Danny Masterson convicted for rape after 2 decades. Dude got sentenced to 30 YEARS! High profile cases send a clear message that not only will the women not take the abuse "laying down" but also that there are CONSEQUENSES for rape. It's not just a he said, she said where we always listen to the man anymore.
The news makes me sad most days. Today at least there was some justice served in the media. Huzzah!
I have another perspective: he got away with it for a very long time, like many of the others finally and at long last convicted of crimes against women, and probably all because other MEN wanted him out of the way and used women again as the vehicle to do it. It also shuts women down with with patriarchy-protecting PR with, “see, something is being done” and give us the illusion of progress.