re: Harvey Weinstein conviction overturned

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If Harvey wasn’t fat and gross he wouldn’t have ever gone to trial

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You say that in jest, but it is probably not 100% false.

Did Weinstein use his position of power in the industry to have sex with women who he otherwise would not have been able to get? ABSOLUTELY!

Did those women knowingly participate because they wanted the career/lifestyle benefits Weinstein could provide? VERY LIKELY

But the reality is if Weinstein was an attractive guy who could offer the same lifestyle/career benefits in exchange for sex you'd probably have very few complaints because the women would have happily wanted to have sex with him...even though it was essentially the same quid-pro-quo.

I'm sure Leo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Bob Saget traded their power for sex on at least a few occasions. But it was ok because they were good looking.