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RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 01:16 PM Dec 2017

How Ironic (about Franken) --

For millennia women have been victimized by men in power through, among other things, sexual harassment and assault, and rarely believed. Or if believed, rarely given justice

NOW, the tables have turned almost overnight, with lightning speed. Suddenly, women are being found credible, and they're allegations are being taken seriously and at least ATTEMPTS at justice are being taken.

But men in powerful places have come up with another scheme: use us as a weapon. WEAPONIZE sexual harassment and assault allegations in order to remove voices and activists they don't like.

I'm sick, like everyone else.

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How Ironic (about Franken) -- (Original Post) RandomAccess Dec 2017 OP
Yes...ironic that sexual harassment can be weaponized....to help the harassers and punish good men ollie10 Dec 2017 #1
Of course it will hurt women too RandomAccess Dec 2017 #2
 

ollie10

(2,091 posts)
1. Yes...ironic that sexual harassment can be weaponized....to help the harassers and punish good men
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 01:23 PM
Dec 2017

This will hurt women too.

If men are victimized by trumped up sexual harassment charges this is going to backlash onto innocent women.

This will carry over into society.

In a job hiring situation....let's say you have two applicants, both qualified, for a position. One male, one female. Now it would not be just, or right, or even smart but how many women are going to be passed by in this situation because it is feared she would be more likely to raise a sexual harassment suit in the future? Much easier to just give the guy the job.

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