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I wonder if it's common in other industries e.g. dance. And how many victims there are, and how many of them are those most easily exploited: the poor, weak, an
by crazypython 6y ago
I wonder if it's common in other industries e.g. dance. And how many victims there are, and how many of them are those most easily exploited: the poor, weak, and underage.
- mercer 6y agoIt's very common in the world of gymnastics, for one.
- sbilstein 6y agoYes it is. Opera, for example, https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745286413/opera-star-david-daniels-indicted-for-sexual-assault-in-texas https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745286413/opera-star-david-da... Music and Arts are a hellhole for this kind of stuff
- canucker2016 6y agoBallet since at least the time of painter Edgar Degas: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-sordid-truth-degass-ballet-dancers https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-sordid-truth-d... Bolshoi ballet: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/ballet/bolshoi-brothel-oligarchs-claims-former-ballerina/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/ballet/bolshoi-brothel-oli... classical music: https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/05/19/612621436/james-levine-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-5-more-men https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/05/19/612621436/... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/charles-dutoit-sexual-misconduct-1.4460409 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/charles-dutoit-sexua...
- slacktide 6y agoMy sister-in-law withdrew from a US-based doctoral operatic program, and a residency with the Royal Opera, specifically because she realized she could not further her career without granting continuous sexual favors.