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Filmmaker Terry Gilliam said that white men are unfairly blamed for everything that is wrong in the world
Gilliam added that the #MeToo movement has become a witch hunt as well as an excuse for some women to avoid taking responsibility for poor decisions.
As a Monty Python veteran and a director of such films as Brazil and 12 Monkeys, Gilliam gave an explosive interview to the British newspaper the Independent.
Gilliam did not go along with the Hollywood views of political correctness and woke identity politics.
He commented on the current cultural climate and joked that he was a “black lesbian in transition.”
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His pronouncements were clearly too much for the reporter to handle, who took to Twitter to express her displeasure with him.
Speaking about the #MeToo movement, Terry Gilliam argued that it has become a convenient excuse for people who have made bad decisions in life.
“We’re living in a time where there’s always somebody responsible for your failures, and I don’t like this. I want people to take responsibility and not just constantly point a finger at somebody else, saying, ‘You’ve ruined my life,’” he said.
Gilliam also called the #MeToo movement a “witch hunt” that has gone off the rails.
“I really feel there were a lot of people, decent people, or mildly irritating people, who were getting hammered,” he said. “That’s wrong. I don’t like mob mentality.”
On the subject of Harvey Weinstein, Gilliam said he feels sympathy for some of the women he preyed upon, while adding that not everyone is the victim they portray themselves to be.
“We all make choices, and I could tell you who did make the choice and who didn’t. I hate Harvey. I had to work with him and I know the abuse,” he responded.
