I wanted to talk about events that have occurred in the news recently. So many sexual assault allegations have been appearing in the news, and each time I view the stories they become harder and harder to watch. Harvey Weinstein was such a surprise to so many people, however it did not shock everything because of how frequent sexual assault is on the news. I also read an article today about McKayla Maroney, a 21 year old Olympic gold medalist and how she recently came forward about being sexually assaulted by team doctor. Last year in my Women in Film course, we watched a documentary called “The Hunting Ground” which was one of the most powerful films, let alone documentaries, I have ever seen. It is on Netflix, and I strongly encourage everyone to watch it. It talks about sexual assault on college campuses and it truly opened my eyes to so much. I hope some of you view this and find it as powerful as I did.
