Amy Goodman
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Tarana Burke: We have to "upend the systems" that protect rapists like Weinstein
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February 25, 2020
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3:03Now PlayingDisgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted on first-degree commission of a criminal sexual act and third-degree rape Monday, concluding a seven-week-long trial in Manhattan. He now faces up to 29 years in prison. Tarana Burke, who founded the #MeToo movement in 2006, says that while this verdict is a cathartic moment for survivors, it falls short of full accountability. The problem, she says, is that the Harvey Weinsteins of the world "don't exist in isolation" — there are systems of power that permit them to commit grievous acts of violence with impunity. "If we turn a blind eye to the systems that they operate in, then we’ll just have another Harvey Weinstein. … That’s why we have to upend the system," she says.
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