Awwww FFS, this sucks but let’s lance the boil and get rid of all the scum.
Awwww FFS, this sucks but let’s lance the boil and get rid of all the scum.
This letter isn’t helping because it makes women not want to step forward and tell their truth. We have to be consistent. If we shit on Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner then we have to tell the women who wrote this letter to take a seat.
Continuous props to Ronan Farrow. And a reminder of how hard it is even for publications like The New Yorker and The New York Times to publish these stories, even with the support of their extensive legal team.
I had a giant crush on Rutina throughout True Blood. It makes me happy that she’s come out queer (and engaged).
HE DIDN’T RAPE/ASSAULT/MOLEST/ETC. MEEEEEE SO HE CAN’T BE THAT BAD!
Personally, I’m glad smaller acts of demeaning and unwanted behavior are getting called out. Women have been raised to deal with the social contract of ‘boys will be boys’ for far too long.
A lot of powerful dudes in DC are just chillin at home, getting ready for Thanksgiving, hangin with the fam....secretly wondering if their WHOLE FREAKIN WORLD IS GONNA EXPLODE TOMORROW
There’s something satisfying knowing that every well known media and political figure who ever harassed women (or men) is having a hard time sleeping because they don’t know If they’re next.
Alcohol addiction.
Are men just...allergic to giving good apologies?
Agreed. I about had a rage stroke yesterday when two older women at work started talking about how ridiculous it is for women to come forward about something that happened years ago.
I commented on a panic piece about how, with Franken, we were coming close to overdoing the #metoo moment by saying “No, we’re not, and you can’t cherry-pick who you want to believe.” I immediately received dozens of men’s comments accusing me of saying it was just as bad as what Moore and Trump did (never would say…
He also said to give Trump a chance, that it wasn’t fair for people to keep criticizing him.
I have zero time for handwringing about these guys. Should they be able to have a basic standard of living and one or two people who enjoy them enough to keep in touch? Sure. I’m willing to engage in some advocacy on behalf of poor sex offenders in that vein. Everyone listed already has that, though.
She’s right, and this should be our response to Franken. We don’t get to only condemn bad behavior when it’s committed by people we hate.
I don’t know if I agree with that.
Yeah to all the people who are like “This is bad but it’s not THHHHHAAAAAAT bad” or “It’s not AAAAAS bad as other instances of sexual harassment!” please just stop. Making comparisons between other allegations or political parties is not helpful. Comparisons inherently legitimize/forgive some instances of sexual…