![]() I was crushed to have my participation in the filmmaking process –– and subsequently my career trajectory –– thwarted simply because I was female. Just after starting on “Cars 2,” I was told by a superior that I would be uninvited from all our weekly art department meetings because Lasseter “has a hard time controlling himself” around young women. Over the next five years, I white-knuckled my way through many unwelcome, objectifying interactions with him, with Lasseter, and with other men was physically groped by another male coworker and was sidelined from projects by the unofficial boys’ club casting system. He cornered me with sexual comments while openly leering at my body. I had my first uncomfortable encounter with this department head in a company kitchen, just two weeks into my internship. Much like John, this man’s female targets had been reporting his vulgar, unprofessional behaviors for years, but his position and demeanor remained much the same. I was likewise told to steer clear of a particularly chauvinistic male lead in my department. It was devastating to learn, right from the start, that women were open targets for disrespect and harassment –– even at a world-renowned workplace in the most liberal-leaning city in the country. But my excitement was quickly tempered by a flood of warnings about Lasseter’s touchy-feely, boundary-crossing tendencies with female employees. When I started at Pixar as an intern, I thought I’d landed my dream job.
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