When the #MeToo movement started I was glad to see it; to see accountability for so much bad and abusive behavior. But did it go far enough? To me it seems it stalled before it made any real changes. I mean I'm sorry-somewhat for Hollywood actresses whose careers stalled because they ran afoul of uber creep and abuser Harvey Weinstein but what about women outside of Hollywood? What about women who live pay check to pay check and don't work in glamorous jobs? I don't want to negate the feelings and experiences of women who work in the entertainment business because hey trauma is trauma and they worked to build up careers that were struck down by the Weinstein brothers. But couldn't these women still have had careers in up and coming directors films for less money? Could they have become acting coaches or produced their own films? I don't know. My sympathies lie with middle-class, working-class and and working poor women and men. In 1997 I worked as the Assistant Man...
"Oh my brave spirit who was so firm, so constant that this coil would not infect his reason? Not a soul but felt a fever of the mad and play'd some tricks of desperation." The Tempest-- I write about having depression and anxiety, navigating the system and suggestions on how to get by and try to thrive. Also loneliness, music, coffee, tea, cats, art, books and film. These are my views and experiences. I'm not a mental health care professional.