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Henry Cavill's blunder, and are 'normal' men worried about #metoo?

Examining Henry Cavill's interview comments about #metoo harassment (plus his recent apology) and exploring the male viewpoint on sexual violence (much against my natural instinct...) I'd like to introduce you to Knee-jerk Lizzy. You might have met her at a party, prosecco in hand, making sweeping statements about boycotting films after #metoo. She has what I've now accepted as permanent incredulity lines etched into her forehead from reading about #notallmen, and told her mum, without even pausing to think, that artist Eric Gill's museum should be burnt to the ground for the abuse his daughters suffered. [NB for an interesting look at how the museum is tackling this issue, read this Rachel Cooke Guardian article] Knee-jerk Lizzy is fun to be, if not always fun to be around. And she definitely had many views in light of Henry Cavill's GQ comments, albeit not particularly thought out, or nuanced. Here's a reminder of what Superman had to say. [In t