It happened…I think all of us who had been involved in the Steubenville case knew that eventually Hollywood would pick up on this story even if it became a Lifetime movie. There were just so many events that happened in this case for someone not to bring it to the big screen - from me and my anonymous commenters being sued for defamation of character in an attempt to silence us to KYAnonymous being raided for not “hacking” a football fan site to six school employees and/or coaches being indicted by a special grand jury for obstruction of justice, and other charges. Bottom line is this case has pissed off a lot of people: the good, the bad, the ugly, but it has also forced an open discussion about rape culture and bystander intervention. Had ONE person stood up that night and done the right thing — none of us would even be having this discussion.
There is an opportunity here for this film to reach millions of adults and teens alike to frankly and candidly discuss rape culture and encouraging them to be THAT person who stands up to do the right thing. Like the concept of the movie or not, Deric, Michelle and thousands of others did something magnificently profound and beautiful: They stood up and did something honorable. They made the people of the world stop for a moment and acknowledge rape culture and victim blaming. Rape culture DOES exist and people are now candidly talking about it. Universities, schools and people gathered around water coolers at work are discussing rape culture. Parents are openly talking to their children about it.
I hope Brad Pitt and Plan B Entertainment expound on this and keep this discussion moving forward in a positive and effective manner.
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I’m sure you’ll make a few bucks. Good for you.