Justin Baldoni’s new web series wants to help men grow

It is, in many ways, a terrifying time in Hollywood. Women are reliving some of their worst traumas on a daily basis, whether by outing a sexual predator to a major news outlet or simply reading about another as more accusations surface. 

Women, of course, have been and should be the leaders here. But the reality is that if one of the goals of this current moment of cultural reckoning is a better tomorrow, we’re going to need men’s voices and assistance as well (after they’ve spent a good long time listening, first). 

“We’re having to unlearn and confront our privilege and biases that we didn’t even know we had,” actor Justin Baldoni, best known for his work on Jane the Virgin, explained to Mashable recently when asked what men’s role looks like in this current reckoning in both Hollywood and beyond. “If you’d [have] told me three years ago that I was privileged, I would’ve not known what you were talking about. Three years ago I wasn’t a bad guy; I just wasn’t as aware as I am today.” Read more…

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