Because it was said, over and over and over. Decrying rape culture was seen as argumentative at best, radical trolling at worst. Not one single accusation surprises me. The fact that Donald Trump is presumably “getting away” with the same behavior—behaviors he has admitted to— while others have been accused of the same thing doesn’t surprise me.

I don’t see these events as some sort of big change, or a dawning a new age, although I do believe women are becoming more empowered—because a backlash is coming. And it will be in the form of the ugliest victim blaming. As usual.

It’s already started. And, As I type this, a specific act of sexual violence against a female is happening. Canning Weinstein won’t stop it. Scolding and “investigating” Franklin won’t stop it—although Franklins apology rang the truest to me. Putting that little shit in Alabama out to pasture won’t stop it. Our entire culture needs to change. Reading over the conversations people are having does not bring me hope that this is happening. It’s the same old shit.

Very well said.

After the dust settles and we get a chance to analyze from a more objective perspective, I'll be damned interested in seeing if there was a specific or underlying cause for this current, broad movement of The Rich and Famous finally realizing the consequences of their actions twenty years after the fact, or if this was (as I currently believe) purely organic, and without any real causal links to parties, platforms, policies, etc.

I have little to compare or contrast this to, but I do get your lack of hope in re: to current discussions on DU. This morning's blatant idiocy was that the allegations are ruse by the Russians to wreck the (next?) election, and I've little doubt that tomorrow will bring some fresh, new half-witted trivialization of it (anything but what it actually is).