Table of Contents

I.  Opening
II.  Titles

III.  Related Topics

IV.  Outline

V.  Introduction

VI.  Essay Hook

VII.  Thesis Statement

VIII. Body

A.  Background

B.  Harvey Weinstein

C.  Other Accusations

IX.  Conclusion

X.  Works Cited

XI.  Closing

Opening

In this essay about Sexual Misconduct and the Fall of Hollywood, we examine how the allegations of sexual impropriety by some of Hollywood’s power players has led to a major shake-up in the entertainment industry.  This essay will contain a list of some of the Hollywood players accused of sexual harassment or sexual assault, the allegations against them, and at least partial lists of their known accusers.  The essay will also delve into an examination of the casting couch phenomenon.  Although these sexual misconduct allegations may have come as a surprise to much of middle America, there is substantial evidence that many of Hollywood’s rich and powerful were well aware of the sexual abuse and failed to use their positions to protect the vulnerable.  This example essay will show how these allegations are changing perceptions of people in Hollywood and challenging what people think they know about their favorite movie starts.  The essay will also examine some of the consequences of these allegations; while sexual assault allegations were not enough to keep Trump from gaining power and have not previously resulted in shakeups in Hollywood, this new round of allegations has resulted in some significant changes.  Our example essay will not only explain what the current allegations are and how they have impacted the structure of Hollywood, but also delve into a discussion of why these changes may be occurring.  In addition to providing details about the fall of Hollywood, our example essay will show you how to write each part of an essay: introduction, thesis statement, and body paragraphs that combine evidence and analysis.  The essay will conclude with a review of the information presented in the essay and suggestions for further research.

Titles

The End of the Casting Couch: Do the Weinstein Revelations Have Hidden Silver Lining Sexual Predators: What Drives Men to Prey on the Powerless Can a Good Guy be a Sexual Predator: Reconciling Harvey Weinstein’s Public Role with His Private Behavior? Hollywood’s Sexual Harassment Scandal Highlights How Power Plays a Critical Role in Sexual Harassment

Related Topics

The Sexual Assault Allegations Against President Trump- The current President of the United States, Donald Trump, has had a number of sexual assault allegations levied against him.  These allegations began long before he ran for President, and, among his accusers if his first wife Ivana Trump, who wrote about a rape in her memoir, but refused to call it a rape during Trump’s campaign for President.  Trump currently faces trial in a civil lawsuit alleging he raped a child.

Bill Cosby the Rapist?  Bill Cosby was one of the most beloved comics and television personalities in American history.  Though the height of his fame was the 1980s, he was a cultural constant from the 1960s to the 2000s.  Women came forward accusing him of sexual assault during that time period, but their allegations were treated as if they were spurious.  However, the more women came forward, the more it seemed clear that women were alleging a very distinct behavior pattern in which Cosby would first drug and then sexually assault them.  Cosby eventually faced potential civil legal consequences for his actions, though he was never criminally charged with rape.

Roy Moore- The Alabama GOP’s 2017 candidate for Senate has a long history of inappropriately sexual behavior towards young girls.  Though Moore has denied any illegal behavior, he has not denied attempting to date or have sex with teenagers while he was an adult male.  Moreover, this behavior seems to have been well-known in his area and was so pervasive that Moore was actually banned from some public places because of his behavior towards young girls.  What is most amazing is that, while the national GOP has asked for Moore to step down from the race, his base does not seem to find these allegations sufficiently disturbing.  Instead, they suggest that, even if the allegations against Moore are true, he is still better than a Democrat.  In fact, some of his supporters, including some prominent religious figures, have gone on record to support Moore’s behavior of seeking out teenagers as romantic partners.

Outline

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Essay Hook

While accusations of rape against high-profile men were, until extremely recently, treated with skepticism, the overwhelming number of accusations against Harvey Weinstein and other figures in Hollywood has lent credibility to accuser’s claims.

Thesis Statement

A change in how accusers are viewed could lead to a revolution in how sexual harassment and sexual assault are treated, bringing more victims forward, and helping stop serial predators in all walks of life.

Body

Background

When one examines figures about sexual harassment and sexual assault, the numbers tell a terrifying story.  Approximately 9 in 10 rape victims is a woman, and 1 in 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape during her lifetime (RAINN 2017).  Moreover, 12% of these assaults occur in the workplace, though sexual assault is merely one end of the continuum of sexual harassment that many women report as part of their working or personal lives (RAINN 2017).  There have not been any definitive studies on sexual harassment, though the recent resurgence of the #MeToo campaign, wherein women showed solidarity as survivors of sexual assault and harassment made it very clear that many, if not most, women have experienced some type of sexual harassment during their lifetimes.

Despite those figures, Hollywood has been oddly silent on the issue of sexual harassment and assault.  While both play some role in plot lines in movies, very few celebrities have historically used their positions to speak out about their own experiences as victims.  Moreover, when Hollywood has made efforts to bring attention to sexual violence, such as Ashton Kutcher’s involvement in anti-trafficking efforts, the spotlight has always been focused outside of the Hollywood sphere.  In fact, when actors have spoken up about being victimized because of their livelihood, there has been a surprising lack of meaningful negative response by the American public.  Corey Feldman not only stated that he had been abused as a child, but also that his fellow child star Corey Haim had been victimized by a well-known actor, and he was treated like a crackpot for making those allegations.  The director of The Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci was so open about sexually assault being something that actresses deserved that he gave interviews about directing Marlon Brando to actually sexually assault Maria Schneider during the film because he wanted to capture her actual humiliation and rage, not acting (Curtis 2016).  Numerous female actors apparently made allegations against Weinstein prior to the newest wave of allegations, and numerous powerful male actors were aware of the allegations, but they went without consequences for decades.  While Hollywood may have been willing to cast an occasional spotlight on sexual violence outside of the industry, they were collectively unwilling to really investigate it within the industry.

Harvey Weinstein

It is difficult to say what changed.  It would be easy to suggest that no one knew about Harvey Weinstein because his victims had never come forward.  However, that is not true.  Several of his victims had actually filed lawsuits against him.  In addition, his sexual predator behaviors were so well known that they were punchlines by different comedians at different points in time.  However, on Thursday, October…