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Women in politics fear #MeToo moment will backfire — and they’ll be the ones punished
The Miami Herald ^ | Dec. 11, 2017 | Mary Ellen Klas

Posted on 12/12/2017 12:20:30 PM PST by Brilliant

As Florida’s politically powerful men fear becoming targets of sexual harassment allegations, the new-found awareness of a male-dominated Legislature has come with a cost: Women are collateral damage.

Female staffers and lobbyists who returned to the Capitol last week for pre-session meetings discovered many male legislators will no longer meet with them privately. Accustomed to Tallahassee’s Southern culture, where men and women casually and routinely greet each other with hugs, legislators are doing an awkward dance to replace a hug with a handshake. And the fear of retaliation — against women who brought forward allegations or those who may in the future — is as raw as the fear that legislators’ political enemies could turn sexual harassment claims into new political weapons.

“I had a senator say, ‘I need my aide here in the room because I need a chaperone,’ ” said Jennifer Green, a veteran lobbyist, after meeting with a senator in his Capitol office to discuss a client’s issue. “I said, ‘Senator, why do you need a chaperone? I don’t feel uncomfortable around you, do you feel uncomfortable around me? ‘Well,’ he said, ‘anyone can say anything with the door shut.’ ”...

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; fraud; gloriaallred; harassment; harveyweinstein; jennifergreen; lisabloom; obstructionofjustice; sexual; suborningperjury
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41 posted on 12/12/2017 1:00:45 PM PST by timestax
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To: timestax

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42 posted on 12/12/2017 1:08:11 PM PST by timestax
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To: Brilliant

***What it shows is that the men don’t believe the women are playing fair and telling the truth.***

Remember the old movie KITTEN WITH A WHIP in which Ann Margaret holds John Forsythe hostage with the words...”All I have to do is mess my hair and scream! One look at me and who would believe YOU!”


43 posted on 12/12/2017 1:22:05 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: deadrock
It is a real win, and a fantastic side effect, for the postmodernist feminists to have male sexuality criminalized while taking down the real perverts.

Yes, exactly. Never believe that it was unintentional.

44 posted on 12/12/2017 1:24:19 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Brilliant

This ACME Inc Rocket and roller skates is sure to work.


45 posted on 12/12/2017 1:35:05 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: kearnyirish2

I wonder how many high profile men will get themselves outfitted with a body cam of some sort.

It’s becoming too dangerous to interact with certain women. Trouble is you don’t know who those women are until you have been falsely accused.

Of course there are real male predators out there. But there are also those who have been falsely accused and ruined.


46 posted on 12/12/2017 1:41:31 PM PST by warsaw44
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Women lie which sucks for those that don’t.


47 posted on 12/12/2017 1:59:47 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: robroys woman

Yep. Trust women, especially in a workplace, as far as you could spit them. Even after knowing them, tread very carefully. MGTOW is growing.


48 posted on 12/12/2017 2:00:28 PM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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49 posted on 12/12/2017 2:38:03 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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50 posted on 12/12/2017 2:45:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Brilliant

I witnessed this in the corporate workplace years ago. Men afraid of sexual harassment charges were happy to connect women only with female mentors. For your comfort, for your shared experiences.


51 posted on 12/12/2017 3:36:05 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Brilliant

Pols might be tempted to replace office hotties with men or old, ugly women. It would be the smart thing to do.


52 posted on 12/12/2017 3:43:56 PM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: kearnyirish2
I’ve seen people (including white female managers) avoid hiring blacks to avoid racial issues; it stands to reason men would do the same with women.

A certain baseball owner was quoted as saying he didn't hire any blacks because it was "impossible to fire them". It may be the same will be true with women.

53 posted on 12/12/2017 3:55:35 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Let Trump Be Trump. Would you rather have Hillary?)
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To: skinndogNN

If you can in any way avoid it never, EVER, employ a woman or a minority. Sure as the sun comes up each morning it will come back to haunt you. Speaking from experience.


54 posted on 12/12/2017 3:56:31 PM PST by technically right
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To: kearnyirish2

I can see that as a huge result of this issue, compliments of “the law of unintended consequences”. If women’s libbers want to play this fragile flower game, they’ll have to deal with having a rough time finding work.


55 posted on 12/12/2017 3:58:32 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Free men are not equal, and Equal men are not free".)
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To: Mister Da
Pols might be tempted to replace office hotties with men or old, ugly women. It would be the smart thing to do.

I have always felt there was a correlation between the birth of sexual harassment laws in the 1980s and the rise in strip clubs. In strip clubs, you can compliment a woman for her appearance without fear of reprisal as long as you have a wad of $20 bills. In a sense they were sexual harassment zones as long as you didn't try to take things too far.

56 posted on 12/12/2017 4:09:31 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Let Trump Be Trump. Would you rather have Hillary?)
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To: Brilliant

Never be alone with a woman. And it’s better if the 3rd person is a woman you trust, like a wife or sister. It’s a decent rule of thumb and nothing new. It’s been wisdom for forever.


57 posted on 12/12/2017 4:13:33 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: warsaw44

Yes, unfortunately the “safer” legal option seems to be believing the female accuser...


58 posted on 12/12/2017 4:17:14 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: OrangeHoof

Certainly; on top of that, you have to pay them more than intended to keep lawyers and the government at bay.


59 posted on 12/12/2017 4:18:00 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Absolutely; here in my state of NJ it is easy enough to find someone else who can “check a box” to maintain minority quotas. Hispanic and Asian men, for instance...


60 posted on 12/12/2017 4:19:01 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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