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What Clarence Thomas can teach Hollywood about the real fight for equality

California Post·Maria Giese·27 days ago
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently argued that modern progressivism has abandoned the principles of equal natural rights in the Declaration of Independence in favor of a politics of state-managed grievance. Hollywood proves his point: Grievance becomes victimhood, and victimhood becomes a substitute for power. Since Harvey Weinstein became Hollywood’s sacrificial villain in 2017 , the industry has largely treated women’s inequality as a story of harm — something to expose, manage, monetize, and symbolically repair. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently argued that modern progressivism has abandoned the principles of equal natural rights in the Declaration of Independence in favor of a politics of state-managed grievance. AP But #MeToo’s central message — you’re a victim, and I’m a victim, too — has done little to advance the equality of women’s voices and perspectives in film and television production. Hollywood has an unhealthy obsession with victimization.…

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