The number of directors who “joke” about sleeping with their assistants is sooo disturbing. I’ve been in this industry long enough to know those jokes aren’t harmless, they’re tests. I want to stand up for myself, but I also don’t want to torch my career before it starts. How do you push back on this kind of behavior without setting everything on fire?

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You can’t, this industry protects predators. If you push back, they blacklist you. The only fix is blowing it up from the inside, and most people are too scared to strike the match.

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Disagree, set boundaries early or else it’ll get so much worse. Personally if it is directed to me or a conversation I am in, I say something about it. Even that little bit of I heard you and I’m not just going along says a lot. Do agree that it can come back to bite you, I’d rather it though.

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Completely agree—those “jokes” are never just jokes, and it’s so frustrating how normalized they still are. You shouldn’t have to choose between your boundaries and your career. Sometimes even a calm, non-laughing response or a shift in tone can send a message without making a scene. But honestly, it shouldn’t fall on you to manage their behaviour in the first place.

This is common among some producers as well. I was once propositioned by an actress to do a "casting couch" session for her to get a bigger role. I told her I wasn't that kind of producer/director.

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