Okay, but I think the main issue I have with this is that it’s on the backs of certain women more than others. Should hourly wage working women be expected to bear the brunt of the punishment by not getting paid and risking their jobs while those of us with salaried jobs take PTO?

My baby isn’t gonna starve if I don’t…

That last paragraph is really what brings me back. You are SO right. That’s why I think the women who may have not been able to be most visible were the ones who were least able to participate. And that’s the issue a lot of people are pointing out.

I am in a relatively privileged position and still can’t even just…

I also, as a poor woman, want to add that poor people can (and did!) participate too. It is possible to call in sick to work and go on strike. Many people I know did this who are poor or hovering around the poverty line. I don’t like privileged people speaking for me in such a condescending way. I still have agency, I…

I’d, perhaps, argue that there’s no such thing as the “wrong reasons” when you show up. Which is a lesson the left needs to learn about when to encourage individualism and when ego needs to step the fuck back in favor of unified action.

This kind of bullshit in-fighting is precisely why the conservatives — who, despite all their faults, are ace at holding their noses in the interest of presenting a solid front to their opponents and attaining their goals— manage to get so much fuckery done while the liberals argue about everything under the sun.

All due respect, I thin conflating the Women’s Strike to anything in the Civil Rights Movement is foolhardy. One thing that has always struck me about the civil rights movement was how damn ORGANIZED they were (and that just emphasizes how unorganized the current “resistance” is). The Montgomery Bus Boycott worked…

And THIS is why I continue to defend Kim K. My love of her is based 99.9% on how much men and the thirsty vilify her.

Ah. The wonderful line where personal dislike for a reality star crosses into misogynistic hate for a successful woman. Like half the comments on Jez after any article featuring Kim. Delightful. Glad he got arrested.

Thank you! I was thinking the same thing when I read the whole article. It seems they get mad after the fact when they find out he’s an ass hole. Further watering down real sexual harrasment.

Yeah, he just seems like a garden variety jerk, but I don’t understand the description of “disturbing” allegations. I am really unclear from the first story if he pressured his employee to keep having sex with him, or if she just found it hard to break it off because she had to see him every day. It definitely seems…

When I was working as a domestic and sexual violence advocate I ran into a lot of men who either used feminism as a tool to get into women’s pants or moved in to show women the best ways to end violence against women.

Yeah, first lady - OK no one should date their boss/direct report, but if she stayed in the relationship 8 months after quitting, it seems like this is a little bit long if she was being coerced so strongly to continue the relationship.

I don’t get the Hiddleston hate. Especially here. The man is on a promo tour for his movie. Talk about his movie, for Pete’s sake. If you want to talk about his love life, call his agent/publicist/whatever and set up an interview about that. Don’t get upset that he is upset that you talk about his private life when…

Well my impression of your initial comment was that you thought it was just flirting and consensual sex so there was no reason for people to have a problem at all, and you were just using outrage as a word for negative-reaction. Sorry, my bad if I got that wrong.

It does read a bit like Dude In Trying To Get Laid Shocker

Pushy and insistent maybe, yes. So what.

This story is entirely from the women’s perspective. Believing every word of it to be true, it’s still just “pushy and insistent” conduct on his part, rather than conduct that even approaches illegality.

I get that if your schtik is that you’re a feminist this sort of accusation can be career-fatal. But now that…

That's a great analogy! I'm borrowing it.

All of the following incidents started with a male telling me I was beautiful/pretty/etc*:

And if you don't give him money, he tells you you're a bitch.