Snowballing harassment allegations against powerful men continued this week, especially in the media, and showed no signs of slowing.
For a lot of women, I think what feels hard in this moment is that the satisfaction we’re getting from seeing abusers finally get their comeuppance is shadowed by the horror of what they have done. For me, at least, it feels like confirmation that things are exactly as bad as women suspected. It’s not a good way to be right.
What I want to know, though, is where all the men are in this. Not the men accused of wrongdoing, but the men who say that they’re as horrified as we are. Good! We’re glad! Now, please, do something.
Not after the fact, not once it’s too late. Think about what the women in your life or workplace need. Think about what you can do to make sure this sort of abuse stops right now. If men can run financial institutions and run governments, surely they can find a way to be helpful to women in this moment.
Glass Half Full
This kid exists in the world and that’s enough for me.
This boy's career path is already set. The parents shouldn't bother wasting their time and money. pic.twitter.com/A2hCcx3nQZ
— Gboye (@mcgboye) October 23, 2017
What I’m RTing
Cate Blanchett at tonight's #InStyleAwards: "We all like looking sexy, but it doesn't mean we want to f---k you." pic.twitter.com/3FKFjJJVzC
— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) October 24, 2017
Ailes, O'Reilly, Weinstein, Halperin were some of our culture's key storytellers, shaping our ideas of gender, authority, power & much more.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) October 26, 2017
The undocumented pregnant teen being prevented from getting an abortion by the Trump administration just obtained an abortion. Here is her statement: pic.twitter.com/scWIrEX008
— Ema O'Connor (@o_ema) October 25, 2017
Trump’s accusers tell me we have POTUS to thank for Weinstein https://t.co/OyKI8fAaCK pic.twitter.com/H6O8MmyFdw
— Lucia Graves (@lucia_graves) October 23, 2017
Who I’m reading
Michelle Cottle on Leon Wieseltier; Christina Baker Kline on being groped by George HW Bush; and Mimi Kramer pulling it all together on harassment.
What I’m writing
Why conservatives are obsessed with birth control. (Hint: It’s the misogyny.)
How outraged I am
A judge in Quebec said that a 17-year-old girl who was raped by a 49-year-old man must have been “flattered” because she was “overweight”. On a scale of one to 10, I’m at a burn-it-all-down.
How I’m making it through this week
More dog pics and copious amounts of alcohol.
