Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor, who is next?
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
November 29, 2017 4:25pm CST
At my age I can assert that that there are few men who came of age in the 1950s and 60s who could truthfully say that they have never done or said anything that, by 2017 standards, would not be considered offensive to women.
Many of us would like to believe that we have not, but, I personally can recall more than one instance in my work life that makes me uncomfortable today. If any man can really say he has never been guilty of any of this, my hat is off to him, but I am a skeptic too.
There will be more to fall, there will be many relieved that they are not called out.
The man in the oval office talked in graphic detail about how his "star power" made him both irresistible and impervious to accusations.
I hope we have a turning point here, a new era of respect. Maybe Millennial men will be respectful, maybe women will help make their sons better men than former generations.
I had this on my mind and had to throw it out there. I will be prepared for slings and arrows coming my way.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
That's true I suppose, but what about back in the big city and the 80s?
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@JudyEv (325398)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 17
I do think that some women and girls could be a little less provocative with their dress and actions, Some do go overboard but are very quick to call foul at the first opportunity. And I think it's a bit hard to throw dirt at say, band members when groupies are throwing themselves at their feet. It all gets out of hand so quickly.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
It really does. I recall two women at an office I worked at in the mid-60s who just blatantly asked. It was not all one way.
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@JudyEv (325398)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 17
@sallypup It's not just celebrities. I see young girls at our music festivals and their shorts are so short you can see the start of the cheeks of their bums. That's no reason why they should be raped but really, they could be a tiny bit more modest. I sometimes wonder what their mums are thinking letting them dress like that.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
That kind of joke is thing of the past, or should be.
@sallypup (57749)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic I just don't get it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
@sallypup It baffles me as well. I am still stunned that he was elected by 38000 votes in the right places, but lost the popular count.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
True, there are some that are intentionally provocative.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
It was very sudden after a complaint and they found out that the press was investigating too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
1 Dec 17
There is someone new accused daily it seems
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@TheHorse (205291)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Nov 17
I hope you have millions stowed away in Swiss banks when your accusers come out. You make a great point. When I was 19 or 20 and in college, I was tending bar (in Iowa) with a woman at a campus event. As I was moving toward the counter to collect drink tickets, I moved her out of the way by gently grabbing both of her butt cheeks and moving her slightly to the left. A few days later, she tracked me down to tell me how offended she was by my ribald behavior. I told her I was drunk and having a good time and meant her no offense. We wound up taking a walk that lasted until dawn, with our conversation touching on every imaginable subject. We dated for four years. If she comes out of the woodwork now to tell the world of my actions, I suppose my political career is doomed. I would prefer that she tell what it felt like to fall asleep in each others' arms for four years.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 17
Oh yes, we all have these seemingly innocent or funny things back there and those in the public eye are vulnerable.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Dec 17
I have a feeling this isn't going away anytime soon.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Dec 17
It's an interesting viewpoint -- and I like hearing from men on this issue too. It's true, times have changed. Didn't mean such actions were right back years ago, but only that they were accepted or more accepted than they are today.
As for me? I think that no one should fear loosing a job over refusing advances... however a big different in rape, forced groping, not stopping when told no, to - a pat on the back, (like Keillor) .... I would really like to know her side of things since it was deemed serious enough for him to loose his job over.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
14 Dec 17
I am sure he did not really need the job, but I am sure there was more to it than what has been said.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
18 Dec 17
@JamesHxstatic True, Keillor probably is sitting fine, but it seems so strange that we haven't heard her side of things.... it just seems ridiculous ... if his side of things is what actually happened.
