It has never occurred to me to touch a flight attendant to get their attention. They can hear.
Did anyone link to this yet:
I am wondering what those of who read the essay this morning thought about it?
It rings very true to me. I spent this morning in the closet trying to decide what to wear to a Zoning Board meeting tonight. It’s just too cold for my uniform - black skirt, grey twin set top, hair in a bun. I’ve been to enough of these to know lawyers wear suits, architects wear suits without ties, contractors and homeowners wear casual clothes. The guys up on the dias where a variety of clothes, but usually business casual. I’m always trying to look both serious and creative, but I’m lazy and don’t actually enjoy clothes shopping. Anyway, I’m sorry that this is the stupid stuff we women have to worry about.
So in the essay linked by @ahl, the author reports sexual harassment, then in a deposition or hearing, she is asked if she had sex with her husband the first night they met. That’s just ridiculous, but ever so predictable.
Totally blown away by the fact that Time’s Up has raised over $14 million dollars in the last 2 weeks – a good deal of it through Go Fund Me with small contributions from the general public. The fund will ultimately be administered by the Nationals Women’s Law Center and will fund legal expenses for both women and men who have experience sexual harassment in the workplace.
“A prominent newspaper executive in Alabama accused of spanking multiple female employees during the 1970s has resigned.
H. Brandt Ayers, 82, on Thursday stepped down as chairman of the board of Consolidated Publishing Co., which owns the Anniston Star and five other newspapers.”
“He claimed the woman, who worked at the Star between 1973 and 1974, had been psychologically ill, and a doctor had suggested he “calm her down,” Ayers told the Star. When Ayers asked the doctor if spanking would work, the doctor said it would, Ayers said. Ayers told the Star he could not recall the name of the physician.
The Star named the woman who was spanked, saying she may now be deceased. The Washington Post does not name victims of sexual assault who have not gone public with their stories.
Ayers also acknowledged allegations from Star reporter Veronica Pike Kennedy, who spoke publicly to the Star, the Montgomery Advertiser and the Alabama Political Reporter, that the publisher spanked her 18 times with a ruler in the Star newsroom in 1975. When asked about the alleged assault, Ayers told the Anniston Star: “Let the accusation stand.”
Good grief. If someone made up that allegation, no one would believe it.
One of Roy Moore’s accusers just had her house burned down; police are investigating arson.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/367670-fire-at-home-of-moore-accuser-being-investigated-for-arson
But please, tell me more about how easy it is to come forward and accuse someone of sexual harassment. Explain to me why you can’t understand that a woman wouldn’t want to do that.
Elizabeth Blair of NPR published this story on All Things Considered last night. I am one of several interviewees in the piece:
@Hanna – nice article, and nice quotes about and from you.
No more anonymity here, of course.
I have never been anonymous here – I’ve been using my real name and picture for 12+ years.
This just goes to show you how there will always be women around who will support men who harass and attempt to shame other women who rebel against it:
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/europe/catherine-deneuve-france-letter-metoo-intl/index.html
Well who can’t cheer for this admission?
https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/pastor-gets-standing-ovation-after-admitting-sexual-incident-with-teen/
I can’t tell if you’re serious or not, since sarcasm does not translate well. So I’ll answer, me for starters. While I appreciate anyone owning his/her past transgressions, I certainly would not applaud them Perhaps if he made the admission 20 years ago when it happened, or a month ago when initially contacted by the victim. But after it’s been reported to the police and leaked to the press, ummm, no.
Catherine Deneuve (and others) denounce #MeToo:
Personally, after her defending Roman Polanski, her arguments ring hollow.
French women answer Deneuve and company:
Yes, I was being sarcastic, and should have realized that doesn’t translate well on a comment thread. This “announcement” looked staged to produce exactly the outcome they got - a standing ovation of support for a sinner who bravely admitted his sin. Manipulative and without compassion for the victim, who had been told to stay quiet about it. I hope on further reflection his congregation will withdraw their support, but it’s hard to reverse the momentum the church leaders so craftily generated.
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Very hard to stomach – he gets a standing ovation for being “brave” enough to admit he took advantage of a 17 year old girl. Where does she figure into all of this support and admiration?
Who brought it public? There would be no need to give a speech if it wasn’t public information. If he brought it public that is more troubling to me than if it was brought forth to the public which almost required a response.
Whew. Had me worried there. 