There's a huge rush of claims about sexual harrassment and worse, and from every kind of media there is.
I don't like this, but I sincerely hope that something will come out of it, apart from ruined reputations and insincere words of apology.
Why this didn't happen before is because people who should have spoken out had decided to keep quiet, this includes people in industries and organisations now under scrutiny (and that's a lot of industries and organisations) and the reason behind the silence was the "understanding" that this was going on. A bit like locking the field gate after the horse has bolted.
Unless children, and especially teens, are taught what is acceptable as regards sexual contact of any kind, and what isn't, then it may well happen again, as life is full of victims and perpetrators.
It's even sadder that the clarity between what is acceptable and what isn't, becomes fuzzier by the minute and that shouldn't be so. I'm afraid it is the very media we all love and are very used to, that is mostly to blame.
Perhaps the best way to tell kids about how to protect themselves is first to explain what exactly is acceptable and what is unsavoury, and then explain how long it takes to develop a good reputation in life, and how very quickly it is to destroy one.
There is no easy answer but I can quite understand how many people are fast becoming disillusioned about modern life.
The talk about 'Birds and Bees' with kids is becoming increasingly urgent. Maybe the focus should change a little, birds and bees don't really have reputations.