Weinstein

post-Weinstein

Describing the period following the publicizing of sexual misconduct allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein (initially in an October 2017 article in The New York Times), marked by an increase in public accusations of sexual violence and harassment, as well as swift reaction to and increased attention on such reports. In the post-Weinstein era, some powerful men are finally facing consequences for treating women as sexual objects.

the Weinstein effect

An increase in public accusations of sexual violence and harassment, as well as swift reaction to and increased attention on such reports, following the publicizing of sexual misconduct allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein (initially in an October 2017 article in The New York Times). Many women are speaking up about their own experience with sexual assault now, thanks to the Weinstein effect.
See also: effect, Weinstein
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • post-Weinstein
  • cancel
  • canceled
  • Old Hollywood
  • bareback
  • nonbinary
  • binary
  • crunchy-granola
  • yes all women
  • #YesAllWomen
References in periodicals archive
[USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Tainted American film mogul Harvey Weinstein who will be going on trial for sex assault charges next year, escaped injury when he crashed his Jeep in Westchester County on Monday, law enforcement sources told The Post as cited by Page Six.
Weinstein, 67, entered his plea in a New York state court in Manhattan, where his trial was delayed by four months, to 6 January 2020.
MOVIE mogul Harvey Weinstein yesterday pled not guilty to two additional charges of predatory sexual assault made against him by an actress from The Sopranos.
Weinstein entered his plea in a New York state court in Manhattan, where his trial was delayed by four months, to Jan.
October 5, 2017 The New York Times publishes a story where Ashley Judd, alongside other actresses and former Weinstein Company employees, accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
Summary: One by one, Weinstein's new lawyers have bowed out
The fall of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein dominated headlines in late 2017.
NEW YORK -- Harvey Weinstein is recasting his legal team a month after losing a hard-fought bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out.
A NEW York judge has declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer's lawyers to have his indictment thrown out.
DISGRACED movie mogul Harvey Weinstein claimed he'd slept with Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence - as another actress tried to fight off his perverted advances, it is alleged.
NEW YORK -- Harvey Weinstein was accused in a civil court filing Wednesday of forcing a 16-year-old Polish model to touch his penis, subjecting her to years of harassment and emotional abuse and blocking her from a successful acting career as payback for refusing his advances.
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in an updated class action lawsuit filed in a New York court on Wednesday.
A JUDGE in New York has freed Harvey Weinstein on continued bail after he denied accusations of assaulting a third woman.
Weinstein, below, right, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Manhattan on an updated indictment which alleges the movie mogul performed a forcible sex act on a woman in 2006.
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006, the third criminal sex assault case brought against him, and his attorney said he expects further charges to follow.