Al Franken’s behavior fall under the realm of sexual misconduct. It’s an appropriate term, and it makes sense for them to get grouped under that term together when talking about the current culture. I haven’t heard anyone say rape and butt grabbing are the same thing, but there’s a lot of people getting upset when…

It was. Damon could’ve called it out, but the article should be shitting on the interviewer instead for that specific part.

I’ve been in a similar position before, and I’m glad I gave the guy another chance. If he’s not asking for any kind of commitment, then don’t worry so much about leading him on - dates are meant for getting to know each other without a lot of pressure. Maybe the attraction’s not there, but maybe you’re overthinking it…

You’re not wrong about her level of tact, but I’m uncomfortable giving lectures on tone without knowing more of the history. If she was just trying to educate others on trans people than yeah, not a great job, but the way everything went down makes me inclined to wonder if the officer has experienced sexism in the…

In a world where Moore still has a decent chance of winning, you’re jumping the gun a bit. The women getting believed are mostly wealthy white women, it’s taking multiple ones to get anything done, and if you go to less feminist spaces than Jezebel you’ll still see all kinds of excuses for the men based on what the…

Right?! Some of the commenters act like this’ll hurt Democrats in the Senate, but it’s a pretty safe opportunity to take a real stand. I don’t think the high ground will necessarily help against Republicans, but it’d be nice if the party would do something to show its support of women.

I was referring to the “no” when she pushed him away. He had a clear indication that he fucked up. In a scenario where he didn’t know what he was doing - which I don’t believe, but hypothetically - that should’ve been when he apologized instead of acting cold towards her for rebuffing him.

What if she did say no? Because the woman in this case did, and it was in a professional setting with a full adult, too. Imo that makes it even worse than your typical frat boy stuff. But as someone who has had to guard against men “pushing the envelope,” I don’t think that’s the kind of thing that should be excused…

Yeah, “creepy” may be a strong word - I doubt he’s doing it on purpose either.

Dude, there’s no comparison here. I get where you’re going - guys feel pressured to make a move, and they read signs wrong instead of just asking, totally get that - but that isn’t what happened in this case. He continued to pressure her after she said no, and when she finally said yes, he took it a step further. If…

He pressured her into something she felt uncomfortable with as a manipulation tactic so he could further take advantage of her. I couldn’t imagine doing that to someone, and I wouldn’t want to vote for or work with someone who could do that. The photo is just icing on the cake and proof that he didn’t respect her…

Biden’s creepiness has been talked about a lot in feminist circles, I feel like, plus there was an article here recently about him and Anita Hill.

I don’t remember one. There’s a new version of the game with more features coming out next year, so they might review it then.

I didn’t hear about that but I can believe it. It’s one of my favorite games and the devs seem to really care about feedback.

No experience with kids, but my LDR survived. The biggest things I can think of are to always have the next in-person visit planned, to communicate as often as you can (lots of video calls), and to be upfront about the troubles you’re having and how hard it is.

Well, it feels good to finally take action on these things, and you might be able to help younger women - it’s usually a pattern of behavior and someone falls through the cracks when places operate on word of mouth. But you could also go through a lot without anything coming of it, so I think it depends on where you…

Haha, it may be better not to know, but then it’s worse when you do find out.

That sucks. I feel like it’s natural to assume kind-seeming people aren’t harboring prejudices, but it’s often a bad assumption.

If you pick up your PC and move it without any falling out, I’ll bet you’re fine. I hope you don’t see any in the bathroom - they love toothbrushes...

It sounds like they didn’t bother following up on leads, though - seems like they could’ve checked her blood work, they could’ve talked to the night club manager, etc.