Rose McGowan’s Twitter boycott won’t stop sexual predators

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By now, everyone knows the alleged history of Harvey Weinstein’s predatory escapades. Part sexual-deviant, part power-player, Weinstein used both to his advantage and is alleged to have harassed dozens of women over the course of his Hollywood career. One of the most vocal women speaking out about his harassment is Rose McGowan, who claims Weinstein raped her, and though she informed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about the incident, little was done. She’s calling Friday a #WomenBoycott of Twitter, a move that sounds triumphant, but in effect, focuses on the wrong thing.

The list of women who allege Weinstein harassed them is both exhausting and hard not to take seriously, since almost every woman tells – separately, one assumes – a similar tale of being singled out, invited to a hotel room, and met with a nearly-naked (or sometimes completely nude) Weinstein inviting her to give him a massage and please him sexually.

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