Link of the day: Brit Marling about the economic power of Harvey Weinstein

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In a column for The Atlantic, Brit Marling talks about the balance of power between men and women in Hollywood and recalls his first meeting with Weinstein, which was based on the same “scenario” as the other victims: the producer invited Marling to his room, where he offered her champagne and massage. She managed to escape from Weinstein: as Marling recalls, of two personalities — the actress and the writer — at that moment a writer independent of Weinstein's power woke up in her, who was not afraid to “get up and leave.” This, according to Marling, was her main difference from the other Weinstein victims: “Even if he had decided never to offer me roles in his films and put me on a black list, I would still be able to make my own films,” she noted.

I am talking about this, because in the light of recent events, it is worth thinking about the economics of consent. Weinstein played the role of a conductor in the film industry: he could give actresses such a career start, thanks to which they could contain not only themselves, but also their families. He could give actresses fame - one of the few ways for women to express themselves in our patriarchal world. They knew about it. And he knew about it. Weinstein could destroy any woman who would have humiliated him. Not only creatively and emotionally - but also financially.

"Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent", The Atlantic

Marling noted that now is the time to start a dialogue on the role of economic inequality in sexual harassment. She called on men and women managers to resolve the issue of wage inequality, and the audience did not buy tickets for films whose creators were exposed to harassment.