Lynda Carter Shares How #MeToo Hits Close To Home And Why She Believes All The Woman Coming Forward
Ever since her debut as Diana Prince on the original “Wonder Woman” series, actress Lynda Carter has been seen as a figure of strength and power. Her role as the DC Comics superhero garnered a massive following and has in the decades following established an impressive legacy.
In an interview with The Daily Beast last year, the television icon of Mexican descent talked about what it was like to be an actress in Hollywood before #MeToo and her impressions of the campaign as a force to be reckoned with in today’s age.
The actress shared how important the #MeToo movement has been for her to witness as a post women’s liberation activist.
The #MeToo movement continues to be a watershed moment for women in Hollywood. Within a matter of months, #MeToo took down the careers of over 71 men of high-level positions as fast a set of dominos. First, came the fall of Harvey Weinstein, then an executive at Amazon Studios, actor Kevin Spacey, comedian Louis C.K, and has called out high ranking politicians. Most recently, the #MeToo movement is setting its efforts on the Catholic church. Pope Francis has acknowledged the fact that nuns have been victims of sexual abuse from priests and bishops within the church.
The outpour of accusations is a sight to be seen for the actress whose portrayal of a powerful woman captured audiences at the height of the women’s lib movement during its run in the 70s. “I asked my husband if he was surprised by all the #MeToo stories. ‘Yeah, I’m surprised,’ he said. Ask any woman, they’re not surprised. It’s been going on for years. It’s not news to us [women], but it is news to you [men]. We’ve been trying to tell you. We’ve been trying to tell you for a long time and you haven’t listened.” Carter remarked in the interview.
In fact, Carter says, this is a story that she has been all too familiar with for quite some time.
Cater declined to name specifics in her own claims of experiencing sexual harassment in her career, but she did underline her support for any woman coming forward.
“He’s already being done in. There’s no advantage in piling on again,” Carter told The Daily Beast after turning down their request to name her abuser. However, her decision to remain tight-lipped on her abuser‘s name or what they did to her exactly was, as the site described, “emphatically” followed up with a statement that ended with her stating “I believe every woman in the Bill Cosby case.”
Carter explained that her decision to not make a formal accusation stems from her desire to avoid drawing the spotlight away from the women who have a chance to seek legal justice against their shared abuser.
“There’s nothing legally I could add to it, because I looked into it. I’m just another face in the crowd.” Carter explained. “And I would talk about it. But it ends up being about me, and not about the people who can talk about it. I don’t want it to be about me, it’s not about me. It’s about him being a scumbag.”
Carters mention of legal restrictions highlights the roadblocks many women who have come forward to accuse men like Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein have faced in their pursuit of justice. In the case of Bill Cosby, who became the subject of a highly publicized sexual assault scandal in 2014, a majority of the allegations have been quashed because they fall outside the statutes of limitations for legal proceedings. Still, numerous women have continued to bring civil lawsuits against him.
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