I get another go at the dream job! Next Friday. It’s the same job (staff doula at a local hospital) that I went for in December but in a different part of town. It would be a longer commute but that’s ok. And they requested my references this time for people to fill out email questionnaires, so that’s a step further…

The comments generally tend to run along the lines of shitshow.

Bend It Like Beckham did it for me.

Right?? It felt a bit, I don’t know, revengey.

I think people often make judgements based on the information that is presented to them. Just as in this case I find it extreme for Keillor to have been fired based on the information presented, and you find his accidental touching story to be bullshit. In both cases assumptions are being made without knowing all of…

It’s easy enough to share the news of multiple allegations without releasing specific information about victims or accusers.

I thought I had read somewhere that there was not a full investigation or that Keillor was fired before the investigation was completed, but I could be mistaken.

Can it be another Practical Magic pre-quel? What if that was how someone did a series? Wrote a book and then instead of sequels, just went backwards with prequels. Hmmmmmmm.

Agreed.

Same.

I’m with Liam on the Garrison Keillor front. By all means there should be an investigation any time a claim of assault or harassment is made, but it seems rather extreme that he was fired for the incident in question. - From what I read he was speaking with a colleague who was distraught and he put his hand on her…

Oooof I’m so glad you’d dodged that one!! It’s funny, there were red flags with this place right from the get go, but I put my doubts to the side and decided to give it a go. I’m just glad I got out when I did.

And a shitty way to distract from the real issue.

Yes.

It’s not about winning the actual award or not, it’s being able to show your face at a public event. If the victims stay home, if no one stands up, the abusers win. Not an award, mind you, they win in the sense that they are still the one who holds the power.

Not necessarily. Many of those being recognized for film and television are indeed veteran actors, but there are up and coming actors who attend as well. That’s not my point.

They should stay home, you say? So miss this valuable opportunity to be recognized as well as network in their professional capacities? Ok. Well then. Who’s next? The people who have been harassed at work, don’t go to work. The people who have been harassed when they go out at night, you stay home too. Stay home and…

Oh yes, good. Don’t worry about holding the actual abusers accountable, let’s just blame Meryl.

Oof, I wouldn’t even know where to start. I can say it has helped a great deal just sitting down and giving my resume a revamp, and uploading it to Indeed and filling out my profile a bit more. It makes me feel like I’m being proactive and taking steps toward digging myself out of the hole I put myself in. Have you…

I think Sarah Silverman absolutely took it that route and good on her, but I don’t think that we need to do emotional work for other people. Sometimes it just comes down to approaching someone with genuine curiosity when they come at you from a place of anger. I think we all need to be responsible for our own shadow…