The Road to Hollywood
The "open secret of Hollywood" is the talk of the town where I live. In the aftermath of a Hollywood empire beginning to crumble under weight of sexual scandal, it seems that everyone has always known that this is how Hollywood is run. It's our open secret.
The church and the culture at large need to reconsider whether Hollywood ought to be telling us how to think and feel about sexual ethics. Have they earned the right to speak into our lives about what is right and wrong in the bedroom? Maybe there's a better source for determining human sexuality than those who walk the red carpet.
"Hidden Los Angeles" reported today the above sculpture was quietly removed from one of the most famous tourist centers in Los Angeles (adjacent to the famous Chinese and Dolby Theaters on the walk of fame). "The Famous Casting Couch" was a sculpture at the end of a mosaic of quotations called "The Road to Hollywood." The road to Hollywood leads to "the famous casting couch." The casting couch is synonymous with rape and sexual favors in exchange for an acting role. More open than secret, it seems.
Hollywood determines the sexual ethics of our nation as they seek to normalize their values and all along the open secret is that sexual abuse is tolerable as long as you are either powerful enough to cover it up or wanting to advance your career in this town.
Maybe it is time to reconsider who is being brainwashed by sexual ethics that are not in accord with God's Word.
The answer: we are.
We are.
Have you had enough?
