I agree and disagree with Ms Dietz. She has a specific and focused point, but misses the bigger picture that the massive cultural shift required for Spacey's career to have been destroyed so quickly, first required that all those women pave the way for it to have happened.
Trump was accused by 15 women of crimes worse than Weinstein. Same with Cosby (Cosby worse than Weinstein - holy shit, have you seen the current list against Cosby?!). But, if those women had not come forth - and received death threats, and worse - shifting the public awareness and perception to the reality of the problem - then Weinstein's accusers - famous and beloved as they are - would have been shit on, instead of accepted at face value.
Without Weinstein going down in flames, Spacey's accuser would have been dismissed and ignored (as other men were in years past). Instead, the brave women who came forward with their stories of how Cosby, Trump and Weinstein perpetrated sexual misconduct, made it possible for Spacey's accuser to be taken seriously, and for the response that happened.
Ms Dietz makes a totally valid point that in 2017, the word of men is still treated more seriously than the word of women. However, it is also extremely important to recognize the successful and massive cultural shift made possible by the women who came before him.
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