The Convenient Dismissal In 2018, Nickelodeon "parted ways" with Dan Schneider, their most profitable showrunner of the 2000s and 2010s. The timing was no accident. After decades of turning a blind eye to mounting complaints about his behavior—from verbal abuse to inappropriate content to concerning relationships with child actors—the network finally acted. Not because they suddenly discovered these issues, but because the cultural tide had shifted. The #MeToo movement had exposed Harvey Weinstein, the public was...