Interview · moment 8 of 17
Halloween as a 'Mexican' and Thoughts on #MeToo in Hollywood
from The Gift · #97
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3 minGuest
Michelle defends a controversial Halloween costume citing her Spanish heritage, then discusses her cavalier attitude toward offense and gives cautious, limited comments on #MeToo given her decades in the entertainment industry.
- 27:35Guest dressed as a Mexican for Halloween despite being Hispanic with Spanish heritage.
- 28:04People questioned the costume at her trick-or-treating location, asking what the problem was.
- 28:36Tim argues everyone should make fun of everyone rather than getting offended by costumes.
- 29:01Guest acknowledges horrible abuses against women and children happen in the entertainment business.
- 29:20Tim asks whether the #MeToo movement might be missing other elements of these situations.
- 29:51Guest says she can only speak from her own experience and can't comment on others' experiences with harassment.
- 30:07Guest explains her personal threshold for offense is higher than most due to generational differences.