Surviving Ohio State on Max

[d.anders]

This is a must-see documentary from George Clooney's company. It's about the sex abuse scandal of male athletes by a staff doctor at Ohio State University, and the abuse that went on for decades. The college is still fighting the case in court.

Edited June 21 by d.anders

[+ EVdude]

AKA… Surviving Jim Jordan!

[d.anders]

5 hours ago, EVdude said:

Surviving Jim Jordan!

Exactly. Jim Jordan and Russ Hellickson, his former boss at Ohio State, have consistently run from this story, and have been running since it got exposed. After listening to all the victims and the ancillary people associated, it's very difficult to believe they didn't know what was going on. But why protect this doctor? Were they trying to prevent a lawsuit that might develop from the guy being fired? All this nefarious abuse tolerated, we're talking thousands of students, just to avoid a publicity scandal? It seems for some reason, the predatory doctor had the university by the balls. Or he just lucked out.

The doctor had his own locker in each sports division's shower area. The guy was taking showers with students possibly 3-6 times a day. He must have loved showing off his cock to students as hopeful bate. One can only imagine the stories that didn't make it in the film.

[TonyDown]

I didn't realize how many victims and there was rape.  The media spread doubt about the victims' claims.  Sad.

[jeezifonly]

I got a degree from OSU prior to Strauss’s arrival, but I was well aware of the ominous deference to athletic dominance at the school. It was everything. 

Apparently, (the closeted and wily) Dr. Strauss had worked his way into a very powerful position, in which his grotesque misbehavior was consciously overlooked by administrators and senior coaching staff. Why ignore this many stories from the students? Was his Sports Medicine knowledge really unique and something that was irreplaceable? The threat of public shame and losing scholarships manipulated the victims into silence for too long, for fear of losing their entire future, while the assaulter got promoted by the school, and retired with Emeritus status. 
 
So why does this sort of arrogant denial and defense of persistent toxic behavior seem to replay over and over again in high levels of power? In entertainment, in corporate life, in politics?  The documentary does not answer this question, but its timeliness - everything at this particular moment in time - makes it worth watching, despite the emotional discomfort. 

May Jim Jordan’s family watch it, and turn their backs on him at his hour of need.