In the past week, the internal entertainment has been turbulent, unprecedented.
A series of artists were "banned", and a series of rectification measures were released-
Eliminate the culture of the rice circle and cancel all the artist lists;
Investigate tax evasion and tax evasion, and prohibit bad artists from making a comeback;
Stop idol talent shows and clean up hot search lists.
These big moves are not without warning.
The trigger may be the "Wu Yifan Incident" that was raging in July.
From Wu Yifan was accused of seducing underage girls, and then fermented step by step.
Until August 16, Wu Yifan was arrested on suspicion of rape.
Although the "Wu Yifan Incident" is over for the time being.
But the chaos behind this matter is difficult to say:
Brutal capital, crazy fans, manipulation of public opinion.
Coincidentally, HBO recently produced a high-scoring documentary.
The content it tells is the same as the "Wu Yifan Incident"——
Podcast Hunt: A Hollywood Sex Scandal
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes
Many people have commented that this is the story of the "American version of Wu Yifan".
In fact, the protagonist of the documentary, his popularity far exceeds Wu Yifan-
Harvey Weinstein.
He was the most famous producer in the United States and had only one hand in Hollywood.
The film he co-produced won more than 70 small golden people.
She was even called "God" by Aunt May at the Oscars.
Such a powerful and powerful man is now a prisoner of the order.
Since October 2017, several actresses have accused Weinstein of sexual assault.
This kicked off the worldwide "#MeToo" movement.
"Podcast Hunt" restores Weinstein's experience before his "downfall".
As can be seen from the film, whether it is Weinstein or Wu Yifan.
The two incidents are also strikingly similar -
Capital operation, sexually assaulting women, manipulating public opinion, smearing victims, repeatedly dodging sanctions...
With such a high degree of coincidence, it is difficult to say that it is completely coincidental.
This is not an isolated case, but a phenomenon.
A phenomenon in which women are collectively silenced after persecution under the suppression of power.
Just like the mouth on the poster, which is zippered.
In 2015, 22-year-old model Ambra was violated by Weinstein.
She went to the police station to report the crime, but only got one sentence:
「Again？」 (Happening again?) )
This frustrated Ambra a bit.
It seems that the police have long been accustomed to Weinstein's accusations, but they have always treated him for granted.
Just then, Ambra received a call from Weinstein.
She turned on hands-free so the police could hear it too.
She guides Weinstein to say what just happened:
"How does my chest feel?"
The other party replied, which is equivalent to indirectly acknowledging.
But this recording of the phone call was not enough, and the police needed more direct evidence.
Police asked Ambra to continue meeting with Weinstein the next day.
But she will be loaded with a bugging device and monitored the whole time.
The next day, when the two were alone, Weinstein again tried to misbehave.
Fortunately, this time, Ambra escaped in time.
Ambra took the explicit recording and went to the local prosecutor's office.
She was relieved to see that the prosecutor in charge of the sex crime was a woman.
But unexpectedly, the first sentence of the other party turned out to be:
"Are you a prostitute?"
The question overwhelmed Ambra.
Later, she learned that the prosecutor had long been bought off by Weinstein.
Not only that, Weinstein also hired people to collect Ambra's "black material" and handed it over to prosecutors, and also appeared in some media magazines.
The so-called "black material" was that During Ambra's early years in Italy, he participated in the bachelor's party of the Italian prime minister at the time.
At that time, Ambra was also a victim, and she was deceived.
But now it is used by Weinstein as a weapon for him to fight back.
In the end, the prosecutor's office refused to prosecute Weinstein on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
At that moment, Ambra's thoughts were, "It's over."
Afterwards, Weinstein wanted to steal $1 million, but Ambra refused.
He continued to send people to harass Ambra's family.
To protect her family, Ambra accepted Weinstein's secret agreement.
Deleted content related to him on social media, destroyed recordings.
"It's as if it never happened."
For a long time after that, Ambra couldn't find a job and fell into depression.
Did things go this far, did you feel a sense of déjà vu?
As early as 2016, when "Little GNa" exposed that she had been associated with Wu Yifan, she had been betrayed.
Subsequently, a number of girls stepped forward and said that they had had the same experience.
However, public opinion at that time was basically biased towards Wu Yifan.
The accusatory behavior of the girl concerned was smeared as "ulterior motive speculation".
In July this year, Du Meizhu issued a "declaration of war" and confronted Wu Yifan head-on.
Many people began to dig up the "black material" of DuMeizhu, and even "create yellow rumors".
Even when the police issued a notification, some people were selectively blind.
Ignoring the facts of Wu Yifan's crime, he only read the words "Du Mei Zhu wants to be red" from it.
It is not difficult to find that similar phenomena have occurred in many events.
When a woman says she has been violated, the focus of public opinion is on whether she is clean and unblemished, whether she has "ulterior motives".
Not whether the perpetrator is guilty or not.
One of the most basic facts has been overlooked:
"Whether the victim is perfect or not does not affect the guilt of the perpetrator."
After committing a crime, the perpetrator often thinks of using money to seal his mouth and calm things down.
At that time, Wu Yifan also wanted to take advantage of a large amount of compensation to "bite back" du Meizhu.
Further on, there is Wu Xiubo.
After being exposed to cheating and having an affair with an actress, he compensated the woman for a sum of money.
Then Shunshi sent the woman to prison for "extortion".
In short, What happened to Ambra is a typical "secondary injury".
As long as the victim is not "perfect" in the media description.
All her accusations can be targeted and even "humiliated by sluts."
From the procuratorate, to the media, to public opinion.
Ambra is not supported by either side.
She is in a "systemic misogyny" social environment.
After Ambra, Weinstein looked like he was once again on his own.
Actually, long before this.
There was once a Reporter for the New Yorker who followed Weinstein's sexual assault.
But when he went to court, he was completely unable to find Weinstein's records:
"As soon as someone made an accusation, Weinstein sent a lawyer to reach an agreement with the victim."
And Weinstein would avoid the company and compensate the victim with a private check.
After a set of routine operations, it is naturally difficult to be caught.
And the women who are violated by him are often jealous of his power.
For the sake of the cause, do not dare to speak out:
"Everybody's scared to death. He can interfere with or destroy other people's businesses."
Lovina was once Weinstein's assistant.
In the 1990s, she was violated while attending the Venice Film Festival with Weinstein.
Recalling the experience later, she said it felt like having suffered a double violation:
"Because I was asked to be silent about the pain, I couldn't go to a lawyer or a doctor or talk to my family."
Until 2017, the turnaround appeared —
Ronan Farrow is a journalist for NBC Television.
Noticing the many details of the "Weinstein Incident", he began to investigate.
He contacted Ambra, a victim who "disappeared" two years ago.
Got that important recording from her.
Ronan then contacted several other victims.
You can imagine how they react when they receive the call.
Either fear or question.
Lovina received the call and hid in the bathroom in fright.
She hesitated because she didn't know what the consequences of telling the truth would be:
"No one can guarantee that nothing will happen, and once it is exposed, it will not be retracted."
Some victims will question whether Ronan and NBC have the ability to do so.
Can he bring down Weinstein?
Despite the risks of being interviewed, they bravely stepped forward.
Plus ambra's recording.
Finally, the first full report on the "Weinstein Incident" was born.
At this time, NBC suddenly ordered:
All reports about Weinstein are banned.
That's right, Weinstein public relations the entire news station.
This was something Ronan hadn't expected.
But he had to publish the report anyway.
Because it's not his business alone.
It's about women who have been violated by Weinstein.
It is a matter of whether justice can be done.
So Ronan took all the materials to The New Yorker magazine, hoping that they would publish it.
Another journalist involved in the incident also chose to leave NBC because "I don't want my daughter to live in a world like this."
Weinstein's pr team turned to pressure on The New Yorker.
Fortunately, this time, the media has not become the mouthpiece of capital.
The eve of publication, like the calm before the storm.
Because it is not the last moment of printing, no one is at ease.
It wasn't until the paper publication was in their hands that the reporters felt relieved.
In October 2017, the first official report accusing Weinstein of sexual assault was published.
After seeing the article, Ambra had a feeling of welcoming a new life:
"It's like a guy just got out of prison."
Subsequently, more than a dozen victims came forward and told the story of being violated by Weinstein.
On social media, the "#MeToo" movement swept the world.
In December 2017, Time magazine named the participants in the "#MeToo" movement as "2017 Person of the Year".
They are no longer silent, no longer alone.
At the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January 2018, the filmmakers attended the ceremony expressed their solidarity with the "#MeToo" movement.
This campaign has made the world pay attention to the sexual abuse of women.
On May 30, 2018, the Verdict in the Weinstein case was announced.
He was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual offences.
The final episode of the documentary reveals for the first time the important role of a spy in the "Weinstein Incident".
According to the mysterious spy:
Many powerful and powerful people, after negative news is exposed, have their own channels and intelligence networks, which can easily lock down and clean up journalists.
The big people here include Weinstein.
The spy was originally employed by Weinstein.
But in the process of spying on Ronan, his conscience found:
"I must not stand idly by, otherwise I will help him cover up the truth and oppress the media, so as to escape the responsibility of his actions." 」
So the spy turned against him.
He secretly meets with Ronan and exposes Weinstein's intelligence-gathering and media manipulation.
At this point, the "Podcast Hunt" is all over.
Comb through from scratch:
Journalists, spies, magazines, social networks ...
And most importantly, the victims who bravely stood up and spoke out.
Together, they destroy a Weinstein-led, tacit assault on women.
Linked to last month's "Wu Yifan Incident".
We will find that the most similarities between the two incidents are:
Sexual coercion rooted in unequal power relations.
and the collective silence of women after victimization.
Weinstein implemented "unspoken rules" for women in the name of casting;
Wu Yifan used the fan meeting as an excuse to "hunt" young women and even underage girls.
Things have not been exposed, either controlling the media, paying to seal it, or threatening the future.
Just like after Ambra failed to call the police for the first time, she thought:
"How old am I?" I don't have the power, I'm just a model."
Thus, silence became an accomplice.
So.
Whether it is the "#MeToo" movement or the Beautiful Bamboo, it highlights the bravery and preciousness of the voice.
Because before they achieved "victory".
This is a contest of great disparity in strength.
It was a "self-destructive" impact of an egg hitting a high wall.
but.
In the case of unequal power, the only way to reverse the situation is often to "collectively speak out".
This is true of the cases of Lin Yihan and Ito Shiori.
Someone in the film asked, why is the news only exposed now?
"Because times have changed, and women have had enough."
But of course, this is not the final ending.
As the film says, "The people who acquiesced in sexual assault are still hiding behind the scenes."
The term "acquiescence to sexual assault" here does not refer to a specific person.
Nor are we condemning one or two specific Weinstein or Wu Yifan.
Rather, it is to condone and acquiesce in the bad environment in which "Wu Yifan" appears.
What we want to fight against is never power.
It is a misogynistic act that extends through power.
And the stifling of vocal space by strong public relations.
"In front of the high wall and the egg, I will always be on the side of the egg."