.

I'm floored by the number of women sharing the 'me too' status this week, to say they have been sexually assaulted or harassed. I shouldn't be, but I am.