Yes. Limit it to the kitchen...
Posted on 11/30/2017 9:48:10 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
With each new revelation of sexual misconduct by a powerful man, I ask myself, "When will this end?" How is it that so many men have behaved piggishly -- illegally -- and the women they abused remained silent for fear that the humiliation they endured would only be worse if they came forward? How is it that powerful organizations, including those media companies we trust to uncover stories of such wrongdoing, turned a blind eye? And that question is the one that stops me dead in my tracks. Am I part of the problem, too?
For years, I've said that I've never faced sexual harassment. But it may be no accident that I've been spared such an ordeal. I grew up at a time when it was assumed that men were sexually aggressive and it was up to the woman to apply the brakes. My father was very protective of me; he once chased two teenage boys halfway across Denver because they whistled at me when he picked me up at the public swimming pool. I learned early not to make eye contact with strangers of the opposite sex, to dress modestly and to be reserved. It was no accident that after being chosen by my class to be prom princess, no boy asked me to the dance and I ended up going with a classmate whom the nuns assigned to take me.
I've always worked in male-dominated environments -- on Capitol Hill in the early 1970s, in the White House in the mid-1980s, in the corporate world since the late 1990s and in the media for the past 30 years. Several of the high-profile men who've been accused of harassment are men I've worked for, alongside of or been interviewed by, some on multiple occasions. When their names became public, I wasn't surprised. In each instance, my antennae were up when I was around them. These were not guys I'd allow myself to be alone with, certainly not in a social setting and especially not in their hotel room.
But of course, many of the women who've been attacked were confronted in the office. Matt Lauer is accused of summoning young women to his office and locking the door -- in broad daylight, with staff nearby! The same was true of Roger Ailes. Their victims could not have avoided the situations that put them at risk.
I've been lucky, but maybe not so lucky as I'd like to think. My husband reminded me of two situations I had told him about years ago when powerful media figures made advances with the implicit promise of advancing my career. I'd brushed them off, never thinking of the behavior as harassment, but in both instances, I was never invited back on their shows. I was insulted at the very idea that I would need help from such cads -- but in both instances, I was already a well-established figure who could afford to walk away. Most women aren't in that position. They're vulnerable, or they believe they are.
We may never be able entirely to stop powerful men from attempting to use their power to take what they want. Power and sex are a toxic combination. But we can support the women whose tremendous courage allowed them to come forward with these sordid tales. And those women who have some measure of power ourselves need to stand with them, even if we've avoided the worst ordeals ourselves.
We can also help by letting women know that they, too, have power -- the power to set up barriers to protect themselves. Walk away when you feel uncomfortable. Say no to the first hint of improper behavior. Say it loud and clear and let the man know that what he is doing not only is unacceptable but may cost him his job. Don't get into a car at night if you don't know the man well. And never ever go to a man's hotel room. These rules won't protect you in every situation, but they will send a powerful signal. And remember that no job, no promotion is worth losing your dignity or risking your safety.
The entire MSM, including Townhall, is infested with despicable cucks.
As long as we keep lowering the bar it will never completely go away. But in the ultra-feminist long game, this is a good thing. When your whole life is driven by politics and gender, it’s always better to have an issue to attack your perceived opponent with, than to have an actual positive outcome.
Linda Chavez?! Who dredged her up? Don’t care what she might say, not reading it.
As long as we universalize what sexual harassment is,
short of going full Islam, we can never stop it.
Men taking advantage of women, looks like a huge put down.. making sure she knows who has the upper hand.. who is superior, and who calls the shots. It’s a slam to insult a woman by doing anything without her permission.
And some women egg it on.
Short answer is “No”, because the definition of harassment can vary from person to person. “No” because many people, both men and women see certain sexually related communication as a form of flirting. How are you going to let someone know you’re interested in them if all venues of romance have been either roadblocked or destroyed due to what someone, somewhere might presume?
I’m not talking about violent or disrespectful treatment at all.
If this attitude prevails, I expect to see American made burkas becoming fashionable ‘for the sensible lady’.
Then, we will have gone full circle, from halter tops and mini-skirts back to petticoats, bustles and downcast eyes while in public.
Look what the Sexual Revolution has brought!
Stopping sexual harassment is like swearing off sex.
Cuck building at its best
It’s just power
Linda Chavez
Cala sua boca
And make me a sammich
I don’t buy that
This is feminism
The sexual revolution was a product of the pill
Anyone who uses that word, is one.
Says the cuck. Have you noticed that you spend a majority of your posts defending your surrender-monkey attitude?
Is your defeatis due to the fact that you are seem to be too tired to keep fighting the good fight?
Yes. Limit it to the kitchen...
It will be hard since the Dems promoted it when protecting Bill Clinton...
I disagree. Advances in sex robots and sex dolls will make sex between humans obsolete.
...”Look what the Sexual Revolution has brought!”...
My husband and I often have a conversation about why men seek power. He thinks it is because they want power for power’s sake and I think they want power for the sake of having sexual power. We were a corporate family for many years and I was brought into contact with powerful men a lot in social situations. I observed the change in some of the women who worked for that company when a man was promoted to a high office. A few became aggressive when greeting the man. Now, it was not just a smile and a “Hi,” it was a hug. A few men had affairs but, in those days most men were married with families and the sexual revolution was not yet full blown. We also lived in a small community where secrets were hard to keep. There was a definite change in every way when the baby boomers began to move into important jobs effecting the lives of a lot of people. Whereas, before, the company considered the effect of it’s policies on the lives of their employees. Now, ruthlessness was beginning to be practiced and the employee was becoming more and more just a number. The breakdown had begun and now we have all this immorality and division running rampant in our culture. My Dad, at the end of his very long life declared that the next big war would be between the men and the women. Maybe he was right.
Since the dawn of time men were programmed to pursue women. That hasn’t changed. What has changed is that this natural instinct is suddenly seen as a perversity and men are evil for having a sex drive.
Lol. Maybe you should look in the mirror. Who is being defeatist? You openly embrace left wing terminology and anti-American and anti-Christian values, yet you can’t stop patting yourself on the back. Twenty years ago, even communists wouldn’t openly talk like you. How are you fighting them at all, when you are embracing their lifestyle so fully?
The situation with the woman accusing Matt Lauer is strange. According to her story, he told her to do some things and she just went along like a hypnosis subject, including having sex with him in his office. It's hard to see why she could do nothing to avoid that.
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