Equality and Safety… why are there ever steps not taken?
This week I have been led to, by posts others have made, some very interesting articles. The first was in the LA Times. An investigation into alleged sexual misconduct with children in the entertainment industry. There is a Bill coming up that will require background checks for individuals in the entertainment industry in order to protect children (and others) from dangerous predators. My first question is- why is this only happening NOW? Children have been a mainstay in the entertainment industry since it began. When I think back to old films and TV shows, most of them starred children. And those children grew up in the business; became adults in the industry. How many of them were preyed upon because nobody bothered to make sure the adults around them (often more often than there own families!) were safe? Corey Feldman claims (and personally, I believe him) to have been a victim. He plans to name names soon. Good on him. And there are other kids in recent years who have clearly been victims of the industry… though maybe not sexually brutalized. There has needed to be a watchdog for generations. Why is this only happening NOW?
The original article that sparked my thinking can be found here.
The second was posted by Jim Beaver on his facebook page tonight, a link to a Huffington Post article about a Girl Scout who wants to boycott the annual cookie sales because a Colorado troup allowed a 7 year old transgender child to be included. Um… excuse me? A child HATES another child so much that she wants people to not support an agencies annual fundraiser? Where did this little girl come from and how did SHE get to be a Girl Scout? I think she missed the point of the group. Pretty sure HATE isn’t one of the Girl Scout credos, though since I wasn’t one I can’t be too sure. But I know several when I was a kid (and later) and I doubt they’d have been members if HATE was a value the organization upheld.
So… I personally plan to be out buying every box of Girl Scout cookies I see. I hope you do the same.
What is this world coming to?
