Written in the front, whether the powerful women will violate the weak men, it will definitely happen, and it must have happened countless times. In a general sense, the violation and crushing of the weak by the powerful are ubiquitous. However, it is undeniable that the current society is a male-dominated society, so in more cases, it is the violation of the powerful male against the weaker female.
In addition, the article is about the after-view of the American drama "Morning News". The theme of the play is the experiences of women in the male-dominated workplace, so the reflection is on how male powerful men affect women, change women, and violate women.
The gap between people, between men and women is already so huge, I don't want to exacerbate it.
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Bradley
Li Dan told Xu Zhiyuan in "Thirteen Invitations" that I never liked sublime, I was the one who threw eggs on the altar. Today, when all meanings are used to be dissolved, the sublime, justice, idealism, etc. have become disgusting, and even the characters full of idealism on the screen have become unpleasant. With all these images, most people are immediately associated with hypocrisy. Then I say, if such idealism is sincere (I don't say pure here, because pure is difficult to define, and people sometimes cannot fully confirm it), will it still be misunderstood and hated.
I want to say that idealism is never bad, if it is bad, it is bad insincere, bad hypocrisy, or bad in the world.
Bradley is a character in the play. With the idea of "if I can do something, the world will be a little better" and reported the father of the little girl who killed the little girl while drunk driving. She broke down, her brother became an addict, and she became an anger; it was the same idea that led her to join the journalism industry, but after working for many years, there was no improvement, and she became a homeless person because she couldn't control her anger; It was a coincidence that she became the female anchor of UBA's "The morning show". After working hard for five years, she may move into a high-rise mansion overlooking the night view of New York. As a result, she wanted to tell the public that "the male-dominated and silent workplace that violates women's rights should be changed." Possibly messing up your future.
An idealist like her will become more and more unpopular with outsiders because of her stale character, and will be rejected by those in the show, and of course she will doubt herself. Is idealism what makes things worse? of course not. But will things get better because of idealism? Not necessarily. This is the consciousness that idealists need to have, with a passion for blood, but not necessarily waiting for spring, or winter after spring.
Will she be smarter and more sensitive than the others in the show? Of course not, but she chose to say it when she saw it; while others saw it and pretended not to see it. A person's determination and will determine what kind of person she can be.
Therefore, when she becomes the female anchor of "The morning show", she will subconsciously examine who knows about Mitch's inappropriate sexual behavior. Is this Mitch's individual behavior, or the conspiracy of the entire column group, or the entire company's conspiracy?
When interviewing Ashley Brown, Mitch's first victim of sexual misconduct, she insisted on asking if she had reported it to HR, or whether she felt the company's corporate culture prevented her from reporting it. Ashley Brown dared not refuse Mitch, because she felt that her career was completely in Mitch's hands; but because she obeyed Mitch, she lost the respect of all her colleagues, and she became the eyes of her colleagues. A woman who trades her body for her career.
The first thing she said to Alex after the interview was "you know what?" As Mitch's partner for more than ten years, Alex is the soul of the show and the only woman in the show group standing at the top of the power structure.
Of course, if you watch this show, you will definitely find that Alex is one of the very few female victors in the male-dominated workplace, and she has a lot of power; but because she's a woman, she's still the one at the top of the power structure. excluded people.
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Alex
In the first five episodes, Alex appeared in front of everyone as a strong woman. After the Mitch scandal broke out, she was able to hold the scene immediately and give the public a relatively sincere response; she was an irrefutable authority when she spoke in a small team; at home, her husband and children seemed to revolve around her; When negotiating with the company to renew the contract, he fought for the right to decide the new partner anchor; after being explicitly rejected, he announced to the media at the award ceremony that Bradley was his new partner, and later Instead of apologizing to the boss, he firmly declared that "now, the game should listen to me".
However, she also had to face the classic dilemma of all successful women: how do you balance your family and career? In almost all interviews with successful people, women are constantly asked this question, while men are not.
When she and her husband told their daughter Liz that they were going to divorce, Liz blamed her all because she was so focused on her career that the family fell apart.
Of course, Alex loves her daughter. For the sake of her daughter, she begs her husband not to get a divorce, even if she doesn't have a good sex life. When her husband doesn't want to, she hopes that he will give her some time to prepare, not only because of her career but mainly because of her career. Because of the daughter; also because of the fear of losing her daughter, she was out of control on the show, and then cried and vomited in the corner; when her daughter blamed all the blame on her, she understood that her daughter always blamed one person, and let her husband take care of the door. The daughter who came out; and went to her daughter's school to see her at the first time, trying to get forgiveness.
Unfortunately, she did not get her daughter's understanding, and what she got was a greater misunderstanding and attack. Finally, she growled "Fuck you kid".
This is one of my favorite episodes, she was so angry because of her daughter's misunderstanding. But this anger is because she treats her daughter as an equal conversation object, not an object to look down on. Another layer of anger is that society's prejudices are so ingrained in everyone, including children, that Liz, even so close to her, can't understand her heart better than others.
The reason why her love for her daughter is being questioned by Liz is that her career is shining on the side. That prejudice is that - regardless of China or the United States - women with powerful careers do not love or do not love their families and children enough. Because the default rule is always that women need to pay more for the family. Liz inevitably carried this prejudice, although she was also a girl, although she had not grown up.
Of course she also loved her husband, otherwise she would not have thought the concept of marriage was cute when she was about to divorce. But in addition to family, she still looks forward to self-realization and wants her existence to have meaning.
Although at the top of the power structure, she is far from being as glamorous as she seems. She has always been a second-class citizen of the boys' club (the Chinese translation is the world of men, but English is more expressive here. The workplace is just a club for men).
For example, the bosses will get closer to Mitch, because they are both male, so they can go out together to evaluate women, smoking, and golf; and they will also give Mitch more good stories, such as sudden announcements (please note that notice, without prior consultation) to give Mitch the baseball playoffs she has been covering; she will use all her spare time at work to prepare Mitch's 50th birthday party; she will accept Mitch's comments on her clothes And dirty jokes; she has to endure Mitch's 50th birthday performer Jagger sitting on her lap while she is wiping oil on her lap. Although she is extremely uncomfortable, she can't be serious and angry because she can't spoil the atmosphere of the scene; she also has to accept Mitch unconditionally. Che throws the women he's had sex with to her work group...even though she's Mitch's longtime partner, and even a good friend, Mitch doesn't respect her when rambling on her group .
And the audience doesn't like her so much, because the audience likes the girl next door, and she has become a powerful Queen.
How common this is for women in the workplace, I believe that all women who have worked are familiar with it, sometimes they experience it, sometimes they hear it. I've heard of a company boss looking for a new head of marketing who hinted that one of the female candidates could get the job if she was willing to give her body; a party of my female friends at the company I was asked to accompany drinking and I was asked to take on the responsibility of an active atmosphere; once a male partner took a taxi to take me home, and when I got out of my community, he got out of the car, and I could only wait for him to call again. The car left, and it dawned on me later why he kept talking about him and his wife getting married just to cope.
What's even more incredible is that Alex was actually violated by Mitch, after being reported drunk on a business trip. She wanted Mitch to send her back to her room, but woke up in Mitch's room. This incident may have a shadow on Alex. After the report of the Las Vegas shooting, although she would have a heart-to-heart with Mitch, she was reluctant to go to the bar with Mitch.
Even women at the top of the power structure cannot overcome the enormous inequality created by male dominance.
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Mitch
The way the show is told is very interesting.
Immediately after the Mitch scandal broke, he was furious, ranting to his economic team that "he didn't rape anyone, they were all willing"; in the chaos of the scandal, everyone on the column I miss Mitch's sense of order when he was there; he still loves his children very much, and is willing to give all his property to get the right to visit the children after divorce; he completely disagrees with his old friend Jagger's attitude towards women's sexual assault, and immediately told the old man Friends draw the line...
In Ashley Brown's story, he doesn't seem to be so heinous. After all, all the worries are just what Ashley Brown thinks, not real; as for him and Mia, it is more like a workplace extramarital affair, although in the end he used The power to change Mia's work at will, also makes Mia frequently scorned in the workplace, and her ability is completely unable to display...
But it doesn't seem to be very bad or bad. It seems a bit too much to ask him to be buried with a lifetime of career and reputation. Just like the security guard in the play, he began to express his understanding and support.
So, is this really the case?
After the Las Vegas shooting was reported, he ran into Hannah on the street and went back to the hotel with him. Along the way, he was a funny, friendly, and wise old man, telling his stupid things and expressing his appreciation for Hannah. . However, when he saw Hannah for the first time, he commented and coveted the beauty of each other with his makeup artist behind his back. Hannah thought that things were just as they seemed on the surface. Her smart, motivated, and hard work were seen by the seniors; but she didn't think she was just someone else's prey.
He's so confident in his own charm that he tacitly admits that when Hannah is willing to go to his room to watch a movie to relieve the great sadness of the shooting, it means she is willing to sleep with him, even though Hannah has expressed herself in his room I didn't want to have a relationship with him.
Mitch felt innocent because Hannah didn't slap her, nor did she resist violently, so this is what he sees in his eyes. When walking back to the hotel, being invited to watch a movie, or even being hugged, Hannah thought it was the recognition and care from the understanding seniors; so not only would she not refuse, but she would even be happy and nostalgic. However, everything went so fast after that, she didn't even have time to understand that she had not received such a reminder and training in her life to make her react quickly in a short period of time; when she reacted, everything had already happened. She broke down and reported to the big boss Fred, but Fred silenced her by giving her a promotion.
Mitch is not only the cash cow of UBA, but also the king in "The Morning Show", so every woman is a target for him to hunt. Needless to say, the voluntary ones, and the unwilling ones, the boss will settle them behind his back.
So much so that in the end, Mitch couldn't really know himself. Although he was not as hopeless as his old friend Jagger's depravity, he was actually falling under the arrogance of power. His ambition for life became that he could use his power to violate others at will, but then he felt empty and sorry for his family. Therefore, as a well-known anchor with an annual salary of 20 million US dollars, he doubts that what he does is fleeting, and what is the meaning...
In his deepest heart, does he really think he is completely innocent? Certainly not, there is actually no way for people to deceive themselves 100%. His struggle against his own innocence was simply not wanting to face bad consequences.
In the Liu qiangdong incident, some people will ask, is Jingyao Liu so beautiful that it is worth taking such a risk to violate her. When the facts are not yet clear, there are still various reports in the domestic media about fairy dance, which is actually a very irresponsible approach to the weak.
In terms of probability, the possibility of an ordinary girl dancing to the immortal Liu qiangdong is far lower than the possibility that Liu qiangdong violates an ordinary girl. This is because of the absolute disparity in the strength of the egg and the wall.
If liuqiangdong has an inflated desire for power to the extreme, then he is very likely to violate Jingyao Liu. What he wants is the sense of freedom that power brings to him, the satisfaction that he can do anything he wants; then why wouldn't he do whatever he wants in disregard of the girl's wishes and the law? After all, he believed he could do whatever he wanted and he was unscathed.
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Hannah
Hannah's death from an overdose was an accident. But this accident is inevitable by chance.
She thought it was no big deal. It had been so long, she didn't lose her arms or legs, and all the women around her who had an inappropriate relationship with Mitch were still alive, she had grown up, and she even learned to protect her friends to HR report.
She also made the bravest choice, exposing Mitch to Fred to Bradley, and was about to leave New York to start a new life.
However, she still thinks about it hundreds of times a day, and she still feels dirty and guilty. She even felt that she was a very bad person who traded silence for promotion with her body.
After all, she accepted her first promotion and also accepted the position of "UBA 365" program producer. Doesn't all this mean that she is the one who exchanges her soul with the devil the most?
If you don't accept it, do you feel sorry for all the pain you have encountered, is it impossible to leave New York and start a new life?
Accepted, is it a victim again? My talent, my purity, my innocence, is it true?
Even though she was so torn, she didn't want to show fear, helplessness, vulnerability, or even cry. However, her heart hurts so much, and her soul has been suffering. Why not stop and listen to your heart, listen to your soul? Hear them say how painful they are, they just can't get over it.
Hannah died because Hannah refused to admit that she had something to do; because Alex, as a woman, also refused to speak for women, and only knew how to submit to male dominance to climb to the top of power, so Hannah died; because the column group refused to admit that their workplace existed Sexual misconduct using power, so Hannah died.
Hannah is dead and everyone is guilty.
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This drama is also valuable. It not only sincerely reflects on everything women encounter in the workplace; it is also rational. Although it reflects on the male-dominated workplace culture, it does not want to deepen the gap between men and women.
Upon learning of Hannah's death, the men and women of the column hugged and cried as they faced the same pain as brothers and sisters; they fought Fred together and risked losing their jobs by exposing Mitch and Fred to the public. offense.
It even tells the audience that not all intimate relationships in the workplace are improper relationships under power inequality. After the Mitch scandal broke out, Yang Ke would doubt whether his intimate relationship with Claire was legitimate because of "unequal power" and "inequality between men and women"; They parted by pointing; but when Hannah—Claire's best friend—had died, the first person Claire hugged was Yanke.
I recommend this drama, it tells everything that women encounter in the workplace, it is also sincere, reflective and rational.
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