"Let us leave men the freedom to bother us": a cry that also raises Catherine Deneuve
They speak of witch hunts that arose following the Weinstein scandal of which Asia Argento was one of the first spokesmen in Italy; of a difference between harassment and clumsy seduction; of an attack on the freedom to seduce and bother: it is a new movement made up of 100 women who wrote a letter to "Le Monde", also signed by the historic and famous actress Catherine Deneuve.
A movement that speaks of "new Puritanism" referring to all the movements born with force following the scandal. This letter, of course, was sent a few days after the Golden Globes ceremony and the black carpet, where many famous actresses from the likes of Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria and many others attended dressed in black just as an act of protest against. male abuse of all kinds. Here they are:
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What the signatories of the letter condemn is not the freedom of speech that the protests following the scandal have generated but the media pillory that has touched several men who have made mistakes very different from real sexual harassment or an act of violence, in later treated like rapists. The problem, for us, is that this movement makes it clear that persistent nuisances, seductions in the workplace not fed by both partners, brushing knees or unsolicited caresses are not serious and that men must be allowed the freedom to do so. . Are we joking??
Everyone thinks how they want, but in a moment of great openness towards this I fear, the only thing that seems obvious to us is that we women must remain united and face this drama head on, to ensure that numbers are reduced to zero. :
