Again it would be great to talk about specific examples...
It appears to me so far that many of the men in Hollywood who have been accused and are vehemently denying guilt, men whose livelihoods are already ruined, aren't even being seriously investigated by police, and one can well imagine the impetus for authorities to prosecute wherever they are able given the current sociopolitical climate. This speaks precisely to how little real evidence there is to support their claims, aside from a he-said-she-said in a time when it is fashionable to so.
Yes, I did say fashionable; remember when it was fashionable to adopt
African babies? Or to release one's own
sex tape? Let's not pretend there is any line that many would gladly cross in Hollywood for attention & celebrity. How many young women in Hollywood, do you think, willingly prostitute themselves to men in positions of power in exchange for supposed come-uppance? It's the oldest transaction on earth, probably. Happens constantly, I'm sure. And how many of those same women who might have done so unsuccessfully, or whose careers might now be fading, wouldn't cross that line again later on, except now in this different context of becoming accusers?
If you want recent examples, you only need look as far as Jian Ghomeshi, who was CLEARLY the victim of exactly such a plot; after he made that inappropriate pass at his co-worker, a couple spurned exes conspire with one another over literally hundreds of texts and emails how they will destroy him. They are exposed and proven liars, yet after the decision still the blind sheep picket outside the court house, "
believe accusers"
Believe accusers? No thanks. I'll trust in due process.
Given time, if the the truth is brought to light in these many accusations, I'm confident that the number of women found to be ruining men's lives with false accusations for self serving purposes will be proportionate to the number of men scarring women forever with heinous sexual assault, but to think that this is solely a women's issue and that they are little more than innocent victims in every case would be horribly short-sighted. Just remember: it takes one tweet to accuse a person instantly, and many years to prove false allegations wrong in court.
Lastly, here's a
link to some information & statistics regarding on false rape accusations that you may find interesting, including a great peer reviewed study out of Cambridge which I strongly recommend reading, for perspective in these crazy times!