Point is: dealing with the 'lower head' is not as easy as it may seem. — praxis
Council advises that I not discuss the cases publicly until after litigation — praxis
Just one day after Hollywood offered a show of support for the #MeToo movement on the Golden Globes red carpet and stage, a famous actress [Catherine Deneuve] on the other side of the Atlantic lent her name to a public letter denouncing the movement, as well as its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or “Expose Your Pig.” ...
... “The philosopher Ruwen Ogien defended the freedom to offend as essential to artistic creation. In the same way, we defend a freedom to bother, indispensable to sexual freedom.” Though the writers do not draw clear lines between what constitutes sexual misconduct and what does not, they say that they are “sufficiently farseeing not to confuse a clumsy come-on and sexual assault.”
Catherine Deneuve and other French women tell the world how their interiorized misogyny has lobotomized them to the point of no return.
Every woman who criticizes the movement is condemned for "interiorized misogyny". — jamalrob
which women and men have used social media as a forum to describe sexual misconduct, have gone too far by publicly prosecuting private experiences and have created a totalitarian climate. — NYT
while the only thing they did wrong was touching a knee, trying to steal a kiss, or speaking about ‘intimate’ things at a work dinner, or sending messages with sexual connotations to a woman whose feelings were not mutual — NYT
They contend that the #MeToo movement has led to a campaign of public accusations that have placed undeserving people in the same category as sex offenders without giving them a chance to defend themselves. “This expedited justice already has its victims, men prevented from practicing their profession as punishment, forced to resign, etc., while the only thing they did wrong was touching a knee, trying to steal a kiss, or speaking about ‘intimate’ things at a work dinner, or sending messages with sexual connotations to a woman whose feelings were not mutual,” they write. The letter, written in French was translated here by The New York Times.
What's not so appropriate is to confuse the stolen kiss, the proposal in the form of a hand on the knee, or a wolf whistle with rape and sexual assault. — Bitter Crank
Every woman who criticizes the movement is condemned for "interiorized misogyny". — jamalrob
Hence the accusations against Senator Franken and Garrison Keillor that they touched a woman inappropriately (on one woman's rump, on one woman's back) — Bitter Crank
Franken was photographed grabbing a sleeping soldier's boobs too. — Akanthinos
Leeann Tweeden wasn't a soldier. She was named the top Hooters girl of all time though, not to 'slut shame' but to point out that she's probably experienced far worse than having her chest touched while wearing a flak jacket. She should know the difference between obnoxious joke and sexual assault. — praxis
"Not to slut shame, but let's slut shame the fuck out of her anyway". — Akanthinos
"The court knows no humour". — Akanthinos
Couldn’t men just as easily self-monitor? — StreetlightX
The straight ones anyway. — StreetlightX
Oh very robust. — StreetlightX
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