Darling, I know. “Yugely” is Donald Trump’s pronunciation of hugely. ;)

So you’re saying this adult man with a law degree (and, presumably, a pretty good grasp of sexual harassment law) was unaware that it was inappropriate to massage his secretary? Was he raised by wolves?

Your emphasis twice on accuser says everything. Sorrell went to the administration because Choudhry was sexually harassing her. Guess what? Unwanted kissing and hugging is harassment, if that's all there was. Sorrell filed a lawsuit because the school was more worried about ruining one of their owns career than…

I was at a customer’s business, and was sitting at a desk next to the manager’s office. He was in with another manager, and the business owner, and they were discussing a sexual harassment claim a former employee leveled. He was upset that “it’s sexual harassment is she says it is” but really it should be a “mutual…

So he was massaging and holding and kissing employees, and they all just happened to be only the female employees, but it wasn’t a sexual thing for him? Pull my other leg, bro.

This is so true.

And then their generalised trope of having been victimised, themselves, which allows them to usurp the argument for their own benefit.

And yet, I would bet you good money this guy has a lot to say about “personal responsibility” when it comes to women’s responsibility to avoid getting themselves raped/harassed/sexually abused. Hell, I would bet you good money that he’s whined about the fact that his victim isn’t taking personal responsibility for…

I love he is still going to argue hugging and kissing people who work for you is an ok thing to do. If I remember from the last article there was some other bizarre invasion of personal space he liked to do to her as well.

Yes. And to add to this, the narcissists arrogating terms generally intended for the victims: shame is a great example of this. And then their generalised trope of having been victimised, themselves, which allows them to usurp the argument for their own benefit.

The level of disconnect is amazing. Dude, you’re being shamed because your behavior was shameful. You are the cause of your reputation being damaged.

I love that this reads like “Had I known that my boss had the power to FIRE ME for my misconduct”

In general, this cultural moment of misdeeds being made public by the internet is fascinating. From police departments (hello video phones), to candidates no longer being able to speak differently behind closed doors (Romney), to academia.

His statement is basically a thought exercise in removing any agency on his part from the narrative.

Starred, in part, for “slores.” Adding that to my mental dictionary.

If it takes you a 29-page letter to defend yourself... dude. You have way too much defending going on, buddy.

I could and would have pursued other options to preserve my future and protect my wife and children.

But her decision to shame me in the press and direct my ouster has destroyed my professional reputation.

I find the arc of this narrative so interesting: not the particular case, but the integration of a psychoanalytic term into the public vernacular in a way it was never intended to be used.

“Choudhry filed a letter of grievance last week, which argues that comments by Berkeley President Janet Napolitano have left his public reputation in tatters.”