Don't look the other way

Jedidiah 2022-11-06 19:21:59

Very good script, very good lines and character setting, this should be the best new drama I have seen so far this year, the plot is full of tension, very catchy, and has the artistic sense and banter of classical dramas , the interlude is very subtle, the new cover of creep is very good to hear, and the single has been looping for many days.

(Interlude: I really like the role of President Cory, the lines are so good, listening to him read the lines is very enjoyable, like a drama, how can this person be so cute and crazy, he is simply a lunatic hahaha)

A very good workplace drama, I suggest that all girls should watch it. The female characters in the drama are all very good, excellent, hardworking, serious, professional, know what they want, and actively strive for opportunities. This is the workplace woman, Ability and means, strong and self-aware, not the wise-looking images in domestic dramas who only have appearances but no ability and only want sweet love.

Among the American TV dramas, I like to watch the two industries of news and lawyers the most. The reason why American TV dramas look good is because they are very professional and realistic. Maybe they are a little bit more serious than the reality, but the people in the workplace are very real and very real. Professionals are all based on their ability to eat. Adult workplaces are all temptations that leave no trace. You come and I come and go with scheming, on the surface, and secretly contesting. The leader's killing decision is just a cup of coffee or tea. Kung fu, talk and laugh in the wind, destroy people invisible.

After watching the last episode, my heart is very shaken, because I am also a woman, I can't help others in the abyss, such a sense of powerlessness.

I think about some of my own experiences, and the shame and brokenness that those experiences brought me into the bone marrow. It is precisely because of the shame that I have never mentioned it to others. Maybe part of the reason is that I hope I can forget it. Well, like it never happened.

I am good at accepting. My character since childhood is that I accept whatever life gives me. I don't ask, I don't complain, I don't resist, I don't fight for it, I just accept it. I accept everything that happens and never reject it, just as I accept the weather, the sun or the rain, it's not my choice.

Until life taught me hard lessons. Teach me that I must refuse, and I will not refuse is to wait to be bullied. Acceptance is not kindness, but weakness, and weakness will not improve my situation, it will only make me worse. As an independent adult, you don't protect yourself, and no one can protect you.

So I can understand 'MeToo' very well, and I can understand why it is considered "hypocritical" and "made by myself" in the eyes of some people.

Not everyone has the courage to say "no", and not everyone has the ability to say no.

Many people think about this issue as too black and white. Many girls think that if a similar experience happens to them and they resign decisively and leave, why should they swallow it up? Why did it take so many years to say it? And those women who happen to gain workplace benefits because of this are said to be as unbearable as a power and sex trade, so that everyone yells and beats them, becoming an example of "don't do it, you won't die" in the eyes of others, how can there be sympathy? You gain the top position through your own means (physical), this is a very fair deal, why do you still feel like a victim? High-ranking men are also very puzzled: "She is voluntary", with a consistent voice, they can't understand where they are wrong, and can't understand why the general rules of the workplace make themselves a sinner one day.

Not everyone will say "no". At the time of the incident, the person involved may have various concerns and emotions. Maybe she herself does not know what is involved in her, so she does not refuse. Maybe it is the desire to be promoted , it may be an appreciation for this male superior, it may be the kind of cosiness and vanity that suddenly attracts attention as a newcomer in the workplace, it may be because of youthful naivety and stupidity, or it may be that I cherish this job too much, knowing that I have It's not easy, so I don't dare to give up easily. There are too many reasons to mix it up. Maybe the girl herself can't tell the difference. She was pushed away in a confused way. stupid shit, shit.

This is also the most controversial point of MeToo, which is how to identify the boundaries of violations. Many viewers and the men of the accused believe that the girl is voluntary, "I did nothing wrong", but only this girl knows that she just dare not refuse. , not really voluntarily.

Is it voluntary to dare not refuse?

Yes, these men will tell you that, in their view, no rejection = willingness.

And the men in all of these incidents, the fault is that they take everything as normal. They, as vested interests, are smooth sailing in the invisible rules and advantages of various genders, never feel hindered or pressured, they are too used to this The workplace culture is so favorable to men that they have long been unaware of the problems and violations of women's rights. Among them, either they are looking for newcomers and younger women to start, knowing that they will not refuse under pressure, or they are ready to make a deal from the beginning, and make arrangements step by step. If you feel disadvantaged, then make conditions, no matter what Neither of them can prove that they are completely innocent, because no matter what, the starting point is to disrespect women. They believe that the other party will not refuse, that they will win, and that they have no choice. Not giving choice is unequal.

And the question MeToo is concerned about is, what caused her to dare not refuse? It may be her own sensitivity and inferiority, it may be the silent culture in the workplace, of course, it is more likely that this man in a high position brings her invisible pressure. She worries about the consequences of rejection and the impact on her workplace. She is terrified.

The problem is that once she is regarded as prey by men, whether she accepts or rejects it, it will bring unfavorable consequences to herself, and after the incident, whether she says it or not, she may not have a good ending. If you say it, you may even be stoned to death by the crowd.

That said, in such a hunting culture, once a woman is targeted, she has few options to retreat.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there will be some women with hard power, background and resources, who have the confidence to resist under such circumstances and leave gracefully, but after all, such women are in the minority, and most girls are still just aphasia who dare not speak up.

Because it is too easy to throw dirty water on a woman, and once the rumors fall on a woman, it is to burn her to death. the truth? No one cares about the truth. People like to hear that women, especially beautiful women, are attacked, slandered, scolded for nothing, trampled in the mud and trampled in the mud. The more women who are in the middle of gossip, the more they want to make a name for themselves, the more they feel like ghosts. , "It's too fake", and just don't care, you can say whatever you like, and everyone will say "Look, she doesn't argue, it must be a real hammer".

It is all too easy to destroy a woman in a cultural order that has long favored men.

And that's what MeToo is about, girls, why don't you say no?

It wants to pierce our numbness and acquiescence to established rules, invisible pressures, and make us re-examine the rules of society and the workplace, as it has always been, right?

The proportion of women among the top talents in various industries in the society is extremely small, and there are very few women in the top management of the company. It is not because the intelligence of women is lower than that of men, but because women are subject to various restrictions on their survival in this society, the cost of childbirth, and the society’s perception of women’s roles. Limitations, people will question a woman's IQ and ability to work because of age or appearance.

Men will be forgiven for cheating, women will be humiliated by sluts, men in their 30s and 40s are "cheerful" and "golden bachelors", women in their 30s and 40s are "leftover women", and HR is recruiting When encountering women between the ages of 25 and 30, they will be extra cautious and concerned. Women are required to carry out strict body management, and they will be disliked when they are old and fat. Various marketing advertisements also brainwash women: dress up to please men, Culture also educates us to "give husbands and teach children" and "virtuousness and virtue". Women should hide behind men's backs and become invisible. Culture kidnaps women with their "wife" and "mother" identities, denying women self, limiting the growth of women, and even cultivated as a spokesman for the vested interests of patriarchy.

China is now at the other extreme. In the absence of the feminist movement, affirmative movement, and "MeToo" that have been developed in the West in recent decades, feminism has been directly labeled as a label. Anyone who wants women to shut up, Label her with "feminist rights" directly, and then let everyone criticize her, and women themselves are evasive to avoid this label. Feminism has become a derogatory term.

And those who say "MeToo" is overkill can only say that you don't know what MeToo is.

The fact that MeToo has not spread to China does not mean that we can stand and speak sarcastically.

MeToo attempts to re-dialogue with the existing order in the current historical context, re-examine the value of women from the perspective of law, society, and culture, as well as the invisible pressure brought by patriarchy to women.

MeToo isn't about framing the women in these encounters as victims, standing opposite men. (except for sexual assault)

It is a pan-continental and trans-oceanic women's self-help movement, and a warning to women to wake up and know themselves.

It's about telling all women, say how you feel, that you have the right to say no. You have options.

It tells women to stop being invisible, to be free to shine, to show their abilities, and to find that self.

By sharing the similar experiences of countless women, it forms a mutual support force, reaching out to the girls who are drowning in the dark, helping them to get rid of the mental torture brought by shame, to live magnanimously in the sun, live without shame.

As more and more people join this dialogue, it gradually forms the power to shake existing values. Even if the power is very small, sharing is never meaningless, and public discussion is never meaningless.

Maybe your "Hey, I know how you feel because I've been through it too" can save a girl from the brink of despair and shine a ray of light into her heart.

At the end of this play, all parties' interests stand in line, the game is tug-of-war, and swords are drawn, but no one cares about the girl at the center of the whirlpool, Hannah, no one sees how desperate she is, her last narration, pretending to be strong but every sentence is in Shouting "help me", that was her last wall, she was powerless to save herself, she might feel that she could still pretend to live a good life by covering up her past and secrets, but her boss asked her to testify for him, Once again self-righteous and self-righteous, she was involved in an incident that she could not say "no", which is this incident, tore all her pretense to shreds, forcing her to face the real past, to recall All the details she tried so hard to forget, those feelings came back and became doubly alive. What they did was not just to open up a scar, but to rip off her entire self-esteem skin, crush it, show it to the public, and point at her, so she could no longer bear it, and could no longer defend herself and lie to herself. I'm not surprised by her suicide, but the people in the show didn't expect it, they only cared about their own winning or losing.

To say that MeToo is overkill is that I don't know how many women in the world suffer from it, repeatedly struggling with shame and self-loathing, and in the cynicism and gossip of others, and finally commit suicide because they can't bear the humiliation of self-esteem. .

To say that MeToo is overkill is how cold it is. Although it is undeniable that there are people who take advantage of the fire, seek personal gain, and vent their anger (but there are such people in any major historical event), this is after all an example, which has deviated from the original intention of MeToo, and there is no need to take it as a general phenomenon. , and should not drown out the voices of other more women.

Perhaps some people have achieved their goal when more and more people think that MeToo is overkill.

The problems of sexual harassment and unspoken rules in the workplace have always existed. Why did MeToo not appear decades earlier? Because the collective cognition level of human beings had not reached this level at that time, there may be a few people shouting, but it has not reached the current global prairie prairie trend, which also shows that human beings, as a community with a shared future, need to support each other. Learning together and making progress together, extracting the part of our empathy from countless cases, lessons, pains, and injuries, and turning it into laws and social rules to protect the injured party, but these rules are not static, and the rules vary from person to person. Empathy is the brilliance of human nature.

In fact, behind many phenomena in this society are the invisible pressure brought about by male power, but you and I are so used to it that you don't feel that you are being treated unfairly or that your interests have been violated. so".

"How can a woman not marry?"

"How can a woman not have children?"

(Latest addition: "A woman's greatest failure is not having a child...")

"How can a woman get a divorce?"

"How can a woman cheat?"

"How can a woman not be at home with a child?"

"If you don't get married, no man will want you."

"A man's divorce is value-added, and a woman's divorce is a broken shoe."

"He touched you? Did you dress too revealing?"

"Isn't dressing up so beautiful just for people to see?"

"Flies don't bite seamless eggs."

......

It's always been this way, doesn't mean it's right, and doesn't mean it can't be changed.

All girls, go free to fly, and fly like a bird to your mountain.

And remember, you can always say NO.

As a woman, don't turn a blind eye to the suffering of the same kind;

As a human being, don't get down on the misfortune of others.

Don't look the other way.

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