In a perfect world, last night's Golden Globes, the first major awards show in the post-Weinstein era, would have signaled a profound shift toward gender equity and a zero-tolerance policy for any form of sexual abuse in Hollywood culture. Most of the female attendees used the ceremony as platform for this message, donning black and declaring their commitment to the #MeToo movement and the newly-formed Time's Up initiative on the red carpet and in their speeches. The same can't be said for the men of the evening, who generally avoided the conversation as if Hollywood wasn't in the midst of a hugely-publicized reckoning with powerful, abusive men.

It started on the red carpet, where E! viewers noticed hosts Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic failed to ask the Globes' male attendees (the majority decked out in Time's Up pins) about combatting harassment or the impetus for wearing all black on the red carpet. Meanwhile, many women walking the carpet, including Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington, and Meryl Streep gave powerful statements about joining Time's Up and wearing black. Eight actresses even brought activists from a variety of organisations aimed at reducing inequality as their dates for the evening. As Time put it, "The imbalance created a strange dynamic: Most men were able to spend their interview time plugging their projects, while the women were responsible for bearing the burden of taking on sexism in Hollywood in little soundbites."

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The trend continued inside. Of the 15 men who received awards onstage throughout the night — Alexander Skarsgård, Ewan McGregor, Aziz Ansari, Sterling K. Brown, Alexandre Desplat, Martin McDonagh, Guillermo del Toro, Sam Rockwell, James Franco, Gary Oldman, Bruce Miller of The Handmaid's Tale, Lee Unkrich for Coco, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for "This Is Me," and Fatih Akin of In the Fade — zero referenced #MeToo or Time's Up in their acceptance speeches. This is particularly striking considering Skarsgård and Rockwell both won for playing abusive men in their respective projects. Both Miller and Oldman made vague references to making a difference in their speeches — Oldman said, "Words and actions can change the world, and boy oh boy, does it need to change" while Miller said, "To all the people in this room and this country and this world who do everything they can to stop The Handmaid's Tale from becoming real, keep doing that" — but gestures felt flat and perfunctory.

Notably, only two men stepped aside to allow their fellow female winners to speak. When Big Little Lies won Best Miniseries, David E. Kelley spoke for 45 seconds, then passed the mic to executive producer and star Reese Witherspoon. Later, producer Eli Bush stated, "the only person who should speak for Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig," when the film won for Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy.

Meanwhile, many of the night's female presenters and winners took the time to call out the movements, including Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss, Frances McDormand, Salma Hayek, and Natalie Portman.

It didn't get better backstage. Rockwell, Oldman, and McDonagh seemed unprepared and unwilling to discuss the biggest topic of the evening.

It's not enough to stand aside while women attempt to clean up the mess left in the wake of the downfall of Hollywood's most elite. If the entertainment industry is committed to a culture of change, every individual with a platform must be united in the cause.

From: AR Revista