The roots of TV’s recent obsession with predators GlobeArts
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Obviously, this storyline is popular because it’s titillating. But it’s also instructive. Instead of blaming victims or glorifying perpetrators, these series open our eyes: to how many helpers an alleged serial perpetrator such as Weinstein or Kelly needs in his orbit in order to commit crimes and get away with them. To how much we buy into empty promises from people we love, or invest celebrities we admire with good qualities, contrary evidence be damned.
Observers are equal parts fascinated and appalled by how willing U.S. President Donald Trump’s base is to deny what their eyes are seeing. Last week, for example, Trump defended his labour secretary, Alexander Acosta, who declined to prosecute a billionaire accused of molesting underage girls, and his supporters didn’t flinch. Similarly, New England Patriots fans stood by team owner Robert Kraft after he was charged with soliciting prostitution as part of an investigation into human trafficking.
“This era we’re in, there’s a real crisis of truth,” she continues. “So, particularly at this time, we need stories likeBoth the fictional and documentary series offer similar solutions to that crisis of truth: Only by owning up to our collective complicity, and then changing it, will predators and liars be stopped. In, Beck wonders if she inadvertently encouraged her stalker: “Do you know how many selfies I’ve taken in the toilet? A lot,” she says.
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