Leslie374 St. Paul, MN 1 hour ago Three of the greatest human and spiritual mentors I have been blessed to know in my life have been men. None of them abused or harassed me. In fact, they along with many women of all ages inspired and helped to cultivate my feminist/humanist life perspectives. Mr. Weinstein may now deeply regret his deplorable behavior but moving forward he needs to accept accountability for that behavior too. He needs to do that by actively changing his behavior. Flag

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Beyond Concerned Berkeley, CA 2 hours ago We are all only frail mortals.



But, for this - first - has to come reckoning. And this should be a prodigious reckoning. Agreeing with Mr. Weinstein's politics cannot supersede a condemnation of his actions.



After that, perhaps - along with humility - can come atonement. Flag

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Mary W Farmington Hills MI 2 hours ago I urge Democratic candidates to refuse his donations and return those already accepted. I’m disappointed there aren’t hundreds of similar comments from progressive, liberal and Democratic readers. Heck, I’d settle for a dozen. Flag

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Dean Sacramento 2 hours ago The answer to the question is no. Weinstein and O'Reilly are the same guy. Powerful men in a position to make or break people's careers. The silence from Feminists on this issue is striking. How is there no clamoring for this guy to step down from his job? Flag

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BHB Brooklyn, NY 2 hours ago Great column. Bill Clinton was let off way too easy by self-proclaimed feminists on the Left. Let's hope times have changed, and Harvey Weinstein loses his career and reputation once and for all. Flag

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Dee Smith Texas 2 hours ago As a middle-aged professional woman, in what was a man's profession when I got started, I endured a good deal of this kind of behavior. Indeed, when the Predator in Chief's comments were released, it gave me flashbacks. Although a liberal and a fan of Weinstein's movies, I don't excuse his behavior. The reports of his abusive behavior to men, and his highly inappropriate sexual advances to women, are disturbing. Almost equally disturbing are his enablers who kept him from the consequences for so long. But the difference I'm hearing with Weinstein is that he is now actually acknowledging publicly that he did something wrong, albeit it late. I never heard anything close to that in the press from Ailes or O'Reilly. They played the "I'm famous so people falsely accuse me all the time." A very important difference to me. Now that Weinstein has publicly confessed to bad behavior, that's the first step. Let's see what his amends will be and whether the behavior changes. The next steps. But the Fox male abusers never even took the first step . . . . Flag

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Stan Oregon 2 hours ago I applaud the Times for writing and publishing this piece. I have long felt this paper did not give fair voice to my political leanings, but this gives me hope. In any event, to answer the author's question, "no." I am confidant that he will receive treatment closer to Bill Clinton's than Bill O'Reilly's by the media and the public. The feminist establishment's response to the former is how I mark my own entry into politics. The 'movement' lost complete credibility with that one. Flag

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Al Miller CA 2 hours ago Am I the only one who sees this as an apples and oranges comparison?



First, I am a progressive. Not a wild-eyed, hair-on-fire liberal but left of center. Weinstein sounds like a really nasty human being. Sort of Trump in the movie business. I am all for Weinstein having consequences akin to O'Reilly.



Still, I don't really see the parallels with O'Reilly. If you polled 100 Americans, probably less than 5% know who Weinstein is. Conversely, I suspect at least 80% know O'Reilly.



Further still, O'Reilly was the self-styled arbiter of truth and morality. He was quick and eager to attack national figures for failing to meet his moral standards. Yet, we know now he failed to meet his own standards in his personal and professional dealings. Flag

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Concerned Planet Earth 2 hours ago Roger Ailes, Bill Cosby, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Sanford, John Edwards, Bill Clinton, etc., etc. Men, not just American men by the way, use and abuse women and have for centuries. It's disgusting and sickens me. Now we have a president who has done the same thing and this kind of behavior seems to be acceptable among some circles. I guess some things never change. Or, do they all have to die off so younger, more evolved and aware men can take their place? I don't have the answers. But I DO agree with the author of this author that Harvey's Weinstien should NOT be allowed to get away with his repulsive behavior by simply paying off his victims just because he has the money to do so. The punishment should fit the crime. And I don't buy for a second that he can change that fast just because he's being "tutored" (what does that mean??) by someone. That's ridiculous. If someone doesn't intuitively know that their behavior is wrong, they're not going to change just because they were caught . Flag

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W.G. CT 2 hours ago Very good question. Judging from the initial response by some, dare I say, liberal media outlets, is that the story is being handled very lightly, if at all. The New Yorker, for example, has yet to even report the story, much less comment on it. Why would that be one wonders? Flag

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DanielSEW IL 2 hours ago The distinction between Weinstein and Bill O'Reilly/Roger Ailes is that he owns the company. There's no one to fire him. Flag

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From Outside the Echo Chamber is a trusted commenter USA 2 hours ago Yes, I get it. Liberals are hypocrites.



But let's put this in perspective. Hollywood is a cesspool with or without Weinstein. And whatever he might have contributed to the depravity of Hollywood, it pales in comparison to the damage tech companies are doing to hundreds of millions of children. Flag

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Richard Frauenglass Huntington, NY 2 hours ago To answer your question -- NO. He is one of theirs and, more to the point, in the "entertainment" industry which almost celebrates anything goes. Yes there have been some notable exceptions. Flag

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Herb New York 2 hours ago Thank you for acknowledging what many will ignore. Progress will only be made as accountability is equally applied. Pending that, the inconsistencies will provide the fuel needed to destroy common respect. Flag

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janicee.mcdermo. Pennsylvania 2 hours ago Just wondering if you could be more specific about the treatment afforded to Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes. What would an equivalent treatment look like? Is it just about how they are treated by famous people? Thanks. Flag

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Claire F Redwood City CA 2 hours ago While he certainly should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, neither he nor Clinton have been hypocritical about trying to pass laws that protect them or that make birth control, abortions, child support, maternity/parental leave unavailable to those women. Likewise, some who try to legislate against LGBT rights are late found out to be gay, themselves. It's the paternalistic "do what I say, not what I do" bravado of those guitly GOP legislators that is most problematic. Flag

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JoeP New Jersey 2 hours ago I may like his movies and his politics, but I am disgusted with his actions. Flag

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Everyman Canada 2 hours ago The question that interest me more is, why didn't the New York Times give Trump the Weinstein treatment? The article about Trump's "apology" had more mentions of the Clintons than of Trump. The May 2016 article reporting accusations of sexual harassment and assault made sure to call itself a "complex, at times contradictory portrait" or a man who "defies simple categorization", and made sure to give prominence to women who had not suffered this treatment, and even to laud his "daring" in promoting women in his companies. Whenever it did report on any of his accusers, it made sure to make room for Trump's response. Harvey Weinstein could well wish to have been so lucky. Flag

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Robert Shirey Austin ,TX 2 hours ago Excellent article , will the left do the right thing and unequivocally condemn his abhorrent actions or will they give him a pass ? Flag

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rb Germany 2 hours ago Every group has people who are selfish and take advantage of others...and it's just as bad from a liberal who professes to be a "feminist" as it is from someone like Donald Trump who doesn't bother to hide it. In some ways, it can be even worse for the victim, because fewer are willing to condemn someone who says the right things in public for what they do behind closed doors. Flag

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Joseph Fayetteville, AR 2 hours ago As someone who identifies as "left of center", I will say this--a predator is a predator regardless of their place on the political spectrum. No more of his movies for me. Flag

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david leinweber 3 hours ago I know I'll be attacked for saying this, but the fact that there is so much potential money involved in lawsuits skews this issue. We will be hearing more and more about this sort of thing, and it will almost always involve millions of dollars. Think about it that a minute. Millions. of. dollars. Flag

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NB is a trusted commenter Texas 3 hours ago I like his movies but that doesn't excuse abusive behavior. He should be held as accountable as any other sexual predator, jail time and not payoffs. Flag

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Recommend Share this comment on Facebook Share this comment on Twitter arcame new mexico 2 hours ago But now that Democratic operatives are rallying around him what do you think the chances of him being held accountable are? After all he's not from the Right. Strange that all the so-called late night "comics," have nothing to say about this. Not even a tear. Flag

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